Need a local club? Not with Checkpoint Challenges! This cutting-edge approach to orienteering uses your smartphone for navigation, allowing you to enjoy our courses at your convenience.

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.

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 Biddle Street

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

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

https://www.alzinfo.org/articles/prevention/want-to-keep-your-memory-sharp-try-orienteering/

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Patterson Park, 126 S Patterson Park Ave, Baltimore, MD

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Orienteering Club

Highlandtown Orienteering Club Heritage Crossing Orienteering Club Patterson Park Neighborhood Orienteering Club Four By Four Orienteering Club Downtown West Orienteering Club Spring Garden Industrial Area Orienteering Club Patterson Park Orienteering Club Federal Hill Orienteering Club Orangeville Orienteering Club Lower Herring Run Park Orienteering Club Riverside Orienteering Club Barclay Orienteering Club Belair Edison Orienteering Club Broadway East Orienteering Club Upper Fells Point Orienteering Club Orangeville Industrial Area Orienteering Club Middle East Orienteering Club O'donnell Heights Orienteering Club Johnston Square Orienteering Club Charles Village Orienteering Club Mount Vernon Orienteering Club Stadium Area Orienteering Club Butcher's Hill Orienteering Club Baltimore Orienteering Club Washington Hill Orienteering Club South Baltimore Orienteering Club Canton Industrial Area Orienteering Club Penn Fallsway Orienteering Club Locust Point Industrial Area Orienteering Club Gay Street Orienteering Club Hudson Heights Orienteering Club South Clifton Park Orienteering Club Mayfield Orienteering Club Hollins Market Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Perkins Homes Orienteering Club Seton Hill Orienteering Club Old Town Orienteering Club Sharp Leadenhall Orienteering Club Holabird Homes Historical Orienteering Club Patterson Place Orienteering Club Broening Manor Orienteering Club Berea Orienteering Club East Baltimore Midway Orienteering Club Parkside Orienteering Club Canton Orienteering Club Charles North Orienteering Club Dunbar Broadway Orienteering Club Washington Village Pigtown Orienteering Club Greektown Orienteering Club Bayview Orienteering Club Colgate Creek Orienteering Club Mid Town Belvedere Orienteering Club Shoresville Historical Orienteering Club Kresson Orienteering Club Pulaski Industrial Area Orienteering Club University Of Maryland Orienteering Club Clifton Park Orienteering Club Otterbein Orienteering Club Hopkins Bayview Orienteering Club Mount Clare Orienteering Club Latrobe Homes Orienteering Club Jonestown Orienteering Club Coldstream Homestead Montebello Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Poppleton Orienteering Club Locust Point Orienteering Club Homestead Orienteering Club Greenmount Cemetery Orienteering Club Biddle Street Orienteering Club Care Orienteering Club Medford Orienteering Club Milton Montford Orienteering Club Fells Point Orienteering Club Old Goucher Orienteering Club Harwood Orienteering Club Port Covington Orienteering Club Upton Orienteering Club Ridgely's Delight Orienteering Club Brewers Hill Orienteering Club Pleasant View Gardens Orienteering Club Darley Park Orienteering Club Greenmount West Orienteering Club Armistead Homes Orienteering Club Colgate Orienteering Club Ellwood Park Monument Orienteering Club Better Waverly Orienteering Club Orchard Ridge Orienteering Club Mcelderry Park Orienteering Club Oliver Orienteering Club Graceland Park Orienteering Club Inner Harbor Orienteering Club Frederick Douglass Homes Orienteering Club Barre Circle Orienteering Club Armistead Gardens Orienteering Club Madison Eastend Orienteering Club Bolton Hill Orienteering Club Baltimore Highlands Orienteering Club Broadway Orleans Homes Orienteering Club Madison Park Orienteering Club

Navigation Sport

Oliver Navigation Sport Madison Park Navigation Sport Fells Point Navigation Sport Canton Industrial Area Navigation Sport Hudson Heights Navigation Sport Homestead Navigation Sport Canton Navigation Sport Baltimore Highlands Navigation Sport Patterson Park Neighborhood Navigation Sport South Clifton Park Navigation Sport Poppleton Navigation Sport O'donnell Heights Navigation Sport Sharp Leadenhall Navigation Sport Mayfield Navigation Sport Coldstream Homestead Montebello Navigation Sport Dunbar Broadway Navigation Sport Baltimore Navigation Sport Seton Hill Navigation Sport Inner Harbor Navigation Sport Ellwood Park Monument Navigation Sport Middle East Navigation Sport Otterbein Navigation Sport Greektown Navigation Sport Pleasant View Gardens Navigation Sport South Baltimore Navigation Sport Mount Clare Navigation Sport Locust Point Industrial Area Navigation Sport Brewers Hill Navigation Sport Spring Garden Industrial Area Navigation Sport Broadway East Navigation Sport Madison Eastend Navigation Sport Broadway Orleans Homes Navigation Sport University Of Maryland Navigation Sport Hollins Market Navigation Sport Hopkins Bayview Navigation Sport Holabird Homes Historical Navigation Sport Gay Street Navigation Sport Mcelderry Park Navigation Sport East Baltimore Midway Navigation Sport Patterson Place Navigation Sport Greenmount West Navigation Sport Orangeville Navigation Sport Better Waverly Navigation Sport Johnston Square Navigation Sport Berea Navigation Sport Shoresville Historical Navigation Sport Perkins Homes Navigation Sport Orangeville Industrial Area Navigation Sport Washington Village Pigtown Navigation Sport Pulaski Industrial Area Navigation Sport Locust Point Navigation Sport Bolton Hill Navigation Sport Highlandtown Navigation Sport Butcher's Hill Navigation Sport Mount Vernon Navigation Sport Lower Herring Run Park Navigation Sport Orchard Ridge Navigation Sport Upton Navigation Sport Penn Fallsway Navigation Sport Clifton Park Navigation Sport Mid Town Belvedere Navigation Sport Washington Hill Navigation Sport Armistead Gardens Navigation Sport Medford Navigation Sport Belair Edison Navigation Sport Barclay Navigation Sport Greenmount Cemetery Navigation Sport Stadium Area Navigation Sport Downtown West Navigation Sport Milton Montford Navigation Sport Little Italy Navigation Sport Four By Four Navigation Sport Ridgely's Delight Navigation Sport Federal Hill Navigation Sport Colgate Navigation Sport Charles North Navigation Sport Graceland Park Navigation Sport Parkside Navigation Sport Frederick Douglass Homes Navigation Sport Jonestown Navigation Sport Upper Fells Point Navigation Sport Kresson Navigation Sport Biddle Street Navigation Sport Care Navigation Sport Bayview Navigation Sport Colgate Creek Navigation Sport Latrobe Homes Navigation Sport Harwood Navigation Sport Darley Park Navigation Sport Patterson Park Navigation Sport Old Town Navigation Sport Old Goucher Navigation Sport Charles Village Navigation Sport Downtown Navigation Sport Barre Circle Navigation Sport Armistead Homes Navigation Sport Riverside Navigation Sport Port Covington Navigation Sport Broening Manor Navigation Sport Heritage Crossing Navigation Sport

Orienteering Meet

Upper Fells Point Orienteering Meet Mount Vernon Orienteering Meet Greenmount Cemetery Orienteering Meet Graceland Park Orienteering Meet Otterbein Orienteering Meet Madison Park Orienteering Meet Broadway East Orienteering Meet Penn Fallsway Orienteering Meet Canton Industrial Area Orienteering Meet Orangeville Industrial Area Orienteering Meet Jonestown Orienteering Meet Belair Edison Orienteering Meet Better Waverly Orienteering Meet Barre Circle Orienteering Meet Charles North Orienteering Meet Bayview Orienteering Meet Orchard Ridge Orienteering Meet Kresson Orienteering Meet Stadium Area Orienteering Meet Armistead Homes Orienteering Meet Biddle Street Orienteering Meet Madison Eastend Orienteering Meet Federal Hill Orienteering Meet Pleasant View Gardens Orienteering Meet Canton Orienteering Meet Washington Hill Orienteering Meet Seton Hill Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Shoresville Historical Orienteering Meet Greektown Orienteering Meet Little Italy Orienteering Meet Washington Village Pigtown Orienteering Meet Dunbar Broadway Orienteering Meet Brewers Hill Orienteering Meet Oliver Orienteering Meet Fells Point Orienteering Meet Ridgely's Delight Orienteering Meet University Of Maryland Orienteering Meet Care Orienteering Meet Clifton Park Orienteering Meet South Clifton Park Orienteering Meet Hollins Market Orienteering Meet Barclay Orienteering Meet Orangeville Orienteering Meet Sharp Leadenhall Orienteering Meet Colgate Orienteering Meet Broening Manor Orienteering Meet Charles Village Orienteering Meet South Baltimore Orienteering Meet Armistead Gardens Orienteering Meet Colgate Creek Orienteering Meet Darley Park Orienteering Meet Bolton Hill Orienteering Meet Broadway Orleans Homes Orienteering Meet Inner Harbor Orienteering Meet Four By Four Orienteering Meet Mayfield Orienteering Meet Riverside Orienteering Meet Downtown West Orienteering Meet Harwood Orienteering Meet Baltimore Orienteering Meet Ellwood Park Monument Orienteering Meet Perkins Homes Orienteering Meet Locust Point Industrial Area Orienteering Meet Mid Town Belvedere Orienteering Meet O'donnell Heights Orienteering Meet Poppleton Orienteering Meet East Baltimore Midway Orienteering Meet Johnston Square Orienteering Meet Baltimore Highlands Orienteering Meet Port Covington Orienteering Meet Middle East Orienteering Meet Patterson Park Orienteering Meet Milton Montford Orienteering Meet Coldstream Homestead Montebello Orienteering Meet Patterson Place Orienteering Meet Parkside Orienteering Meet Medford Orienteering Meet Homestead Orienteering Meet Greenmount West Orienteering Meet Old Goucher Orienteering Meet Patterson Park Neighborhood Orienteering Meet Latrobe Homes Orienteering Meet Pulaski Industrial Area Orienteering Meet Spring Garden Industrial Area Orienteering Meet Holabird Homes Historical Orienteering Meet Lower Herring Run Park Orienteering Meet Berea Orienteering Meet Upton Orienteering Meet Mcelderry Park Orienteering Meet Old Town Orienteering Meet Frederick Douglass Homes Orienteering Meet Gay Street Orienteering Meet Butcher's Hill Orienteering Meet Mount Clare Orienteering Meet Heritage Crossing Orienteering Meet Highlandtown Orienteering Meet Hudson Heights Orienteering Meet Locust Point Orienteering Meet Hopkins Bayview Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Event

Biddle Street Orienteering Event Penn Fallsway Orienteering Event Charles North Orienteering Event Middle East Orienteering Event Harwood Orienteering Event Pulaski Industrial Area Orienteering Event Berea Orienteering Event Downtown West Orienteering Event Patterson Park Orienteering Event Stadium Area Orienteering Event Old Goucher Orienteering Event Frederick Douglass Homes Orienteering Event Canton Orienteering Event Darley Park Orienteering Event Better Waverly Orienteering Event Orchard Ridge Orienteering Event Poppleton Orienteering Event Upton Orienteering Event Riverside Orienteering Event Armistead Homes Orienteering Event University Of Maryland Orienteering Event Patterson Place Orienteering Event Butcher's Hill Orienteering Event Madison Eastend Orienteering Event Orangeville Orienteering Event Broening Manor Orienteering Event Mount Vernon Orienteering Event Baltimore Orienteering Event Ridgely's Delight Orienteering Event Charles Village Orienteering Event Baltimore Highlands Orienteering Event Care Orienteering Event Medford Orienteering Event South Clifton Park Orienteering Event Jonestown Orienteering Event Orangeville Industrial Area Orienteering Event Port Covington Orienteering Event Milton Montford Orienteering Event Highlandtown Orienteering Event Washington Village Pigtown Orienteering Event Coldstream Homestead Montebello Orienteering Event Armistead Gardens Orienteering Event Ellwood Park Monument Orienteering Event Hollins Market Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Seton Hill Orienteering Event Greektown Orienteering Event Johnston Square Orienteering Event Kresson Orienteering Event Mount Clare Orienteering Event Spring Garden Industrial Area Orienteering Event Latrobe Homes Orienteering Event Holabird Homes Historical Orienteering Event Federal Hill Orienteering Event Otterbein Orienteering Event Barclay Orienteering Event Homestead Orienteering Event South Baltimore Orienteering Event Pleasant View Gardens Orienteering Event Barre Circle Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Lower Herring Run Park Orienteering Event Patterson Park Neighborhood Orienteering Event Oliver Orienteering Event Upper Fells Point Orienteering Event Greenmount West Orienteering Event Brewers Hill Orienteering Event Mayfield Orienteering Event Dunbar Broadway Orienteering Event Clifton Park Orienteering Event Bayview Orienteering Event Broadway East Orienteering Event Broadway Orleans Homes Orienteering Event Old Town Orienteering Event East Baltimore Midway Orienteering Event Canton Industrial Area Orienteering Event O'donnell Heights Orienteering Event Hopkins Bayview Orienteering Event Parkside Orienteering Event Mcelderry Park Orienteering Event Gay Street Orienteering Event Shoresville Historical Orienteering Event Mid Town Belvedere Orienteering Event Four By Four Orienteering Event Heritage Crossing Orienteering Event Belair Edison Orienteering Event Bolton Hill Orienteering Event Graceland Park Orienteering Event Washington Hill Orienteering Event Colgate Orienteering Event Fells Point Orienteering Event Sharp Leadenhall Orienteering Event Locust Point Orienteering Event Madison Park Orienteering Event Locust Point Industrial Area Orienteering Event Hudson Heights Orienteering Event Inner Harbor Orienteering Event Colgate Creek Orienteering Event Greenmount Cemetery Orienteering Event Perkins Homes Orienteering Event