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!

Next Generation Orienteering

Like conventional orienteering, each course includes a sequence of map points that must be visited in order. Participants select their own routes between checkpoints, eventually returning to the Start. Instead of a full-size paper map, though, your phone will show only the current course segment, complete with an integrated compass, progress details, and hints to keep you oriented.

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.


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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
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

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

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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Mapping Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

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Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

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Orienteering Club

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

Orienteering Event

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

Navigation Sport

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

Orienteering Meet

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

Map And Compass Reading

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