Orienteering Club near University City, Missouri

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.

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About Checkpoint Challenges

Are you passionate about hiking or walking in the park but also looking to challenge your mind?

Checkpoint Challenges offers an unmatched outdoor adventure experience. Plot your unique course between checkpoints while working on your map reading skills!

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.

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

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

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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