Orienteering Raleigh NC

Backwoods Orienteering Klub, founded November 15, 1978 sponsors events and teaches orienteering in the North Carolina piedmont, around Raleigh, NC.

We invite you to try orienteering with us. Everyone is welcome at all our events. We always offer beginning, intermediate, advanced and expert courses (routes through the woods) at every Regular event.

Radio-O/ARDF event at Carolina North Forest, Sun. May 31.

We will have an 80 m classic course at Carolina North Forest on May 31. Park at the parking lot at the end of Municipal Drive (GPS 35.9365 -79.0661, Google maps link). Then follow the BOK signs to pick up your map. There is a ten minute walk from the pick-up area to the start. For more information about Radio-O/ARDF, see the BOK ARDF page.

Starts available from 10 AM to 2 PM. You must register for a specific 1-hour start window. Registration for a start window will close when six people have registered. If you need a receiver, it will be possible to pick one up with your map. Bring your own earphones. Additionally, there is a park-specific indemnity waiver to sign when you pick up your map. Bring your own pen. If you would like to print your own map and waiver, add a note in the comments and we’ll send you copies by email.

All courses use the same map (8.5×11 inch, landscape, 1:10000). Depending on the number of controls you go for, the course lengths will be 4.7 k (5 foxes plus the homing beacon), 4.0 k, 3.5 k, and 1.8 k (2 foxes plus the homing beacon).

You can register for the event here.