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

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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!

Orienteering in the modern era...

Similar to traditional orienteering, each course is a series of points marked on a map that must be visited in order. Participants select their own paths between checkpoints, ultimately returning to the Start. However, instead of a large paper map, your phone displays only the current course segment with an integrated compass, progress updates, and hints to keep you from 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.

Checkpoint Challenges Shady Acres

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

Went with my teenage kids and they were really intrigued and want to do this again. Novel way to enjoy the fresh air!

Bella

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

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

This sport teaches self-reliance and terrain discovery to the point where it could save lives. Orienteers acquire the skills and techniques to relocate themselves and to continue on to their destination, no matter what.

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Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

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Orienteering Club

Shady Acres Orienteering Club Magnolia Park Orienteering Club Pleasantville Area Orienteering Club Houston Heights Orienteering Club East Downtown Orienteering Club Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Club Spring Branch East Orienteering Club Colonial Gardens Orienteering Club Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Club Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Club Greater Third Ward Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Club Fairway Park Orienteering Club Greater East End Orienteering Club Eureka Acres Orienteering Club Southampton Place Orienteering Club Pembroke Place Orienteering Club Foster Place Orienteering Club Kings Court Orienteering Club Pecan Park Orienteering Club Inwood Terrace Orienteering Club University Oaks Orienteering Club University Place Orienteering Club Greater Heights Orienteering Club Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Club Sunny Side Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Museum Park Orienteering Club Houston Orienteering Club Medical Center Area Orienteering Club Riverview Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club Southside Place Orienteering Club Holly Park Orienteering Club Glenburnie Orienteering Club South Main Orienteering Club Woodside Plaza Orienteering Club Linkwood Orienteering Club Stone Heights Orienteering Club Heatherwood Orienteering Club Garden Oaks Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Hawthorne Place Orienteering Club Bellaire Orienteering Club Macgregor Orienteering Club Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Club Brookhaven Orienteering Club Pierce Junction Orienteering Club Astrodome Area Orienteering Club Oak Forest Orienteering Club Pine View Manor Orienteering Club Westview Terrace Orienteering Club Greater Uptown Orienteering Club Central Park Northwest Orienteering Club Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Club Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Club Neartown Montrose Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Club Woodside Orienteering Club Macgregor Palms Orienteering Club Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Club Independence Heights Orienteering Club Golfview Manor Orienteering Club Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Club South Lawn Orienteering Club Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Club Briargrove Orienteering Club Graceland Terrace Orienteering Club South Side Place Orienteering Club Midtown Orienteering Club Brookhollow Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Central Northwest Orienteering Club West University Place Orienteering Club Stude Orienteering Club Plymouth Place Orienteering Club Lamar Terrace Orienteering Club Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Club Woodland Heights Orienteering Club Riverside Terrace Orienteering Club Monarch Oaks Orienteering Club Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Club Fourth Ward Orienteering Club Pine Valley Orienteering Club Magnum Manor Orienteering Club Edgewood Orienteering Club Near Northside Orienteering Club Central Park Orienteering Club Idylwood Orienteering Club Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Club Second Ward Orienteering Club Bellaire Junction Orienteering Club Harrisburg Orienteering Club Northside Northline Orienteering Club Brook Smith Orienteering Club Pine Terrace Orienteering Club Greater Eastwood Orienteering Club

Orienteering Meet

Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Meet Midtown Orienteering Meet Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Meet Riverview Orienteering Meet Pine View Manor Orienteering Meet Pleasantville Area Orienteering Meet Graceland Terrace Orienteering Meet Greater Uptown Orienteering Meet East Downtown Orienteering Meet Lamar Terrace Orienteering Meet South Side Place Orienteering Meet Magnolia Park Orienteering Meet Second Ward Orienteering Meet Linkwood Orienteering Meet Greater Heights Orienteering Meet Oak Forest Orienteering Meet Fourth Ward Orienteering Meet Pembroke Place Orienteering Meet Magnum Manor Orienteering Meet Harrisburg Orienteering Meet South Main Orienteering Meet Greater East End Orienteering Meet Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Meet Houston Orienteering Meet Pine Terrace Orienteering Meet Macgregor Palms Orienteering Meet Fairway Park Orienteering Meet Kings Court Orienteering Meet Houston Heights Orienteering Meet Southside Place Orienteering Meet Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Meet Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Meet Bellaire Orienteering Meet University Oaks Orienteering Meet Pecan Park Orienteering Meet Eureka Acres Orienteering Meet Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Riverside Terrace Orienteering Meet Independence Heights Orienteering Meet Idylwood Orienteering Meet Colonial Gardens Orienteering Meet Woodland Heights Orienteering Meet Central Northwest Orienteering Meet Stone Heights Orienteering Meet Astrodome Area Orienteering Meet Woodside Orienteering Meet Spring Branch East Orienteering Meet Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Hawthorne Place Orienteering Meet Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Meet Plymouth Place Orienteering Meet Briargrove Orienteering Meet Woodside Plaza Orienteering Meet Museum Park Orienteering Meet Pierce Junction Orienteering Meet Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Meet Greater Third Ward Orienteering Meet Near Northside Orienteering Meet Stude Orienteering Meet Brookhaven Orienteering Meet South Lawn Orienteering Meet Monarch Oaks Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Northside Northline Orienteering Meet Macgregor Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Foster Place Orienteering Meet Garden Oaks Orienteering Meet Glenburnie Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Meet Southampton Place Orienteering Meet Sunny Side Orienteering Meet Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Meet Neartown Montrose Orienteering Meet Westview Terrace Orienteering Meet West University Place Orienteering Meet Inwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Greater Eastwood Orienteering Meet Central Park Northwest Orienteering Meet Central Park Orienteering Meet Shady Acres Orienteering Meet Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Meet Heatherwood Orienteering Meet Medical Center Area Orienteering Meet Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Brookhollow Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Golfview Manor Orienteering Meet Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Meet Brook Smith Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet University Place Orienteering Meet Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Meet Holly Park Orienteering Meet Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Meet Bellaire Junction Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet

Navigation Sport

Macgregor Navigation Sport Central Park Northwest Navigation Sport Independence Heights Navigation Sport Shady Acres Navigation Sport Northside Northline Navigation Sport East Downtown Navigation Sport Garden Oaks Navigation Sport Timber Grove Manor Navigation Sport South Lawn Navigation Sport Greater Eastwood Navigation Sport Pleasantville Area Navigation Sport Pine Valley Navigation Sport Braeswood Navigation Sport South Side Place Navigation Sport Golfview Manor Navigation Sport Holly Park Navigation Sport Glenburnie Navigation Sport Edgewood Navigation Sport Idylwood Navigation Sport Braeswood Navigation Sport Westview Terrace Navigation Sport Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Navigation Sport Foster Place Navigation Sport Heatherwood Navigation Sport West University Place Navigation Sport Eastex Jensen Area Navigation Sport Pembroke Place Navigation Sport Southside Place Navigation Sport Museum Park Navigation Sport Graceland Terrace Navigation Sport Houston Heights Navigation Sport Lazybrook Timbergrove Navigation Sport Eureka Acres Navigation Sport Riverside Terrace Navigation Sport Stone Heights Navigation Sport Kings Court Navigation Sport Greater Heights Navigation Sport Stude Navigation Sport Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Navigation Sport South Main Navigation Sport University Place Navigation Sport Brook Smith Navigation Sport Mayfair Navigation Sport Brookline Navigation Sport Fairway Park Navigation Sport Greater Third Ward Navigation Sport Harrisburg Navigation Sport Midtown Navigation Sport Central Park Navigation Sport Colonial Gardens Navigation Sport Bellaire Navigation Sport Riverview Navigation Sport Woodside Plaza Navigation Sport Sunny Side Navigation Sport Glen Park Navigation Sport Astrodome Area Navigation Sport Woodside Navigation Sport Pine Terrace Navigation Sport Southampton Place Navigation Sport Brookhollow Navigation Sport Trinity Houston Gardens Navigation Sport Houston Navigation Sport Denver Harbor Port Houston Navigation Sport Greenway Upper Kirby Area Navigation Sport Neartown Montrose Navigation Sport Greater Ost South Union Navigation Sport Magnolia Park Navigation Sport Brookhaven Navigation Sport Spring Branch East Navigation Sport Near Northside Navigation Sport Greater Fifth Ward Navigation Sport Magnum Manor Navigation Sport Second Ward Navigation Sport Linkwood Navigation Sport Lamar Terrace Navigation Sport Woodland Heights Navigation Sport Pierce Junction Navigation Sport Hawthorne Place Navigation Sport Mason Park Terrace Navigation Sport Fourth Ward Navigation Sport Forest Hill Navigation Sport University Oaks Navigation Sport Pine View Manor Navigation Sport Oak Forest Navigation Sport Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Navigation Sport Plymouth Place Navigation Sport Downtown Navigation Sport Greater Uptown Navigation Sport Lawndale Wayside Navigation Sport Medical Center Area Navigation Sport Monarch Oaks Navigation Sport Kashmere Gardens Navigation Sport Greater East End Navigation Sport Inwood Terrace Navigation Sport Smallwood Terrace Navigation Sport Macgregor Palms Navigation Sport Bellaire Junction Navigation Sport Pecan Park Navigation Sport Briargrove Navigation Sport Central Northwest Navigation Sport

Map And Compass Reading

Pembroke Place Map And Compass Reading Lazybrook Timbergrove Map And Compass Reading Pine Valley Map And Compass Reading Woodside Map And Compass Reading Houston Heights Map And Compass Reading Edgewood Map And Compass Reading Woodland Heights Map And Compass Reading Riverside Terrace Map And Compass Reading Greater Uptown Map And Compass Reading Museum Park Map And Compass Reading Heatherwood Map And Compass Reading Brook Smith Map And Compass Reading Holly Park Map And Compass Reading Kings Court Map And Compass Reading Central Park Map And Compass Reading Near Northside Map And Compass Reading Westview Terrace Map And Compass Reading Braeswood Map And Compass Reading Greenway Upper Kirby Area Map And Compass Reading Mason Park Terrace Map And Compass Reading Greater Eastwood Map And Compass Reading Eureka Acres Map And Compass Reading Eastex Jensen Area Map And Compass Reading South Lawn Map And Compass Reading Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Map And Compass Reading Greater Third Ward Map And Compass Reading Pecan Park Map And Compass Reading Central Northwest Map And Compass Reading Greater Ost South Union Map And Compass Reading Southside Place Map And Compass Reading Mayfair Map And Compass Reading Southampton Place Map And Compass Reading Pierce Junction Map And Compass Reading East Downtown Map And Compass Reading Brookline Map And Compass Reading Monarch Oaks Map And Compass Reading Denver Harbor Port Houston Map And Compass Reading Lamar Terrace Map And Compass Reading Harrisburg Map And Compass Reading Pine Terrace Map And Compass Reading Independence Heights Map And Compass Reading Riverview Map And Compass Reading Stude Map And Compass Reading Brookhaven Map And Compass Reading Oak Forest Map And Compass Reading Downtown Map And Compass Reading Linkwood Map And Compass Reading University Place Map And Compass Reading University Oaks Map And Compass Reading West University Place Map And Compass Reading Houston Map And Compass Reading Garden Oaks Map And Compass Reading Fairway Park Map And Compass Reading Macgregor Map And Compass Reading Pleasantville Area Map And Compass Reading Glen Park Map And Compass Reading Magnum Manor Map And Compass Reading Golfview Manor Map And Compass Reading Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Map And Compass Reading Inwood Terrace Map And Compass Reading Braeswood Map And Compass Reading Greater Fifth Ward Map And Compass Reading Magnolia Park Map And Compass Reading Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Map And Compass Reading Smallwood Terrace Map And Compass Reading Graceland Terrace Map And Compass Reading South Main Map And Compass Reading Central Park Northwest Map And Compass Reading Greater Heights Map And Compass Reading Colonial Gardens Map And Compass Reading Stone Heights Map And Compass Reading Shady Acres Map And Compass Reading Northside Northline Map And Compass Reading Neartown Montrose Map And Compass Reading Foster Place Map And Compass Reading Lawndale Wayside Map And Compass Reading Trinity Houston Gardens Map And Compass Reading Kashmere Gardens Map And Compass Reading South Side Place Map And Compass Reading Timber Grove Manor Map And Compass Reading Briargrove Map And Compass Reading Astrodome Area Map And Compass Reading Hawthorne Place Map And Compass Reading Bellaire Junction Map And Compass Reading Fourth Ward Map And Compass Reading Forest Hill Map And Compass Reading Sunny Side Map And Compass Reading Spring Branch East Map And Compass Reading Pine View Manor Map And Compass Reading Greater East End Map And Compass Reading Brookhollow Map And Compass Reading Idylwood Map And Compass Reading Macgregor Palms Map And Compass Reading Glenburnie Map And Compass Reading Bellaire Map And Compass Reading Second Ward Map And Compass Reading Medical Center Area Map And Compass Reading Plymouth Place Map And Compass Reading Woodside Plaza Map And Compass Reading Midtown Map And Compass Reading

Orienteering Event

Holly Park Orienteering Event Woodland Heights Orienteering Event Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Event Plymouth Place Orienteering Event Pecan Park Orienteering Event Fourth Ward Orienteering Event Kings Court Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Astrodome Area Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Magnum Manor Orienteering Event Bellaire Junction Orienteering Event Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Event Pierce Junction Orienteering Event Greater East End Orienteering Event Pine Valley Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Event Central Northwest Orienteering Event Riverview Orienteering Event Linkwood Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Oak Forest Orienteering Event Museum Park Orienteering Event Harrisburg Orienteering Event Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Event Brookhaven Orienteering Event Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Event Independence Heights Orienteering Event Bellaire Orienteering Event Pine View Manor Orienteering Event Lamar Terrace Orienteering Event Macgregor Palms Orienteering Event Greater Third Ward Orienteering Event South Main Orienteering Event Second Ward Orienteering Event Shady Acres Orienteering Event Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Event Greater Uptown Orienteering Event Monarch Oaks Orienteering Event East Downtown Orienteering Event Greater Heights Orienteering Event University Oaks Orienteering Event Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Event Near Northside Orienteering Event Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Event Golfview Manor Orienteering Event Greater Eastwood Orienteering Event Southampton Place Orienteering Event Houston Orienteering Event Stone Heights Orienteering Event Riverside Terrace Orienteering Event Spring Branch East Orienteering Event Stude Orienteering Event Idylwood Orienteering Event Foster Place Orienteering Event Pembroke Place Orienteering Event Pleasantville Area Orienteering Event Northside Northline Orienteering Event Brookhollow Orienteering Event Briargrove Orienteering Event Midtown Orienteering Event Woodside Plaza Orienteering Event Central Park Orienteering Event Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Event West University Place Orienteering Event Southside Place Orienteering Event Eureka Acres Orienteering Event Hawthorne Place Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Heatherwood Orienteering Event Neartown Montrose Orienteering Event Houston Heights Orienteering Event Sunny Side Orienteering Event Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Event Colonial Gardens Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Woodside Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Pine Terrace Orienteering Event Central Park Northwest Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event South Side Place Orienteering Event Inwood Terrace Orienteering Event Graceland Terrace Orienteering Event Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Event Garden Oaks Orienteering Event Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Event Fairway Park Orienteering Event Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Event Glenburnie Orienteering Event Brook Smith Orienteering Event Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Event Medical Center Area Orienteering Event Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Event South Lawn Orienteering Event University Place Orienteering Event Magnolia Park Orienteering Event Westview Terrace Orienteering Event Macgregor Orienteering Event