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: David Waller

  • Anderson Park Sprint, July 10

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    Registration for this event is closed. Join us on Sunday, July 10 for a small event on a new map of Anderson park in Carrboro.  Starts will be between 10:00 AM and noon, with control pickup starting promptly at 1:00.  Map handout and starts will be at the park’s small shelter (GPS =35.924136, -79.106044 ),…

  • Results, Eno River, 13 March 2022

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    We had a great event at Eno River despite some unseasonably cold temperatures. Gheorghe designed some excellent courses; Joseph taught a well-attended beginner’s class; and Imre came with supplies to enjoy a fire in the shelter’s fireplace. Thanks to all who attended — we hope to see you again soon. Special thanks to William Allen,…

  • Open event, Eno River, Sunday 13 March

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    Registration for this event has closed. Everyone is welcome to our event at Eno River State park on Sunday, March 13. We will offer courses for all skill levels — from beginner (white) to expert (brown, green, red) — and they will be open between 10:00 AM and noon  Registration and map pickup will be…

  • Results, White Pines

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    We had a very fun event at a brand new venue — White Pines Nature Preserve. To keep things interesting, I offered three different loop courses, and people could choose how many loops they wanted to do. Most did one loop; some did two, and a few brave folks did all three. After finishing, we…

  • Saturday event — White Pines, 19 Feb

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    Registration is closed (maps are printed). On Saturday, 19 February, we will have our first event at White Pines Nature Preserve, a 275 acre greenspace in Chatham County, managed by Triangle Land Conservancy.  The meet is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue).  White…

  • Cliffs of the Neuse, Results

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    On Sunday, we had our first official event at lovely Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. This beautiful park is about half way between the Triangle and the coast, and made a convenient stop for those coming back from the Saturday event at Shackleford. Carl Briscoe set a great yellow course and a challenging 90-minute…

  • Shackleford Banks, Results

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    The chilly Saturday morning in Beaufort turned downright cold as the ferry sped around the east side of Carrot Island to take our group to Shackleford Banks, the western tip of Cape Lookout National Seashore.  As the steady cold wind blew unfettered off the water onto our start location, everyone thought and thought again about…

  • Cliffs of the Neuse, Feb 06

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    Registration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 06 February, we will have a 90-minute score course and an intermediate-level (yellow) course at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. (A ‘score course’ means that you can visit any controls that you want, in any order — but if you don’t return within 90 minutes, you…

  • Shackleford Banks, 05 Feb 2022

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    Registration for this event is closed We will have a small event at Shackleford Banks, part of Cape Lookout National Seashore, on Saturday, 05 February.  We are limiting registration for this event to 25 people because of Covid and because (unless you have your own means of getting to the island) competitors will need to…

  • Outer Banks Elite Event — 05 Feb

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    We are only a few days away from getting iron-clad approval from the National Park Service to have an expert-level event on the west side of Shackleford Banks, NC. At this point, we have received verbal assurances from the park, and so it seems safe to make travel and/or lodging arrangements now. For many, it…