Our 11th annual December Score-O will be on Sunday December 8, starting from the north side of Umstead State Park. The “Score-O” format means that there is no predetermined route; instead, competitors decide which controls they want to visit, and in which order. This event will have 2-, and 4-hour options and is open to […]
Read MoreWe are going to have our annual meeting as usual starting with a pizza dinner. After dinner we will start the meeting. The meeting will also be virtual on Google Meet. You will receve the meeting code on Thursday, but you need to register. Everyone please register to attend the meeting both for in-person and […]
Read MoreA day after the Navy JROTC event started with chilly weather, it got even nicer for our latest event; foot O and 2m radio O practice at Raven Rock State Park near Lillington, NC. It’s always fun, too, to bring orienteering further out from the Triangle and a little closer to people who might not […]
Read MoreResults: click here for event results Sunday, November 24th, Backwoods Orienteering Klub will be hosting an Open event at Raven Rock State Park. We will also be offering a 2m radio orienteering practice. This is a beautiful park along the Cape Fear River and an opportunity to get out into one of our lesser-used venues. […]
Read MoreWhat a fantastic weekend. The rain stopped the day before and we had clear cool weather throughout the weekend. A couple of folks camped and we had participants that came in from Virginia, Boston, Spain, and Oregon. We had 37 participants and they ran 66 races. There was frequent praise on the technical difficulty of […]
Read MoreWe had a beautiful day for fall orienteering at Lake Crabtree. This is a relatively small park with a lot of bike and hiking trails. So for the advanced events (brown, green and red) we left the trails off the map. This seemed to be popular with most competitors who thought it provided a bit […]
Read MoreAll four of the “first timers” from week 1 who participated on week 3, completed the course, finding all five “cycling” foxes. Outstanding!
Read MoreWe will have an open event at Lake Crabtree County Park on November 10, 2024, (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. Registration […]
Read MoreIt was a great day for being in the woods. Autumn at its best. The courses were quite technical and presented challenges to runners. #7 on Green and Red courses turned out to be the trickiest one to find. Huge thank you to Joe Halloran, William Allen, Ian Shields and Imre Polik who helped with […]
Read MoreWe will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (South) on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Everyone is welcome. Don’t forget to register and pay here . Registration is closed. The entrance of the park is off Harrison Avenue, called the Reedy Creek entrance. We start from the lower shelter, North of the parking lot. You […]
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