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.

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  • Horton Grove Nature Preserve April 17, Advanced

    We will have an ADVANCED event at Horton Grove Nature Preserve on Sunday April 17th, 2022. This preserve is managed by Triangle Land Conservancy and this land used to be part of the largest plantations in North Carolina. It is located 10 miles north of Durham. Everyone who has completed the equivalent of a yellow…

  • Open event at Carolina North Forest on Mar 27, 2022

    We will have an OPEN event at Carolina North Forest on Sunday March 27, 2022.Everyone is welcome, and we will have a beginners class at 11:30.Park at the parking lot of Orange County Health Department (2501 Homestead Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516) and follow BOK signs to the start, which is on a major paved…

  • Expert Event, Schenck Forest, Sunday 20 March

    After a fairly long hiatus, we will be back at Schenck Forest for an Expert event. Please register before midnight on Friday so we can print the proper number of maps. We will have Brown, Green and Red courses. You can start any time between noon and 2PM. Courses close at 3PM, so please plan…

  • Open event, Eno River, Sunday 13 March

    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…

  • Carolina North Score-O: Sunday March 6

    Join us for a 1hr or 2hr Score-O on March 6 at Carolina North. This is an advanced level meet and is open to any orienteer who has successfully completed an advanced course (i.e., orange, brown, green, red, or blue). Start window is 10am – 12pm at Seawell Elementary (35.940130, -79.078902). Register Here before 12pm…

  • Parking at Occoneechee Mountain

    The parking is very limited. If you arrive after 11am, expect to wait at the park entrance. If you can plan to arrive earlier, we should have everything setup by 10.30 am. Vladimir and Tatyana

  • Occoneechee Mountain (Advanced), 27 February, 2022

    Join us on February 27 for small orienteering event in a fantastic new venue — Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area in Hillsborough, NC. This is only our second event there. It is an advanced event and we will be offering three courses for expert orienteers. Anyone who has successfully completed an expert-level course (i.e., brown, green, red,…

  • Saturday event — White Pines, 19 Feb

    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…

  • Shackleford Banks, 05 Feb 2022

    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

    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…