Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Looking for a local club? No need with Checkpoint Challenges! This innovative new take on orienteering uses your smartphone as both map and compass and allows you to enjoy any of our courses at your own convenience.

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 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.

You choose the time and the pace...

Our courses are available whenever you are, eliminating the need to wait for a club event. Participate competitively, with rankings for each leg of the course, or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or group of adventurers.

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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
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

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

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.
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Orienteering Meet

Glenwood Orienteering Meet Waterfront Orienteering Meet Edgeworth Orienteering Meet East Somerville Orienteering Meet Coolidge Corner Orienteering Meet Dorchester North Orienteering Meet Revere Orienteering Meet Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Meet Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Meet Winthrop Orienteering Meet Dorchester South Orienteering Meet Winthrop Beach Orienteering Meet Mission Hill Orienteering Meet Prospect Hill Orienteering Meet Cambridge Orienteering Meet Boston Orienteering Meet West Everett Orienteering Meet Cedar Grove Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet Huron Village Orienteering Meet Allston Brighton Orienteering Meet Uphams Corner Orienteering Meet Larchwood Orienteering Meet Malden Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Squantum Orienteering Meet Downtown Boston Orienteering Meet Winter Hill Orienteering Meet Allston Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Admirals Hill Orienteering Meet Faneuil Orienteering Meet City Point Orienteering Meet Everett Orienteering Meet Coolidge Hill Orienteering Meet Chelsea Orienteering Meet Dorchester Orienteering Meet Brookline Village Orienteering Meet Old Cambridge Orienteering Meet Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Meet Hendersonville Orienteering Meet Glendale Orienteering Meet Beachmont Orienteering Meet Orient Heights Orienteering Meet Dorchester Center Orienteering Meet South End Orienteering Meet Cambridgeport Orienteering Meet Aberdeen Orienteering Meet Ten Hills Orienteering Meet West Somerville Orienteering Meet Charlestown Orienteering Meet Downtown Financial District Orienteering Meet North End Orienteering Meet Medford Orienteering Meet North Cambridge Orienteering Meet Strawberry Hill Orienteering Meet Grove Hall Orienteering Meet East Boston Orienteering Meet Dock Square Orienteering Meet Spring Hill Orienteering Meet Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Meet North Brighton Orienteering Meet Avon Hill Orienteering Meet Mount Ida Orienteering Meet East Cambridge Orienteering Meet Malden Centre Orienteering Meet Beacon Hill Orienteering Meet Ashmont Orienteering Meet Reservoir Orienteering Meet Kendall Square Orienteering Meet Somerville Orienteering Meet Quincy Market Orienteering Meet Neponset Orienteering Meet Longwood Station Orienteering Meet Medford Hillside Orienteering Meet Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Meet Inner Belt Orienteering Meet New Squantum Orienteering Meet Sommerville Orienteering Meet Court Park Orienteering Meet Cottage Park Orienteering Meet South Boston Orienteering Meet East Watertown Orienteering Meet Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Meet Roxbury Orienteering Meet Jamaica Plain Orienteering Meet Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Meet Bay Village Orienteering Meet Meeting House Hill Orienteering Meet Jeffries Point Orienteering Meet Brighton Orienteering Meet South Bay Orienteering Meet Point Shirley Orienteering Meet Wellington Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet Back Bay Orienteering Meet Beaconsfield Orienteering Meet Mount Auburn Orienteering Meet Fields Corner Orienteering Meet Savin Hill Orienteering Meet

Navigation Sport

Medford Navigation Sport Cottage Park Navigation Sport West End Navigation Sport Roxbury Navigation Sport Mount Ida Navigation Sport Point Shirley Navigation Sport Dorchester Navigation Sport South Bay Navigation Sport Reservoir Navigation Sport Forest Hills Navigation Sport Admirals Hill Navigation Sport Court Park Navigation Sport Winter Hill Navigation Sport Avon Hill Navigation Sport Quincy Market Navigation Sport Mount Auburn Navigation Sport Old Cambridge Navigation Sport Somerville Navigation Sport West Somerville Navigation Sport Neponset Navigation Sport Downtown Financial District Navigation Sport Ten Hills Navigation Sport New Squantum Navigation Sport Beachmont Navigation Sport Strawberry Hill Navigation Sport Spring Hill Navigation Sport North Cambridge Navigation Sport North Brighton Navigation Sport Coolidge Corner Navigation Sport Boston Navigation Sport Glenwood Navigation Sport Coolidge Hill Navigation Sport Medford Hillside Navigation Sport Beacon Hill Navigation Sport Brookline Navigation Sport Forest Hills Navigation Sport Roxbury Crossing Navigation Sport Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Navigation Sport Squantum Navigation Sport Orient Heights Navigation Sport Dorchester Center Navigation Sport Downtown Boston Navigation Sport City Point Navigation Sport Waterfront Navigation Sport Aberdeen Navigation Sport Winthrop Navigation Sport Fields Corner Navigation Sport North End Navigation Sport Kendall Square Navigation Sport Fort Winthrop Historical Navigation Sport Grove Hall Navigation Sport Suffolk Downs Station Navigation Sport Malden Navigation Sport Huron Village Navigation Sport Meeting House Hill Navigation Sport West Everett Navigation Sport Larchwood Navigation Sport Ashmont Navigation Sport Uphams Corner Navigation Sport Bay Village Navigation Sport Malden Centre Navigation Sport Dorchester South Navigation Sport Dorchester North Navigation Sport Faneuil Navigation Sport Chelsea Navigation Sport Chinatown Leather District Navigation Sport Cambridgeport Navigation Sport Jeffries Point Navigation Sport Wellington Navigation Sport Sommerville Navigation Sport Allston Brighton Navigation Sport Brookline Village Navigation Sport Jamaica Plain Navigation Sport Hendersonville Navigation Sport Everett Navigation Sport East Somerville Navigation Sport Mission Hill Navigation Sport Glendale Navigation Sport Edgeworth Navigation Sport Longwood Station Navigation Sport Charlestown Navigation Sport Revere Navigation Sport Mount Bowdoin Navigation Sport Winthrop Beach Navigation Sport East Watertown Navigation Sport Fenway Kenmore Navigation Sport South Boston Navigation Sport Beaconsfield Navigation Sport Dock Square Navigation Sport Cedar Grove Navigation Sport Cambridge Navigation Sport Savin Hill Navigation Sport East Boston Navigation Sport South End Navigation Sport Inner Belt Navigation Sport Allston Navigation Sport Brighton Navigation Sport East Cambridge Navigation Sport Back Bay Navigation Sport Prospect Hill Navigation Sport

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Club

Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Club Charlestown Orienteering Club Downtown Boston Orienteering Club Huron Village Orienteering Club Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Club Bay Village Orienteering Club East Cambridge Orienteering Club Boston Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club Prospect Hill Orienteering Club Larchwood Orienteering Club Orient Heights Orienteering Club Inner Belt Orienteering Club Coolidge Corner Orienteering Club North Cambridge Orienteering Club Kendall Square Orienteering Club Quincy Market Orienteering Club Grove Hall Orienteering Club New Squantum Orienteering Club Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Club East Watertown Orienteering Club Court Park Orienteering Club Brighton Orienteering Club Everett Orienteering Club Neponset Orienteering Club West Everett Orienteering Club Spring Hill Orienteering Club Mission Hill Orienteering Club Beachmont Orienteering Club Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Club West Somerville Orienteering Club Faneuil Orienteering Club Roxbury Orienteering Club Dorchester Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club Allston Orienteering Club Wellington Orienteering Club Winthrop Beach Orienteering Club Dorchester North Orienteering Club Back Bay Orienteering Club Malden Orienteering Club Aberdeen Orienteering Club Fields Corner Orienteering Club Winter Hill Orienteering Club Ashmont Orienteering Club South End Orienteering Club Jeffries Point Orienteering Club Coolidge Hill Orienteering Club Allston Brighton Orienteering Club Avon Hill Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Club Uphams Corner Orienteering Club South Bay Orienteering Club Winthrop Orienteering Club Hendersonville Orienteering Club Jamaica Plain Orienteering Club Mount Auburn Orienteering Club Admirals Hill Orienteering Club Somerville Orienteering Club Brookline Village Orienteering Club Waterfront Orienteering Club Dorchester South Orienteering Club South Boston Orienteering Club North Brighton Orienteering Club Downtown Financial District Orienteering Club Longwood Station Orienteering Club Chelsea Orienteering Club Medford Orienteering Club Medford Hillside Orienteering Club Reservoir Orienteering Club Mount Ida Orienteering Club Edgeworth Orienteering Club Beaconsfield Orienteering Club Ten Hills Orienteering Club Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Club Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Club Cedar Grove Orienteering Club Point Shirley Orienteering Club North End Orienteering Club Glenwood Orienteering Club Meeting House Hill Orienteering Club Dorchester Center Orienteering Club East Somerville Orienteering Club East Boston Orienteering Club Squantum Orienteering Club Sommerville Orienteering Club Cottage Park Orienteering Club Cambridgeport Orienteering Club Savin Hill Orienteering Club Beacon Hill Orienteering Club Dock Square Orienteering Club Strawberry Hill Orienteering Club Malden Centre Orienteering Club Revere Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club City Point Orienteering Club Cambridge Orienteering Club Old Cambridge Orienteering Club Glendale Orienteering Club

Orienteering Event

Allston Brighton Orienteering Event Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Event Mount Ida Orienteering Event Sommerville Orienteering Event North Brighton Orienteering Event Prospect Hill Orienteering Event Ashmont Orienteering Event Bay Village Orienteering Event East Watertown Orienteering Event Beachmont Orienteering Event Cambridge Orienteering Event North Cambridge Orienteering Event East Boston Orienteering Event Charlestown Orienteering Event Everett Orienteering Event Neponset Orienteering Event Spring Hill Orienteering Event Meeting House Hill Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Cedar Grove Orienteering Event Winter Hill Orienteering Event South End Orienteering Event Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Event Jeffries Point Orienteering Event Quincy Market Orienteering Event Beaconsfield Orienteering Event Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Event Glendale Orienteering Event Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Event Huron Village Orienteering Event Faneuil Orienteering Event Revere Orienteering Event Medford Orienteering Event Dorchester South Orienteering Event Mission Hill Orienteering Event Dorchester North Orienteering Event New Squantum Orienteering Event Old Cambridge Orienteering Event Strawberry Hill Orienteering Event West Everett Orienteering Event West Somerville Orienteering Event City Point Orienteering Event Glenwood Orienteering Event Downtown Financial District Orienteering Event South Boston Orienteering Event East Cambridge Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Brookline Village Orienteering Event Uphams Corner Orienteering Event Winthrop Orienteering Event Hendersonville Orienteering Event Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Event Roxbury Orienteering Event Kendall Square Orienteering Event Dorchester Orienteering Event Avon Hill Orienteering Event Boston Orienteering Event East Somerville Orienteering Event Fields Corner Orienteering Event Aberdeen Orienteering Event Cambridgeport Orienteering Event Allston Orienteering Event Grove Hall Orienteering Event Admirals Hill Orienteering Event Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Event Mount Auburn Orienteering Event Point Shirley Orienteering Event Somerville Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event Larchwood Orienteering Event Beacon Hill Orienteering Event Chelsea Orienteering Event Dock Square Orienteering Event Reservoir Orienteering Event Coolidge Hill Orienteering Event Edgeworth Orienteering Event Wellington Orienteering Event Malden Orienteering Event Downtown Boston Orienteering Event Court Park Orienteering Event Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Event Jamaica Plain Orienteering Event Longwood Station Orienteering Event Waterfront Orienteering Event Inner Belt Orienteering Event Squantum Orienteering Event Savin Hill Orienteering Event Back Bay Orienteering Event Ten Hills Orienteering Event Coolidge Corner Orienteering Event Malden Centre Orienteering Event North End Orienteering Event South Bay Orienteering Event Winthrop Beach Orienteering Event Dorchester Center Orienteering Event Orient Heights Orienteering Event Medford Hillside Orienteering Event Cottage Park Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Brighton Orienteering Event