On Sunday March 9th, BOK is hosting an Advanced orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. Registration will at 5PM. Friday March 7. Please don’t count on registration being open much beyond the deadline as we have a lot […]
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On Sunday March 9th, BOK is hosting an Advanced orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. This is the first time we have set an Orange course on this part of the map and it will be technically harder, […]
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Chilly, yet sunny day, difficult courses, fields of blooming wild daffodils.Also first time we used 2.5m map (thank you, Dave!), that revealed true steepness and ruggedness of this place. Huge thank you to Brian Pike, who finished Red course and immediately went back to pick all far away controls, and that’s extra 5K on top […]
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Everyone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Please register here before 6:00 PM on Friday, February 28, to ensure we have enough maps. On the day of event, you will first head to check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop parking lot […]
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Comments Off on Open Orienteering and 2m Radio-O at Eno River – Mar 2, 2025
Sunday was a great day for orienteering, and we had about twice as many competitors as we anticipated. Thankfully, there is plenty of parking at Jordan Lake and people enjoyed one or two middle-distance courses on its new map. Our attendance was aided by three always-welcomed JROTC units who came out (Pamlico, Carteret, and Cary) […]
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Advanced and expert-level orienteers are invited to the New Hope area of Jordan Lake on Sunday, February 23, where we will offer two middle-distance courses (4.3 km and 3.1 km). Run either or both. Courses open at 11:00. Be off of your course by 2:00, when control pickup starts. We rarely have events that feature […]
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Super Bowl Sunday brought sunny and warm temps to the north end of Umstead State Park for a well-attended open event co-hosted by Ian, Debra and Jeff with a concurrent radio orienteering event hosted by Will. Just under one hundred entrants scattered over eight traditional point-to-point orienteering course options, including a not always offered Blue […]
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Comments Off on Results – Open Orienteering & 80m Radio-O at Umstead North 2025-02-09
We had great conditions for our first orienteering event on Woodpecker Ridge, part of Falls Lake, State Recreational Area. We will definitely be back, and each time the map will improve steadily (though it was definitely serviceable for this event.) I generally try to design classic courses so that the run-in to the finish is […]
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We had good attendance for a slightly chilly event on Sunday. The few minutes of rain did not scare off any competitor. Extra credit goes to the Pamlico crew for their nicely coordinated outfits! Thanks to Dave W. and Brian P, who helped pick up controls and thus allowed us to wrap up the event […]
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Expert orienteers are welcome to join us for classic orienteering courses at Falls Lake State Recreation Area on Sunday, January 26. Start on the brown (4.0 km) green (5.5 km) or red (7.1 km) course any time between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Control pickup will start no later than 2:30. Unless you participated in […]
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