Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Similar to orienteering, this physical and mental outdoor activity combines exercise and navigation into an engaging competition for active people of all skill and fitness levels.

Checkpoint Challenges

About Checkpoint Challenges

Are you passionate about hiking or walking in the park but also looking to challenge your mind?

Checkpoint Challenges offers an unmatched outdoor adventure experience. Plot your unique course between checkpoints while working on your map reading skills!

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.

Have fun on your schedule and at your speed...

Skip the club meet! our courses are ready whenever you are. Enjoy them competitively, with rankings for each segment, or as a recreational pastime. This enriching outdoor experience is ideal for active people and adventure groups alike.


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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
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

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

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Central Park Ramble, 11 W 72nd St, New York, NY

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