Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Much like orienteering, this outdoor pursuit blends exercise with navigation, creating a compelling competition suitable for active individuals of all skill 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!

Orienteering in the modern era...

Similar to traditional orienteering, each course is a series of points marked on a map that must be visited in order. Participants select their own paths between checkpoints, ultimately returning to the Start. However, instead of a large paper map, your phone displays only the current course segment with an integrated compass, progress updates, and hints to keep you from getting lost.

Select your own time and pace...

No need to wait for club meetings as our courses are available whenever you're ready. Engage in competitive action with rankings for each leg or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or adventurous group.


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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
Went with my teenage kids and they were really intrigued and want to do this again. Novel way to enjoy the fresh air!
Bella
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

After surveying 158 people ages 18 to 87, researchers concluded that orienteering may be more beneficial than physical activity alone. That's because exercising while navigating activates the parts of the brain our ancestors used for hunting and gathering, but which are largely dormant now as people rely on GPS to find their way around.
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Orienteering Meet

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Orienteering Club

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Orienteering Event

Barre Circle Orienteering Event Sharp Leadenhall Orienteering Event Jonestown Orienteering Event Orangeville Industrial Area Orienteering Event Barclay Orienteering Event Biddle Street Orienteering Event Middle East Orienteering Event Stadium Area Orienteering Event Washington Hill Orienteering Event Bayview Orienteering Event Armistead Homes Orienteering Event Berea Orienteering Event Greenmount Cemetery Orienteering Event Greektown Orienteering Event Baltimore Highlands Orienteering Event Greenmount West Orienteering Event Clifton Park Orienteering Event Upper Fells Point Orienteering Event Latrobe Homes Orienteering Event Belair Edison Orienteering Event Madison Park Orienteering Event Poppleton Orienteering Event Dunbar Broadway Orienteering Event Brewers Hill Orienteering Event Kresson Orienteering Event Locust Point Industrial Area Orienteering Event Broadway Orleans Homes Orienteering Event Colgate Creek Orienteering Event Johnston Square Orienteering Event Fells Point Orienteering Event Graceland Park Orienteering Event O'donnell Heights Orienteering Event Upton Orienteering Event Heritage Crossing Orienteering Event Coldstream Homestead Montebello Orienteering Event South Baltimore Orienteering Event Darley Park Orienteering Event Charles North Orienteering Event Homestead Orienteering Event Canton Orienteering Event Patterson Park Neighborhood Orienteering Event Mcelderry Park Orienteering Event Port Covington Orienteering Event Oliver Orienteering Event Butcher's Hill Orienteering Event Harwood Orienteering Event Pulaski Industrial Area Orienteering Event Riverside Orienteering Event Hollins Market Orienteering Event Lower Herring Run Park Orienteering Event Washington Village Pigtown Orienteering Event Mid Town Belvedere Orienteering Event Otterbein Orienteering Event Seton Hill Orienteering Event Patterson Place Orienteering Event Care Orienteering Event Armistead Gardens Orienteering Event Hudson Heights Orienteering Event Colgate Orienteering Event Canton Industrial Area Orienteering Event Highlandtown Orienteering Event Locust Point Orienteering Event Baltimore Orienteering Event Broening Manor Orienteering Event Better Waverly Orienteering Event Pleasant View Gardens Orienteering Event Inner Harbor Orienteering Event Orchard Ridge Orienteering Event Ridgely's Delight Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Perkins Homes Orienteering Event Old Town Orienteering Event Downtown West Orienteering Event Parkside Orienteering Event Bolton Hill Orienteering Event Mount Vernon Orienteering Event Orangeville Orienteering Event Milton Montford Orienteering Event Medford Orienteering Event Charles Village Orienteering Event Mount Clare Orienteering Event Mayfield Orienteering Event Ellwood Park Monument Orienteering Event Penn Fallsway Orienteering Event Patterson Park Orienteering Event Frederick Douglass Homes Orienteering Event Hopkins Bayview Orienteering Event Broadway East Orienteering Event Four By Four Orienteering Event East Baltimore Midway Orienteering Event Holabird Homes Historical Orienteering Event University Of Maryland Orienteering Event Old Goucher Orienteering Event Madison Eastend Orienteering Event Gay Street Orienteering Event Shoresville Historical Orienteering Event Federal Hill Orienteering Event Spring Garden Industrial Area Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event South Clifton Park Orienteering Event