Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Looking for a club nearby? No need with Checkpoint Challenges! Our modern take on orienteering uses your smartphone as a map and compass, letting you explore our courses whenever it suits you.

Checkpoint Challenges


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!

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.

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

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
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

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

Orienteering Meet

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

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Event

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