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

  • Umstead North Sprint

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    For the first of the Summer Sprint Series events we had some welcome relatively cool weather. The slight rain remnants left on the leaves helped to cool off runners, although the combination of drips and fogging certainly made vision problematic for those running with spectacles. However, we had nothing like the record breaking high temperatures…

  • 2008 March Special Board Meeting

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    Policies adopted to conform with 501(c)(3) rules. Kinko’s has acceptable map printing and can be used if necessary. Purchase agreement for printing by Treklite.

  • Lake Crabtree

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    This month saw yet another new map for the Backwoods Orienteering Klub, this time at Lake Crabtree County Park. This is a small park, but it proved perfect for a sprint event. The woods were highly runnable, and the park is crisscrossed by numerous winding mountain bicycle trails. Most runners quickly learned to ignore the…

  • Umstead Park, Camp Lapihio

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    Control setting: Michel Tharp, Joseph Huberman, Ruth Bromer Course consultants: Joseph & Ruth Control Pickup: Bill Ebenstein, Michel & others, please let me know! Bathroom Cleanup: Michel, Ken. Hanson, Terese Camp

  • Umstead Park Training Event

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    Course Design, Control Placement & Start/Finish — Vladimir & Tania Stemkovski

  • 2007 Annual Meeting

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    Discussed problems with Team run “A” meet, and tentative plans for 2009 spring event with the team again. Reprint new Umstead map on waterproof paper. Approve mapping of Birkhead Wilderness. Purchase more whistles. Consider electronic punching.

  • Index to Old Results

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    Use this link for an index to the old results that haven’t been moved to our new web yet.

  • 2005 Annual Meeting

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    Club T-shirts. Started a semi-permanent course. Gary will teach some intermediate and advanced classes. A night meet. Possible 2007 “A” meet. Radio”O”. Purchase 25 more controls. Documentation to help new event directors.

  • 2004 Annual Meeting

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    We affirm the new rate structure. “A” meet still on for Spring 2005. Still trying to find more volunteers.

  • 2003 Annual Meeting

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    Membership fees increased and member entry fee is now free. Meet fees increased and include compass. “A” meet plans for Umstead in April 2005.