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: David Waller

  • Open event at Umstead North, 22 May

    We welcome everyone to come out to Umstead State Park this Sunday, May 22. We will be in the north side of the park, at shelter #1, (GPS coordinates = 35.871679, -78.759139). If you’re coming in a group of 5 or more, please pre-register here to help streamline your registration process, and to help ensure…

  • Results for Carolina North, 10 April

    10 April 2016, Carolina North Forest 10 April 2016, Carolina North Forest A perfect day to be in the woods brought 20 orienteers to Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill/Carrboro. The map is new, and this was BOK’s first event ever in this venue. The forest offers a very different type of orienteering than most…

  • Members meet at Carolina North Forest, 10 April

    On Sunday April 10, BOK will hold its first event at Carolina North Forest (CNF).  This is a “Members” event, open only to BOK members who have completed an orange (or more advanced) course.  You must pre-register for this event here, before 5:00 PM on Friday, April 8, so that we know how many maps…

  • Results for Score-O

    It was a perfect day for orienteering — cool temperatures, and a bright sun to help keep competitors oriented.  Ian Shields cruised to an uncontested victory in the one-hour event, while Vladimir Stemkovski, aided by his new aerodynamic chin, ran nearly 10 miles to double his closest competitor’s score in the two-hour event. Certainly one of…

  • Members Score-O at Umstead West, 06 December

    On December 6, BOK will hold a 1-, 2-, and 4-hour Score-O at Umstead West (GPS coordinates = 35.847717, -78.776682).  This event is for advanced BOK members who have successfully completed an expert (brown, green, red, or blue) course.  You must preregister for this event here, before 5:00 PM Friday December 4, so that we…

  • Results for Eno River, 8 November 2015

    November 8, Eno River November 8, Eno River The rain let up all day, allowing 27 orienteers to enjoy the first orienteering meet ever at Eno River State Park. The woods were open and runnable; the hills were long and steep; and the partially-complete map was good enough to enable everyone to finish their course…

  • Schenck Forest Vampire-O Results

        31 Oct 2015, Schenck   31 Oct 2015, Schenck Forest   A dozen orienteers gathered on a cool Halloween night at Schenck Forest for a good old-fashioned Vampire-O. Four of the 12 runners were randomly selected as vampires, able to trade their vampire map for a fresh one.  After the one-hour score-O, runners re-gathered…

  • Advanced event at Eno River State Park (8 Nov)

    On Sunday, November 8, we will hold our first meet ever at Eno River State Park.  This is an advanced event, open to any BOK member who has previously completed an “expert” (brown, green, red, or blue) course.  You must preregister for this event here, before 5:00 PM Friday November 6, so that we know…

  • Schenck Forest Advanced Halloween Event (Saturday, 31 October 2015)

    To celebrate Halloween at the upcoming night-O in Schenck Forest, we will have a one-hour “Vampire-O”.  We will also do a “search and destroy” event for control pickup.  This is an advanced event that is open to any BOK member who has completed an orange (or above) course.  You must pre-register for this event here. …

  • Results for Umstead South (20 Sept 2015)

    20 Sept 2015, Umstead South A really fun meet on a great day in the piedmont attracted over 100 orienteers to get out into the woods of Umstead State Park. There was a tricky leg on the white course that required competitors to pass by a control (#56) that was not on their course, on…