Navigation Sport near West Austin Neighborhood Group, Texas

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.

Enjoy whenever you want at your own pace...

There is no need to wait for a club meet as our courses are available whenever you are. Enjoyed as either a competitive sport, with rankings for each leg of the course, or a recreational activity, this enriching outdoor pursuit is prefect for any active person or group of adventurers.

Checkpoint Challenges West Austin Neighborhood Group

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

  • Individuals or groups
  • Anytime
  • Running
  • Checkpoints
  • GPS
  • Competition
  • Race
  • Outdoors
  • Flat rate price
  • Physical
  • Challenging
  • No reservations
  • Compass Reading
  • Team building
  • Enriching
  • Contest
  • Active
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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McKinney Falls, Onion Creek Trail, Austin, TX

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