Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Thinking about joining a local club? There's no need with Checkpoint Challenges! This innovative orienteering approach uses your smartphone for navigation, allowing you to enjoy our courses at your own pace whenever you want.

Checkpoint Challenges

About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you enjoy hiking or long walks in the park but also want to keep your mind stimulated?

Checkpoint Challenges will take you off the beaten path for an outdoor adventure like no other. Choose your own route between the marked points while perfecting your map reading skills.

Orienteering in the Digital Age...

Much like traditional orienteering, each course consists of a series of points on a map that must be visited in sequence. Participants choose their routes between checkpoints and return to the Start. However, instead of using a large paper map, your smartphone will display only the current map segment with a compass overlay, progress updates, and hints to avoid getting lost.

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.


Checkpoint Challenges Balboa Park

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

  • Race
  • No reservations
  • Outdoors
  • Anytime
  • Physical
  • Flat rate price
  • Individuals or groups
  • Team building
  • Active
  • Challenging
  • Enriching
  • GPS
  • Compass Reading
  • Running
  • Checkpoints
  • Contest
  • Competition
The main finding of this study was that Orienteering was more effective than Hiking in terms of developing gait and cognitive adaptations.
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Orienteering Event

University Heights Orienteering Event Aztec Center Orienteering Event Mount Hope Orienteering Event Chollas Creek Orienteering Event Mission Beach Orienteering Event Loma Portal Orienteering Event Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Event East San Diego Orienteering Event Azure Vista Orienteering Event Encanto Orienteering Event Peninsula Orienteering Event Riviera Villas Orienteering Event County Center Orienteering Event Sunnyside Orienteering Event Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Event Paradise Hills Orienteering Event Boal Orienteering Event Shelltown Orienteering Event Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Event Riviera Shores Orienteering Event Linda Vista Orienteering Event San Diego Orienteering Event La Mesa Orienteering Event National City Orienteering Event Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Event Fleetridge Orienteering Event South Encantato Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Mission Bay Park Orienteering Event Lincoln Park Orienteering Event Grantville Orienteering Event Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Event Logan Heights Orienteering Event Harbor Side Orienteering Event North Clairemont Orienteering Event Emerald Hills Orienteering Event Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Event Spring Valley Orienteering Event Chollas View Orienteering Event Lomita Orienteering Event North Park Orienteering Event Sherman Heights Orienteering Event Lincoln Acres Orienteering Event South Crest Orienteering Event Clairemont Orienteering Event Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Event Lynwood Hills Orienteering Event Mission Valley Orienteering Event Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Event Normal Heights Orienteering Event Mission Hills Orienteering Event Lemon Grove Orienteering Event Golden Hill Orienteering Event Chula Vista Orienteering Event Navajo Orienteering Event Hillcrest Orienteering Event Fiesta Shores Orienteering Event Kearny Mesa Orienteering Event Allied Gardens Orienteering Event Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Event Overlook Orienteering Event Sunny Vista Orienteering Event Valencia Park Orienteering Event Barrio Logan Orienteering Event Roseville Orienteering Event Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Event Morena Orienteering Event Balboa Park Orienteering Event Old Town San Diego Orienteering Event Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Event Del Cerro Orienteering Event Ocean Beach Orienteering Event Granada Square Orienteering Event North Bay Terraces Orienteering Event South Park Orienteering Event Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Event Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Event Bay Park Orienteering Event Five Points Orienteering Event Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Event Grant Hill Orienteering Event South Bay Terraces Orienteering Event Elvira Orienteering Event La Playa Orienteering Event Uptown Orienteering Event Tent City Historical Orienteering Event Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Event Serra Mesa Orienteering Event Coronado Orienteering Event Mountain View Orienteering Event Bayside Village Orienteering Event Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Event De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Event Stockton Orienteering Event Bonita Orienteering Event Tierrasanta Orienteering Event Pacific Beach Orienteering Event College Area Orienteering Event

Orienteering Meet

Del Cerro Orienteering Meet Shelltown Orienteering Meet Mission Hills Orienteering Meet Emerald Hills Orienteering Meet North Park Orienteering Meet North Clairemont Orienteering Meet Boal Orienteering Meet East San Diego Orienteering Meet Azure Vista Orienteering Meet Lynwood Hills Orienteering Meet Grant Hill Orienteering Meet Bay Park Orienteering Meet Navajo Orienteering Meet Lomita Orienteering Meet Aztec Center Orienteering Meet Clairemont Orienteering Meet Chollas View Orienteering Meet Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Meet South Park Orienteering Meet South Crest Orienteering Meet Mission Bay Park Orienteering Meet Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Meet Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Meet Valencia Park Orienteering Meet Fleetridge Orienteering Meet Pacific Beach Orienteering Meet Harbor Side Orienteering Meet South Bay Terraces Orienteering Meet Sunny Vista Orienteering Meet Lemon Grove Orienteering Meet Roseville Orienteering Meet Tierrasanta Orienteering Meet Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Meet Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Meet Old Town San Diego Orienteering Meet Allied Gardens Orienteering Meet Balboa Park Orienteering Meet Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Meet University Heights Orienteering Meet Tent City Historical Orienteering Meet Paradise Hills Orienteering Meet Coronado Orienteering Meet Chollas Creek Orienteering Meet County Center Orienteering Meet Riviera Shores Orienteering Meet Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Meet South Encantato Orienteering Meet Sunnyside Orienteering Meet Mount Hope Orienteering Meet Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Meet Uptown Orienteering Meet Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Meet Chula Vista Orienteering Meet Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Meet Lincoln Acres Orienteering Meet Kearny Mesa Orienteering Meet National City Orienteering Meet Lincoln Park Orienteering Meet Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Meet Stockton Orienteering Meet Encanto Orienteering Meet Bonita Orienteering Meet Normal Heights Orienteering Meet Overlook Orienteering Meet Ocean Beach Orienteering Meet Mission Beach Orienteering Meet La Playa Orienteering Meet Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Meet Riviera Villas Orienteering Meet Linda Vista Orienteering Meet Bayside Village Orienteering Meet Loma Portal Orienteering Meet North Bay Terraces Orienteering Meet Mountain View Orienteering Meet Five Points Orienteering Meet Peninsula Orienteering Meet Hillcrest Orienteering Meet Golden Hill Orienteering Meet Fiesta Shores Orienteering Meet Sherman Heights Orienteering Meet Granada Square Orienteering Meet De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Meet Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Meet Elvira Orienteering Meet Barrio Logan Orienteering Meet Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Meet La Mesa Orienteering Meet Little Italy Orienteering Meet College Area Orienteering Meet Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Meet Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Meet San Diego Orienteering Meet Spring Valley Orienteering Meet Morena Orienteering Meet Grantville Orienteering Meet Mission Valley Orienteering Meet Serra Mesa Orienteering Meet Logan Heights Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

Chula Vista Map And Compass Reading Lincoln Park Map And Compass Reading Grantville Map And Compass Reading Sunny Vista Map And Compass Reading Hillcrest Map And Compass Reading Del Cerro Map And Compass Reading Clairemont Map And Compass Reading Greater Golden Hill Map And Compass Reading South Encantato Map And Compass Reading Valencia Park Map And Compass Reading Stockton Map And Compass Reading Lemon Grove Map And Compass Reading Lynwood Hills Map And Compass Reading Bayside Village Map And Compass Reading Mission Valley Map And Compass Reading Bonita Map And Compass Reading Mount Hope Map And Compass Reading Shelltown Map And Compass Reading Emerald Hills Map And Compass Reading Overlook Map And Compass Reading North Clairemont Map And Compass Reading Grant Hill Map And Compass Reading North Bay Terraces Map And Compass Reading Mission Hills Map And Compass Reading National City Map And Compass Reading Mid City:city Heights Map And Compass Reading Balboa Park Map And Compass Reading University Heights Map And Compass Reading College Area Map And Compass Reading Ocean Beach Map And Compass Reading Paradise Hills Map And Compass Reading San Diego Map And Compass Reading Little Italy Map And Compass Reading North Park Map And Compass Reading Tent City Historical Map And Compass Reading Five Points Map And Compass Reading Southeastern San Diego Map And Compass Reading Ladrillo Historical Map And Compass Reading Downtown Map And Compass Reading Mission Beach Map And Compass Reading Mid City:eastern Area Map And Compass Reading Kearny Mesa Map And Compass Reading Mission Bay Park Map And Compass Reading Linda Vista Map And Compass Reading Allied Gardens Map And Compass Reading Midway Pacific Highway Map And Compass Reading Encanto Map And Compass Reading South Crest Map And Compass Reading Peninsula Map And Compass Reading Barrio Logan Map And Compass Reading Sunnyside Map And Compass Reading De Anza Trailer Harbor Map And Compass Reading Skyline Paradise Hills Map And Compass Reading Montezuma Mesa Map And Compass Reading Golden Hill Map And Compass Reading Inspiration Point North San Diego Map And Compass Reading Bay Park Map And Compass Reading Clairemont Mesa Map And Compass Reading Loma Portal Map And Compass Reading Chollas View Map And Compass Reading South Bay Terraces Map And Compass Reading Mountain View Map And Compass Reading Lincoln Acres Map And Compass Reading Fleetridge Map And Compass Reading Harbor Side Map And Compass Reading Spring Valley Map And Compass Reading Sherman Heights Map And Compass Reading Granada Square Map And Compass Reading Riviera Villas Map And Compass Reading La Mesa Map And Compass Reading La Playa Map And Compass Reading Aztec Center Map And Compass Reading Coronado Map And Compass Reading East San Diego Map And Compass Reading Coronado Heights Historical Map And Compass Reading Tierrasanta Map And Compass Reading Chollas Creek Map And Compass Reading Montezuma Mesa Map And Compass Reading Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Map And Compass Reading Sunset Cliffs Map And Compass Reading County Center Map And Compass Reading Riviera Shores Map And Compass Reading South Park Map And Compass Reading Uptown Map And Compass Reading Mid City:kensington Talmadge Map And Compass Reading Navajo Map And Compass Reading Old Town San Diego Map And Compass Reading Logan Heights Map And Compass Reading Serra Mesa Map And Compass Reading Brooklyn Heights Map And Compass Reading Fort Rosecrans Map And Compass Reading Boal Map And Compass Reading Azure Vista Map And Compass Reading Elvira Map And Compass Reading Normal Heights Map And Compass Reading Lomita Map And Compass Reading Morena Map And Compass Reading Pacific Beach Map And Compass Reading Roseville Map And Compass Reading Fiesta Shores Map And Compass Reading

Orienteering Club

Hillcrest Orienteering Club Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Club La Playa Orienteering Club North Bay Terraces Orienteering Club Lincoln Acres Orienteering Club Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Club Coronado Orienteering Club North Park Orienteering Club Mission Hills Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Mission Bay Park Orienteering Club Morena Orienteering Club Granada Square Orienteering Club Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Club College Area Orienteering Club De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Club Mission Beach Orienteering Club Peninsula Orienteering Club Bay Park Orienteering Club Grantville Orienteering Club Bayside Village Orienteering Club Uptown Orienteering Club Sunny Vista Orienteering Club San Diego Orienteering Club Del Cerro Orienteering Club Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Club Normal Heights Orienteering Club Old Town San Diego Orienteering Club Ocean Beach Orienteering Club Clairemont Orienteering Club Logan Heights Orienteering Club Barrio Logan Orienteering Club Paradise Hills Orienteering Club Elvira Orienteering Club Golden Hill Orienteering Club Roseville Orienteering Club Harbor Side Orienteering Club Bonita Orienteering Club Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Club Encanto Orienteering Club North Clairemont Orienteering Club Lomita Orienteering Club Azure Vista Orienteering Club Lemon Grove Orienteering Club Valencia Park Orienteering Club Kearny Mesa Orienteering Club Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Club Chollas Creek Orienteering Club Allied Gardens Orienteering Club Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Club Sunnyside Orienteering Club Mountain View Orienteering Club Serra Mesa Orienteering Club East San Diego Orienteering Club Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Club South Encantato Orienteering Club Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Club Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Club University Heights Orienteering Club Lincoln Park Orienteering Club Mount Hope Orienteering Club South Bay Terraces Orienteering Club Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Club National City Orienteering Club Fiesta Shores Orienteering Club Emerald Hills Orienteering Club Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Club Navajo Orienteering Club Fleetridge Orienteering Club Riviera Shores Orienteering Club Balboa Park Orienteering Club Shelltown Orienteering Club Boal Orienteering Club Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Club County Center Orienteering Club Five Points Orienteering Club Tierrasanta Orienteering Club Lynwood Hills Orienteering Club Loma Portal Orienteering Club South Crest Orienteering Club Aztec Center Orienteering Club La Mesa Orienteering Club Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Club Stockton Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Overlook Orienteering Club Pacific Beach Orienteering Club Spring Valley Orienteering Club Mission Valley Orienteering Club Linda Vista Orienteering Club Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Club South Park Orienteering Club Chula Vista Orienteering Club Grant Hill Orienteering Club Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Club Sherman Heights Orienteering Club Tent City Historical Orienteering Club Chollas View Orienteering Club Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Club Riviera Villas Orienteering Club