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.

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 is a must do for anybody who likes hiking, map reading, or orienteering!

Evan

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

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

Remarkably, even a single orienteering session improved spatial memory in our study participants. This suggests that participating in orienteering, even infrequently, could enhance spatial abilities, with the potential to delay their decline with age.

McMaster University Canada

https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/dementia-fighter-how-orienteering-helps-the-brain/

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Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

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Orienteering Event

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

Orienteering Meet

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

Orienteering Club

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

Navigation Sport

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

Map And Compass Reading

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