Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo This orienteering style outdoor pursuit fuses physical exercise with navigation, resulting in an exciting challenge ideal for participants of all skill and fitness levels.

Checkpoint Challenges


About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you enjoy hiking or long walks in the park but also want to keep your mind stimulated?

Checkpoint Challenges will take you off the beaten path for an outdoor adventure like no other. Choose your own route between the marked points while perfecting your map reading skills.

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.

Your schedule, your tempo...

There's no need to wait for a club meet, as our courses are always available. Whether you enjoy the competitive rankings for each leg or prefer a leisurely recreational activity, this enriching outdoor sport is ideal for active individuals and adventurous groups.

Checkpoint Challenges East Thomas Gardens

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
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Always looking for something unusual to do with my girlfriend and this way a hit with both of us!
Noah
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

It has been found that in the 8-week period, improvement was observed only in the Orienteering Group in terms of body weight, test completion time, coordination, and anaerobic power, and deterioration was observed only in the Control Group in terms of BMI and balance. A significant improvement was observed in the Orienteering Group participants in terms of aerobic capacity, which was also significantly more than that of the Control Group.
National Institute of Health


directions
Railroad Park, 18th St S and 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL

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Orienteering Meet

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

Orienteering Club

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

Navigation Sport

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

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Event

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