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 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.

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

This was a really cool way to explore the park and it took me places I never would have gone otherwise!
Sophia
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Yes, I got lost, but I was soon back on track! I loved the whole experience but especially the helpful warning when I got too far off course :-)
Liam
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Mapping McAllister Park, 8418 Buckhorn Rd, San Antonio, TX
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McAllister Park, 8418 Buckhorn Rd, San Antonio, TX

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