Backwoods Orienteering Klub

Have Fun in the Woods Orienteering… with the best maps in the world

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.

Author: Joseph

  • Carolina Orienteering Klub Event Schedule

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    Carolina Orienteering Klub (COK) is centered around the Charlotte area.  For more information check out the Carolina-OK.org website or their event calendar. Here is the COK 2018 scheduled events… Morrow Mountain State Park January 6, 2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Morrow Mountain, 49104 Morrow Mountain Rd Albemarle, NC 28001 United States + Google Map Reedy Creek Nature Preserve & Park February…

  • 80 m Radio “O” Receivers

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    BOK received the first four of our 80 m ARDF (Radio “O”) receivers from Vadim.  BOK will be renting these receivers at our Radio “O” events. (Bring your own headset.) I put them through a test and they are excellent. They are very lightweight, just under 9 ounces, which is important if you are holding…

  • BOK 2017 Annual Meeting

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    We met at Joseph & Ruth’s house on November 1, for our 2017 Annual meeting. Financial Report was first on the agenda.  Ruth passed out the report and we saw that BOK is in a good position financially.  We decided that we should add an expense category to track what we are spending for equipment…

  • Nov. 18-19, 2017 Birkhead Results

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    We had a very successful weekend with the Advanced/Expert open event at Robbins Branch on Saturday, followed by a Mass start Score Night “O” starting at Gray Owl and then an Open event at Gray Owl on Sunday. Ken. is helping with the results as there are several issues with some controls and a Start…

  • Information For Gray Owl Weekend

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    November 18-19, 2017 Birkhead Wilderness Events Pre-registration required by Saturday morning at 7:00am.  Registration form below. Please register early because this deadline just barely gives us time to print maps. Here is a Google map with locations and directions.  It is also accessible from the website on the right hand menu under “BOK Information |…

  • Annual Meeting: Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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    BOK will have its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. (Updated 10/28/17) The meeting will be at Joseph and Ruth’s house at 904 Dorothea Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603 We will have our usual Pizza dinner starting at 6pm with the meeting starting at 7pm Please register to attend the Dinner & Meeting so we…

  • Schenck Forest Event Sunday, September 10, 2016

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    Sunday Morning update: Looks good see you at Schenck Forest… This is a Members only Expert event for Brown and above. You must pre-register.  We have approval from Schenck Forest and Irma isn’t planning to arrive until Tuesday, so it looks like everything is OK for Sunday’s event.  Do check back Sunday morning just to…

  • North Carolina International Training and ARDF Radio Orienteering Events in Asheboro, NC

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    North Carolina International Training and ARDF  Radio Orienteering Events in Asheboro, NC July 24 – 28, 2017 UPDATE 7/14/17: Monday’s training event will focus on: taking accurate bearings and drawing them on the map detailed map reading length ~2.5 km Participants will need to have a compass, marking pencils in two colors, and a map board.…

  • Lake Johnson Members Event Yellow & Up

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    Members are invited to this “Middle Distance” event on July 9, 2017 at Lake Johnson. There will be three short courses, one at the Yellow (intermediate) level. Check back closer to the event for details and start time.

  • No Members Event at Gray Owl March 5

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    There wasn’t enough interest… We will do it another time.