Open Orienteering Schenck Forest Sunday, October 25th, 2026

Filed under: Latest News by Lina Lindberg on October 17th, 2026

We will have an OPEN event at Schenck Forest on Sunday, October 25th, 2026.

Register HERE before Friday, October 23rd, at 6:00 PM. Registration is now closed.

Updated 10/24/2026:

Directions and parking:

Directions from I-40: Take Edward Mills Exit and head north on Edward Mills Rd. Turn left on Reedy Creek Rd and another left on State Farm Rd. Park on State Farm Rd outside the entrance at 35.816203, -78.720469 and walk down the gravel road to the shelter. Follow BOK signs from State Farm Rd.

Sunday is the last day of NC State fair, so expect heavier than usual traffic. Fair goers use State Farm Rd to get to the Fair Park-and-ride. Today (Saturday), driving and parking along State Farm Rd at 9:30 AM was easy as there was no traffic. When we left at 11:30 AM there was a slow moving line of cars along State Farm Rd, but most parking spaces along State Farm Rd were still open. Give your self some extra time on Sunday, and be patient. Consider arriving on the early side if you can.

Starts will be from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM, and everybody must finish by 2:00 PM, when we will begin control pickup. Check-in and map pickup will be at the shelter. Help with control pickup is always appreciated.

We will have all regular courses from beginner to expert, White through Red.

  • White 1.4km 8 controls           scale 1:5,000
  • Yellow 2.4km 9 controls         scale 1:7,500
  • Orange 3.6km 9 controls        scale 1: 10,000
  • Brown 3.5km 11 controls        scale 1:7,500
  • Green 5.6km 14 controls         scale 1:10,000
  • Red 7.0km 17 controls            scale 1:10,000

Course notes: runners on orange, brown, green and red will be crossing a wide creek. It is possible to cross without getting your feet wet, but you may consider bringing a change of dry socks and shoes.

If you are new to orienteering, we recommend checking out these short videos to prepare for the event.

Results and courses will also be posted to LiveLox. You can upload your routes from your watch manually, or download their app to your phone and have it record and post them for you.

There are porta-johns by the shelter.

Note that the park prohibits dogs, even on leashes.

Filed under: Latest News by Lina Lindberg

2 Responses to “Open Orienteering Schenck Forest Sunday, October 25th, 2026”

  1. Ron Brown, on October 18th, 2026 at 4:29 pm Said:

    NC State Fair uses Bandwidth for overflow parking at the State Fair. My grandson goes to the Monesori Preschool on the Bandwidth campus. Last year we faced great congestion on the roads adjacent to Schenck during a weekday pickup of our grandson.

    How is parking for our orienteering event going to affected by the State Fair parking on this the last day of the State Fair? I wonder how tolerant the parking vendors willl be for orienteering persons wanting to park along State Farm Road?

    Ron

  2. Lina Lindberg, on October 19th, 2026 at 10:37 am Said:

    The State Fair offers free park-and-ride service from the Bandwidth Dogwood Lot, with access from Reedy Creek Road. Since it’s the last day of the fair, we expect heavier traffic than usual in this area. State Farm Road is not part of the park-and-ride route, but we recommend allowing extra time for traffic and parking.

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