Next Events

• Gray Owl Expert Orienteering, Fox-O, Night events, and 6 & 12-hour Virtual Rogaine 2/1/25 & 2/2/25

  There will be a unique expert-level Rogaine training opportunity held concurrently with a Classic Orienteering event at Gray Owl in the Birkhead Wilderness on Saturday, February 1st and Sunday, February 2. Courses Schedule Rogaine participants will be required to run the UsynligO  (pronounced “You Sin Leo!” it means invisible in Swedish) and Livelox apps (both […]

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• Expert event at Falls Lake (Woodpecker Ridge)

  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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• Twenty-fourth USA Radio Orienteering Championships Bulletin One

  Hosted by Backwoods Orienteering Klub Women (W) Men (M) Age W19 M19 19 and younger W21 M21 regardless of age W35 M40 35/40 and older W45 M50 45/50 and older W55 M60 55/60 and older W65 M70 65/70 and older W75 M80 75/80 and older

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• BOK Information

  • Annual Pass Information
  • BOK Store – Register for Events & Purchase Annual Passes & Finger Sticks
  • BOK's Radio Orienteering Page
  • Electronic Punching
  • Event Locations
  • Event Results
  • Finger Stick and Equipment Information
  • Join the BOK Notice List
  • Latest News
  • Newcomer Information
  • Payment & Registration for Events that Require Registration or Pre-Payment
  • Understanding the Results
  • What Does it Cost $

• Radio Orienteering - ARDF

  • BOK's Radio Orienteering Page
  • Radio-O Course Types Explained
  • Radio-O Training Exercises
  • Radio-O USA Rules
  • Subscribe to the ARDF-USA mailing list
  • The ARDF International Championship Rules (Region I)
  • The ARDF Region II Home Page
  • The History of ARDF in North America

• DogScent Orienteering

  • DogScent Information Page

• External Links

  • IOF – International Orienteering Federation home page
  • National "A" Meet Event Calendar
  • Orienteering USA
  • Orienteering USA – Rules of Competition
  • Orienteering USA Club Resources
  • Rogaine home page
  • Vendors of Orienteering Equipment

• Learn Orienteering Skills

  • Advanced Class Syllabus – Yellow to Orange
  • An Orienteering Class (Video 14:24)
  • An Orienteering Map Explained (Video 3:52)
  • An Orienteering Thumb Compass Explained (Video 1:26)
  • Course Characteristics & Design Details
  • Map and control symbols
  • Online book to teach kids Orienteering
  • Orienteering Videos on the OUSA website
  • Training resources from Orienteering USA
  • Training resources from Orienteering USA

• Help Run an Event

  • Attaching the SI-box to a control
  • Guide to Hosting a BOK Event
  • How to time-synchronize the SI start, finish and control boxes.
  • Orienteering Site Selection
  • Using SI-Droid event equipment

• BOK Tidbits

  • BOK’s Early History
  • How BOK Checks Controls for a National "A" Meet
  • Index to BOK Meetings
  • Results Index including Old Archived Event Results
  • The Story of Cliff Robertson (Written in Control Descriptions)

• O-Blogs from Members

  • Vladimir Stemkovski – Orienteering in NC

• Other SE United States Clubs

  • Carolina Orienteering Klub
  • Central Virginia Orienteering Club
  • Florida Orienteering Club
  • Georgia Orienteering Club
  • Quantico Orienteering Club
  • Soggy Bottom Boys Racing – Rogaine Events
  • Vulcan Orienteering Club
  • Western North Carolina Orienteering Klub