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!

Contemporary Orienteering...

Just like in classic orienteering, each course comprises a sequence of points on a map that must be visited sequentially. Participants determine their own routes between these checkpoints and eventually return to the Start. However, rather than using a full-size paper map, your smartphone will show only the current map segment with a built-in compass, progress tracking, and hints to help you stay on track.

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.

Checkpoint Challenges Hawthorne Place

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

I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.

Olivia

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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Scientists find unusual outdoor activity can help stave off dementia. Researchers studied orienteering, an outdoor sport that exercises mind and body and can also train the brain, helping fight cognitive decline. Now scientists say that the sport - which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory - could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to fight cognitive decline related to dementia.

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/dementia-orienteering-outdoor-activity-b2266250.html

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Orienteering Event

Greater Heights Orienteering Event Plymouth Place Orienteering Event Brookhaven Orienteering Event Bellaire Junction Orienteering Event Briargrove Orienteering Event Westview Terrace Orienteering Event Lamar Terrace Orienteering Event Central Park Orienteering Event Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Event Woodland Heights Orienteering Event Central Park Northwest Orienteering Event Brookhollow Orienteering Event South Main Orienteering Event Independence Heights Orienteering Event Kings Court Orienteering Event Midtown Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Holly Park Orienteering Event Second Ward Orienteering Event South Lawn Orienteering Event Pierce Junction Orienteering Event Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Event Houston Orienteering Event Stone Heights Orienteering Event Monarch Oaks Orienteering Event Golfview Manor Orienteering Event Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Event Colonial Gardens Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Event Bellaire Orienteering Event Graceland Terrace Orienteering Event Woodside Orienteering Event South Side Place Orienteering Event Medical Center Area Orienteering Event Woodside Plaza Orienteering Event Neartown Montrose Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Riverview Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Magnolia Park Orienteering Event Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Event Eureka Acres Orienteering Event Garden Oaks Orienteering Event Southampton Place Orienteering Event Linkwood Orienteering Event Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Event East Downtown Orienteering Event Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Event Pecan Park Orienteering Event Spring Branch East Orienteering Event Pembroke Place Orienteering Event Pleasantville Area Orienteering Event West University Place Orienteering Event Museum Park Orienteering Event Greater East End Orienteering Event Pine View Manor Orienteering Event University Oaks Orienteering Event Magnum Manor Orienteering Event Idylwood Orienteering Event Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Event University Place Orienteering Event Fourth Ward Orienteering Event Foster Place Orienteering Event Hawthorne Place Orienteering Event Glenburnie Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Sunny Side Orienteering Event Greater Eastwood Orienteering Event Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Event Greater Third Ward Orienteering Event Near Northside Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Shady Acres Orienteering Event Fairway Park Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Oak Forest Orienteering Event Northside Northline Orienteering Event Inwood Terrace Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Event Riverside Terrace Orienteering Event Macgregor Orienteering Event Pine Valley Orienteering Event Macgregor Palms Orienteering Event Greater Uptown Orienteering Event Central Northwest Orienteering Event Stude Orienteering Event Southside Place Orienteering Event Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Event Heatherwood Orienteering Event Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Event Houston Heights Orienteering Event Harrisburg Orienteering Event Pine Terrace Orienteering Event Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Event Astrodome Area Orienteering Event Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Event Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Event Brook Smith Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

Macgregor Palms Orienteering Club Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Club Central Park Orienteering Club Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Club Greater Uptown Orienteering Club Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Club Midtown Orienteering Club Magnolia Park Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Club Pembroke Place Orienteering Club Brookhaven Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Bellaire Junction Orienteering Club Greater Eastwood Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Magnum Manor Orienteering Club South Main Orienteering Club Neartown Montrose Orienteering Club Second Ward Orienteering Club Pine Terrace Orienteering Club Woodside Orienteering Club Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Club Northside Northline Orienteering Club Lamar Terrace Orienteering Club Edgewood Orienteering Club Woodland Heights Orienteering Club Pecan Park Orienteering Club Stude Orienteering Club Spring Branch East Orienteering Club Greater Third Ward Orienteering Club West University Place Orienteering Club Oak Forest Orienteering Club Foster Place Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club Greater East End Orienteering Club Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Club Monarch Oaks Orienteering Club Idylwood Orienteering Club Hawthorne Place Orienteering Club Fourth Ward Orienteering Club University Oaks Orienteering Club Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Club Astrodome Area Orienteering Club Houston Heights Orienteering Club Plymouth Place Orienteering Club Brook Smith Orienteering Club Pine View Manor Orienteering Club Fairway Park Orienteering Club Southside Place Orienteering Club Garden Oaks Orienteering Club Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Club Eureka Acres Orienteering Club Houston Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Stone Heights Orienteering Club Riverside Terrace Orienteering Club Golfview Manor Orienteering Club Shady Acres Orienteering Club Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Club Sunny Side Orienteering Club University Place Orienteering Club Southampton Place Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Pine Valley Orienteering Club East Downtown Orienteering Club Westview Terrace Orienteering Club Central Park Northwest Orienteering Club Macgregor Orienteering Club Pierce Junction Orienteering Club Greater Heights Orienteering Club Linkwood Orienteering Club Brookhollow Orienteering Club Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Club Holly Park Orienteering Club Colonial Gardens Orienteering Club Briargrove Orienteering Club Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Club Pleasantville Area Orienteering Club Riverview Orienteering Club Near Northside Orienteering Club Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Club Museum Park Orienteering Club Bellaire Orienteering Club Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Club Woodside Plaza Orienteering Club Heatherwood Orienteering Club South Side Place Orienteering Club Graceland Terrace Orienteering Club South Lawn Orienteering Club Central Northwest Orienteering Club Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Club Kings Court Orienteering Club Harrisburg Orienteering Club Medical Center Area Orienteering Club Glenburnie Orienteering Club Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Club Inwood Terrace Orienteering Club Independence Heights Orienteering Club

Orienteering Meet

Pembroke Place Orienteering Meet Riverview Orienteering Meet Greater Eastwood Orienteering Meet South Lawn Orienteering Meet Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Meet Brook Smith Orienteering Meet Magnum Manor Orienteering Meet Astrodome Area Orienteering Meet Golfview Manor Orienteering Meet Holly Park Orienteering Meet Bellaire Orienteering Meet Harrisburg Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Heatherwood Orienteering Meet Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Stone Heights Orienteering Meet Woodside Orienteering Meet Near Northside Orienteering Meet Oak Forest Orienteering Meet Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Meet Fairway Park Orienteering Meet Greater Heights Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Meet Brookhaven Orienteering Meet Greater Third Ward Orienteering Meet Houston Heights Orienteering Meet Monarch Oaks Orienteering Meet Lamar Terrace Orienteering Meet Plymouth Place Orienteering Meet Brookhollow Orienteering Meet Linkwood Orienteering Meet Shady Acres Orienteering Meet Inwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Idylwood Orienteering Meet Central Park Northwest Orienteering Meet Spring Branch East Orienteering Meet Riverside Terrace Orienteering Meet Central Northwest Orienteering Meet Woodside Plaza Orienteering Meet Southside Place Orienteering Meet University Oaks Orienteering Meet Midtown Orienteering Meet Second Ward Orienteering Meet Foster Place Orienteering Meet Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Meet Pine Terrace Orienteering Meet Glenburnie Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Pine View Manor Orienteering Meet Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Meet Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet University Place Orienteering Meet Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Meet West University Place Orienteering Meet Fourth Ward Orienteering Meet East Downtown Orienteering Meet Garden Oaks Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Central Park Orienteering Meet Medical Center Area Orienteering Meet Sunny Side Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Meet Macgregor Orienteering Meet Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Meet Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Greater East End Orienteering Meet Eureka Acres Orienteering Meet Pleasantville Area Orienteering Meet South Side Place Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Meet Colonial Gardens Orienteering Meet Pecan Park Orienteering Meet Westview Terrace Orienteering Meet Hawthorne Place Orienteering Meet Woodland Heights Orienteering Meet Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Meet Northside Northline Orienteering Meet Macgregor Palms Orienteering Meet Pierce Junction Orienteering Meet Magnolia Park Orienteering Meet Stude Orienteering Meet Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Meet Graceland Terrace Orienteering Meet Southampton Place Orienteering Meet Neartown Montrose Orienteering Meet Briargrove Orienteering Meet Greater Uptown Orienteering Meet South Main Orienteering Meet Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Meet Museum Park Orienteering Meet Kings Court Orienteering Meet Independence Heights Orienteering Meet Houston Orienteering Meet Bellaire Junction Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

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