Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Searching for a local club? Skip the hassle with Checkpoint Challenges! This innovative orienteering experience turns your smartphone into a map and compass, letting you explore our courses whenever you want.

Checkpoint Challenges

About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you like taking walks in the park or hiking but wish you could engage your mind too?

Set off on an extraordinary outdoor adventure with Checkpoint Challenges. Improve your map reading expertise as you navigate your own path between checkpoints!

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.


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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Why did it take so long for this to be invented. Well done and thank you!
Ava
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Always looking for something unusual to do with my girlfriend and this way a hit with both of us!
Noah
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Researchers found that running increased lactate, BDNF and memory to a greater degree than walking. Spatial memory skills, in particular, increased the most in those who ran while orienteering. The more vigorous the orienteering, the greater the benefits. Remarkably, even a single orienteering session improved spatial memory in our study participants.
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
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