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: Lina Lindberg

  • Results Umstead West Nov 10th 2019 expert

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    Thank you everyone who came to Umstead West on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Temps in the mid 60s and clear sky. The feedback I got from some of the runners was that the courses were very fast. Thank you Matt Craig, Vladimir, Tatyana and Clint Lloyd for help with control pick up. Brown 3.8 km…

  • Expert Meet Umstead West Nov 10

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    Expert orienteers (i.e., those who have finished a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to participate on Sunday, November 10th at Umstead West.   We will offer three point-to-point expert courses (brown 3.8km, green 5.6km, and red 7.0km), with starts any time between noon and 2:00pm. Control pickup will start at 3:00pm. If you are…

  • Results Schenck Forest Sep 23 2018

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    The rain held off all afternoon. It was a little humid, but nothing that would keep 23 people from running. Thank you everybody who came!  Special thank you to Vladimir Stemkovski, Tatyana Stemkovski and Brandon McConnell who helped with control pick up.   Brown course 3.6 km First name Name Place Result 1. (40) 2.(54)…

  • Members event Schenck Forest Sep 23

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    I visited Schenck Forest on 9/18 and it is dry and undamaged enough to run. There are a few more fallen branches and it is defintely wet near the creek. Nothing that will hold you back though! Our next Members event is on Sunday September 23rd at Schenck Forest. Enter the park from Reedy Creek…

  • Results May 20th 2018 Umstead West

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    The rain held off all day, however, it was quite humid. Thank you Vladimir Stemkovski, Mihai Ibanescu and Clint Lloyd for help with control pick up. Brown Course 3.5 KM Finish # ‘First name’ ‘Name’ TOTAL TIME ‘ST_time’ ‘FI_time’ ‘1.CN’ 1st leg ‘1.Time’ ‘2.CN’ 2nd leg ‘2.Time’ ‘3.CN’ 3rd leg ‘3.Time’ ‘4.CN’ 4th leg ‘4.Time’…

  • Results from Members event Umstead West May 14th 2017

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    Beautiful weather and perfect day for orienteering. The courses were quite challenging. Several participants had problems with the controls on the west side of Old Reedy Creek Rd. Joseph H showed us what a devoted orienteer he is on his way to control # 55. He finished this 750 m long leg in no less…

  • Members Event, Umstead West, May 14th

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      There will be some challenging courses at the member only event on Sunday May 14th. The event will be in Umstead Park, West (Old Reedy Creek entrance). You can park on the side of the road after the I-40 overpass. The start is a few hundred meters up the gravel road, just after the park gate.…