Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo In the spirit of orienteering, this activity pairs exercise with navigation, providing an engaging and competitive experience for active individuals of all abilities and fitness levels.

Checkpoint Challenges


About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you like taking walks in the park or hiking but wish you could engage your mind too?

Set off on an extraordinary outdoor adventure with Checkpoint Challenges. Improve your map reading expertise as you navigate your own path between checkpoints!

Next Generation Orienteering

Like conventional orienteering, each course includes a sequence of map points that must be visited in order. Participants select their own routes between checkpoints, eventually returning to the Start. Instead of a full-size paper map, though, your phone will show only the current course segment, complete with an integrated compass, progress details, and hints to keep you oriented.

You choose the time and the pace...

Our courses are available whenever you are, eliminating the need to wait for a club event. Participate competitively, with rankings for each leg of the course, or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or group of adventurers.


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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

This was a really cool way to explore the park and it took me places I never would have gone otherwise!
Sophia
Did this solo and really enjoyed it. Going to take some friends out next time!
Dave
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

  • Active
  • Enriching
  • Compass Reading
  • Race
  • Checkpoints
  • Individuals or groups
  • Team building
  • Running
  • Flat rate price
  • Physical
  • GPS
  • Anytime
  • No reservations
  • Outdoors
  • Challenging
  • Competition
  • Contest

Researchers found that running increased lactate, BDNF and memory to a greater degree than walking. Spatial memory skills, in particular, increased the most in those who ran while orienteering. The more vigorous the orienteering, the greater the benefits. Remarkably, even a single orienteering session improved spatial memory in our study participants.
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Orienteering Meet

Cullom Place Orienteering Meet Owenton Orienteering Meet Fountain Heights Orienteering Meet Montclair Orienteering Meet Greenleas Heights Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet East Birmingham Orienteering Meet Ingle Terrace Orienteering Meet Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Meet Smithfield Orienteering Meet Avondale Orienteering Meet Rosedale Orienteering Meet Elyton Orienteering Meet Vestavia Hills Orienteering Meet Parker Heights Orienteering Meet Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Meet Rocky Bridge Orienteering Meet Five Points South Orienteering Meet Village Creek Orienteering Meet Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Meet Mountaindale Orienteering Meet Hollywood Orienteering Meet Norwood Orienteering Meet Vanderbilt Orienteering Meet Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Meet The Drifttracks Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Biltmore Estates Orienteering Meet Oakhurst Orienteering Meet Eastwood Orienteering Meet Kingston Orienteering Meet South Titusville Orienteering Meet Hooper City Orienteering Meet Zion Heights Orienteering Meet Crestview Hills Orienteering Meet Forest Park Orienteering Meet Vulcan City Orienteering Meet Bentley Hills Orienteering Meet Watkins Glen Orienteering Meet Graymont Orienteering Meet Pratt City Orienteering Meet Shadyside Orienteering Meet East Boyles Orienteering Meet Ensley Highlands Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Washington Heights Orienteering Meet Berney Points Orienteering Meet Birmingham Orienteering Meet East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Meet Southwood Orienteering Meet Woodlawn Orienteering Meet Crestline Heights Orienteering Meet Highland Residence Park Orienteering Meet Grove Park Orienteering Meet Homewood Orienteering Meet Boyles Highlands Orienteering Meet Euclid Estates Orienteering Meet Mason City Orienteering Meet Glen Iris Orienteering Meet Altamont Park Orienteering Meet North Birmingham Orienteering Meet Cherokee Forest Orienteering Meet Sayreton Orienteering Meet Magnolia Heights Orienteering Meet Highland Park Orienteering Meet Park Place Orienteering Meet Edgemont Orienteering Meet Franklin Gardens Orienteering Meet Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Meet Avon Park Orienteering Meet Edgemont Park Orienteering Meet Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Meet Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Meet Harriman Park Orienteering Meet Germania Orienteering Meet East Thomas Orienteering Meet Frenchtown Orienteering Meet Windsor Highlands Orienteering Meet Crestline Park Orienteering Meet Lakeview Estates Orienteering Meet Bendale Orienteering Meet Redmont Park Orienteering Meet Richmond Place Orienteering Meet Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Meet Inglenook Orienteering Meet Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Meet English Village Orienteering Meet Thomas Orienteering Meet Mountain Brook Orienteering Meet Acipcoville Orienteering Meet Spaulding Orienteering Meet Mountain Park Orienteering Meet Beverly Station Orienteering Meet Lakeview Park Orienteering Meet Douglasville Orienteering Meet Central Park Highlands Orienteering Meet Beacon Hills Orienteering Meet Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Meet Glencoe Orienteering Meet Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Event

Birmingham Orienteering Event Edgemont Park Orienteering Event Altamont Park Orienteering Event Washington Heights Orienteering Event Five Points South Orienteering Event Sayreton Orienteering Event Lakeview Estates Orienteering Event Parker Heights Orienteering Event Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Event The Drifttracks Orienteering Event East Thomas Orienteering Event Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Event South Titusville Orienteering Event Southwood Orienteering Event Watkins Glen Orienteering Event Highland Park Orienteering Event Mountain Brook Orienteering Event Pratt City Orienteering Event Inglenook Orienteering Event Greenleas Heights Orienteering Event Crestline Park Orienteering Event Windsor Highlands Orienteering Event Cullom Place Orienteering Event Euclid Estates Orienteering Event Cherokee Forest Orienteering Event Mountaindale Orienteering Event Richmond Place Orienteering Event Oakhurst Orienteering Event Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Event Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Event Redmont Park Orienteering Event Crestline Heights Orienteering Event Bentley Hills Orienteering Event Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Event English Village Orienteering Event Franklin Gardens Orienteering Event Harriman Park Orienteering Event Ingle Terrace Orienteering Event Avon Park Orienteering Event Rocky Bridge Orienteering Event Beacon Hills Orienteering Event Vestavia Hills Orienteering Event Crestview Hills Orienteering Event Glen Iris Orienteering Event Ensley Highlands Orienteering Event Norwood Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event Zion Heights Orienteering Event Germania Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Rosedale Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Mountain Park Orienteering Event Avondale Orienteering Event Village Creek Orienteering Event Graymont Orienteering Event Eastwood Orienteering Event Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Event Park Place Orienteering Event Douglasville Orienteering Event Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Event North Birmingham Orienteering Event Edgemont Orienteering Event Woodlawn Orienteering Event Spaulding Orienteering Event Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Event East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Event Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Event Bendale Orienteering Event Biltmore Estates Orienteering Event Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Event Homewood Orienteering Event Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Event Central Park Highlands Orienteering Event Grove Park Orienteering Event Frenchtown Orienteering Event Acipcoville Orienteering Event Highland Residence Park Orienteering Event Thomas Orienteering Event Smithfield Orienteering Event Elyton Orienteering Event Fountain Heights Orienteering Event Glencoe Orienteering Event Montclair Orienteering Event Mason City Orienteering Event Beverly Station Orienteering Event Shadyside Orienteering Event Vulcan City Orienteering Event Forest Park Orienteering Event Hollywood Orienteering Event Kingston Orienteering Event Lakeview Park Orienteering Event Berney Points Orienteering Event Boyles Highlands Orienteering Event East Birmingham Orienteering Event Vanderbilt Orienteering Event Owenton Orienteering Event Hooper City Orienteering Event Magnolia Heights Orienteering Event East Boyles Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

English Village Orienteering Club Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Club Hollywood Orienteering Club Eastwood Orienteering Club Cherokee Forest Orienteering Club Frenchtown Orienteering Club Vulcan City Orienteering Club Glencoe Orienteering Club Edgemont Park Orienteering Club Avondale Orienteering Club Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Club Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Club Altamont Park Orienteering Club Magnolia Heights Orienteering Club Franklin Gardens Orienteering Club Central Park Highlands Orienteering Club The Drifttracks Orienteering Club Bendale Orienteering Club Crestview Hills Orienteering Club Shadyside Orienteering Club East Thomas Orienteering Club Acipcoville Orienteering Club Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Club Sayreton Orienteering Club Park Place Orienteering Club Oakhurst Orienteering Club Euclid Estates Orienteering Club Washington Heights Orienteering Club Vanderbilt Orienteering Club Biltmore Estates Orienteering Club Thomas Orienteering Club Parker Heights Orienteering Club Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Club Edgewood Orienteering Club Germania Orienteering Club Birmingham Orienteering Club Pratt City Orienteering Club Harriman Park Orienteering Club Glen Iris Orienteering Club Richmond Place Orienteering Club Windsor Highlands Orienteering Club East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Club Hooper City Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club Grove Park Orienteering Club Douglasville Orienteering Club Southwood Orienteering Club Boyles Highlands Orienteering Club Berney Points Orienteering Club Ensley Highlands Orienteering Club Five Points South Orienteering Club Highland Park Orienteering Club Owenton Orienteering Club Avon Park Orienteering Club Inglenook Orienteering Club Highland Residence Park Orienteering Club Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Club Graymont Orienteering Club Woodlawn Orienteering Club North Birmingham Orienteering Club Beacon Hills Orienteering Club Rocky Bridge Orienteering Club Greenleas Heights Orienteering Club Mountain Brook Orienteering Club Zion Heights Orienteering Club Spaulding Orienteering Club Mason City Orienteering Club Village Creek Orienteering Club Smithfield Orienteering Club Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Club Homewood Orienteering Club South Titusville Orienteering Club East Birmingham Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club Lakeview Estates Orienteering Club Montclair Orienteering Club Watkins Glen Orienteering Club Fountain Heights Orienteering Club Norwood Orienteering Club Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Club Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Club Kingston Orienteering Club Elyton Orienteering Club Lakeview Park Orienteering Club Vestavia Hills Orienteering Club Bentley Hills Orienteering Club Cullom Place Orienteering Club Rosedale Orienteering Club East Boyles Orienteering Club Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Club Redmont Park Orienteering Club Ingle Terrace Orienteering Club Beverly Station Orienteering Club Crestline Heights Orienteering Club Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Club Forest Park Orienteering Club Mountain Park Orienteering Club Crestline Park Orienteering Club Edgemont Orienteering Club Mountaindale Orienteering Club