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 enjoy walking in the park or going on hikes but want to keep your mind active at the same time?

Get ready for an outdoor adventure like no other with Checkpoint Challenges. Create your own route between the marked points while refining your map reading abilities!

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.

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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
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Yes, I got lost, but I was soon back on track! I loved the whole experience but especially the helpful warning when I got too far off course :-)
Liam
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

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 Club

Cambridgeport Orienteering Club Somerville Orienteering Club Medford Orienteering Club Mount Auburn Orienteering Club Admirals Hill Orienteering Club Glenwood Orienteering Club Meeting House Hill Orienteering Club Brookline Village Orienteering Club Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Club North Brighton Orienteering Club Downtown Financial District Orienteering Club Squantum Orienteering Club Waterfront Orienteering Club Longwood Station Orienteering Club Cottage Park Orienteering Club Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Club Mount Ida Orienteering Club Coolidge Corner Orienteering Club Dock Square Orienteering Club Medford Hillside Orienteering Club Dorchester South Orienteering Club Neponset Orienteering Club Grove Hall Orienteering Club West Somerville Orienteering Club Hendersonville Orienteering Club Boston Orienteering Club Malden Orienteering Club Allston Brighton Orienteering Club Inner Belt Orienteering Club City Point Orienteering Club Allston Orienteering Club Back Bay Orienteering Club East Watertown Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Mission Hill Orienteering Club Savin Hill Orienteering Club Downtown Boston Orienteering Club Spring Hill Orienteering Club East Cambridge Orienteering Club Winter Hill Orienteering Club Larchwood Orienteering Club Jeffries Point Orienteering Club Edgeworth Orienteering Club Aberdeen Orienteering Club Prospect Hill Orienteering Club Dorchester North Orienteering Club Sommerville Orienteering Club Brighton Orienteering Club South Bay Orienteering Club Wellington Orienteering Club Bay Village Orienteering Club South End Orienteering Club North End Orienteering Club Beachmont Orienteering Club Winthrop Beach Orienteering Club Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Club Winthrop Orienteering Club Old Cambridge Orienteering Club Jamaica Plain Orienteering Club Reservoir Orienteering Club Roxbury Orienteering Club South Boston Orienteering Club Uphams Corner Orienteering Club Avon Hill Orienteering Club Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Club Malden Centre Orienteering Club Cedar Grove Orienteering Club Huron Village Orienteering Club Cambridge Orienteering Club North Cambridge Orienteering Club Coolidge Hill Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club Strawberry Hill Orienteering Club New Squantum Orienteering Club Court Park Orienteering Club Beacon Hill Orienteering Club Ten Hills Orienteering Club Beaconsfield Orienteering Club Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Club Dorchester Center Orienteering Club Ashmont Orienteering Club Revere Orienteering Club Point Shirley Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club East Boston Orienteering Club Orient Heights Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club Quincy Market Orienteering Club Charlestown Orienteering Club Faneuil Orienteering Club Glendale Orienteering Club West Everett Orienteering Club East Somerville Orienteering Club Chelsea Orienteering Club Fields Corner Orienteering Club Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Club Dorchester Orienteering Club Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Club Kendall Square Orienteering Club Everett Orienteering Club

Orienteering Meet

City Point Orienteering Meet Downtown Boston Orienteering Meet Allston Orienteering Meet Somerville Orienteering Meet New Squantum Orienteering Meet Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Meet Medford Hillside Orienteering Meet Avon Hill Orienteering Meet Neponset Orienteering Meet Medford Orienteering Meet Admirals Hill Orienteering Meet Ten Hills Orienteering Meet Allston Brighton Orienteering Meet Wellington Orienteering Meet Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Meet Malden Centre Orienteering Meet Meeting House Hill Orienteering Meet Old Cambridge Orienteering Meet Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Meet Jamaica Plain Orienteering Meet Squantum Orienteering Meet East Cambridge Orienteering Meet Mission Hill Orienteering Meet Beaconsfield Orienteering Meet Back Bay Orienteering Meet Downtown Financial District Orienteering Meet South Boston Orienteering Meet Edgeworth Orienteering Meet North Cambridge Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Charlestown Orienteering Meet West Everett Orienteering Meet Cambridge Orienteering Meet Strawberry Hill Orienteering Meet Coolidge Corner Orienteering Meet Sommerville Orienteering Meet Hendersonville Orienteering Meet Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Meet Fields Corner Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet Faneuil Orienteering Meet Dorchester Center Orienteering Meet Orient Heights Orienteering Meet Waterfront Orienteering Meet Spring Hill Orienteering Meet Cedar Grove Orienteering Meet Everett Orienteering Meet Coolidge Hill Orienteering Meet Quincy Market Orienteering Meet East Somerville Orienteering Meet Brookline Village Orienteering Meet Cottage Park Orienteering Meet Dock Square Orienteering Meet Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet Bay Village Orienteering Meet Court Park Orienteering Meet Dorchester North Orienteering Meet Glendale Orienteering Meet Prospect Hill Orienteering Meet Boston Orienteering Meet Uphams Corner Orienteering Meet South End Orienteering Meet West Somerville Orienteering Meet Winthrop Orienteering Meet Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Meet Kendall Square Orienteering Meet Revere Orienteering Meet Beacon Hill Orienteering Meet North Brighton Orienteering Meet Jeffries Point Orienteering Meet Savin Hill Orienteering Meet Grove Hall Orienteering Meet Beachmont Orienteering Meet North End Orienteering Meet Brighton Orienteering Meet Point Shirley Orienteering Meet Larchwood Orienteering Meet Glenwood Orienteering Meet Aberdeen Orienteering Meet Reservoir Orienteering Meet Winthrop Beach Orienteering Meet Huron Village Orienteering Meet Winter Hill Orienteering Meet South Bay Orienteering Meet Roxbury Orienteering Meet Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Meet Mount Ida Orienteering Meet East Watertown Orienteering Meet Cambridgeport Orienteering Meet East Boston Orienteering Meet Mount Auburn Orienteering Meet Longwood Station Orienteering Meet Ashmont Orienteering Meet Chelsea Orienteering Meet Dorchester Orienteering Meet Dorchester South Orienteering Meet Malden Orienteering Meet Inner Belt Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Event

Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Event Medford Orienteering Event North Cambridge Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Cambridgeport Orienteering Event Glendale Orienteering Event Dorchester South Orienteering Event Cambridge Orienteering Event Wellington Orienteering Event Squantum Orienteering Event Old Cambridge Orienteering Event Winter Hill Orienteering Event East Watertown Orienteering Event East Boston Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Everett Orienteering Event Malden Centre Orienteering Event Cedar Grove Orienteering Event Admirals Hill Orienteering Event Dorchester Center Orienteering Event Allston Orienteering Event Orient Heights Orienteering Event Coolidge Corner Orienteering Event Boston Orienteering Event Downtown Boston Orienteering Event Beachmont Orienteering Event North Brighton Orienteering Event Jeffries Point Orienteering Event West Everett Orienteering Event Beaconsfield Orienteering Event Downtown Financial District Orienteering Event Dorchester Orienteering Event Waterfront Orienteering Event Huron Village Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Event Longwood Station Orienteering Event Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Event Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Event Court Park Orienteering Event Coolidge Hill Orienteering Event Bay Village Orienteering Event Charlestown Orienteering Event New Squantum Orienteering Event City Point Orienteering Event Jamaica Plain Orienteering Event Sommerville Orienteering Event Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Event Point Shirley Orienteering Event Aberdeen Orienteering Event North End Orienteering Event Quincy Market Orienteering Event Avon Hill Orienteering Event Hendersonville Orienteering Event Mount Ida Orienteering Event Chelsea Orienteering Event Brookline Village Orienteering Event South Boston Orienteering Event East Somerville Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event Revere Orienteering Event Winthrop Beach Orienteering Event Dorchester North Orienteering Event Inner Belt Orienteering Event Ten Hills Orienteering Event Medford Hillside Orienteering Event Glenwood Orienteering Event West Somerville Orienteering Event Roxbury Orienteering Event Neponset Orienteering Event Winthrop Orienteering Event Dock Square Orienteering Event Edgeworth Orienteering Event Mission Hill Orienteering Event Back Bay Orienteering Event Beacon Hill Orienteering Event Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Event Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Event Grove Hall Orienteering Event Prospect Hill Orienteering Event Meeting House Hill Orienteering Event South Bay Orienteering Event Malden Orienteering Event South End Orienteering Event Ashmont Orienteering Event Fields Corner Orienteering Event Spring Hill Orienteering Event Strawberry Hill Orienteering Event Uphams Corner Orienteering Event Savin Hill Orienteering Event Cottage Park Orienteering Event Allston Brighton Orienteering Event Reservoir Orienteering Event Larchwood Orienteering Event Kendall Square Orienteering Event East Cambridge Orienteering Event Faneuil Orienteering Event Brighton Orienteering Event Somerville Orienteering Event Mount Auburn Orienteering Event

Navigation Sport

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Map And Compass Reading

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