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Comments Off on Fall Radio-O Beginner Classes

Piggybacking off the Piedmont Champs, Backwoods Orienteering Klub got to squeeze in another Open event in September. We shared about half our expert controls with the previous day’s JROTC event. The distinct White, Yellow, and Orange courses provided something novel for the JROTC youth who came out to run again on Sunday. Setting courses for […]

Comments Off on Results: Umstead North Open 2025-09-21

The September 7 BOK open event at Schenck Forest drew a cast of thousands – or at least it felt like that if you were in line at registration. With 199 maps printed for the event and attendance by 4 high school junior ROTC teams, there was a lot of buzz and activity under the […]

Comments Off on Results: Open Orienteering Schenck Forest 2025-09-07

Our event at Crabtree Lake Park featured three sprint courses. With the area north of the main road now permanently closed, this event served as a test of the park’s continued viability for orienteering activities. The good news? Crabtree Lake can definitely still host sprint events! However, there was a challenge – runners needed to […]

Comments Off on Results for Lake Crabtree Park Sprints, Aug 3

We will have an open event at Lake Crabtree County Park on August 3, 2025, (1400 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC 27560.). Registration will be at the White Oak Shelter. Look for the signage to White Oak Shelter (4405 Lake Crabtree Park) on your right just after you pass the visitor center on your left. This […]

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We had a hot and very humid day for the sprints at Bond Park. Many people signed up for more courses than they actually attempted. Not surprising considering the heat and humidity but a lot of left-over maps. Special congratulations to the few people who ran all three sprints! Many thanks to Dave, Matt, William […]

Comments Off on Results Bond Park Sprints July 13 2025

(revised 5 July 2025) We will have an Intermediate level sprint event at Bond Park in Cary on Sunday, July 13. The event is open to people who have done or are ready to do at least a yellow level course. There will be two medium sprint courses, and one short sprint course. Choose up […]

Comments Off on Bond Park Sprints July 13 2025

Umstead Park was again a fun host for a BackwoodsOK open event, with numbers of starts dominated by orienteers just learning or moving up to the next level of Yellow or Orange. 26 unique runners between White and Yellow and a total of 21 starts on Orange. Everyone was enthusiastic and we hope to see […]

Comments Off on Results – Umstead South, 25 May

This was the first time we had regular courses set at Cane Creek Mtns, and they turned out to be rather challenging. Elevation, terrain, vegetation, weather and overabundance of rocks – all played a part. Kudos to all the runners who came and gave it all on the course. And of course, thank you to […]

Comments Off on Results – Cane Creek Mtns, May 17 2025

Backwoods Orienteering Klub is proud to host a registered event as part of the International Orienteering Federation’s World Orienteering Week (WOW) taking place May 17-25, 2025. This global celebration connects thousands of orienteers and newcomers across more than 70 countries, all participating in their local communities while being part of something truly international. Read more […]

Comments Off on Open Orienteering and Radio O – Umstead South 25 May 2025