Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Don't worry about scheduling conflicts! This modern twist on orienteering turns your smartphone into both map and compass, so you can enjoy our courses whenever you want.

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!

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.

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

Why did it take so long for this to be invented. Well done and thank you!
Ava
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Always looking for something unusual to do with my girlfriend and this way a hit with both of us!
Noah
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Nob Hill Navigation Sport Laurel Heights Navigation Sport Saint Francis Wood Navigation Sport Alamo Square Navigation Sport Amanico Ergina Village Navigation Sport Western Addition Navigation Sport South Beach Navigation Sport South Of Market Navigation Sport Fort Mason Navigation Sport Mount Davidson Manor Navigation Sport Merced Manor Navigation Sport Richmond District Navigation Sport Lower Pacific Heights Navigation Sport Fort Winfield Scott Navigation Sport Balboa Terrace Navigation Sport West Portal Navigation Sport Fort Mcdowell Navigation Sport Fishermans Wharf Navigation Sport Lone Mountain Navigation Sport Jordan Park Navigation Sport Mission Terrace Navigation Sport Tenderloin Navigation Sport Presidio Terrace Navigation Sport North Of The Panhandle Navigation Sport Dogpatch Navigation Sport Mission Dolores Navigation Sport Sydney Town Historical Navigation Sport Lower Haight Navigation Sport Martin Luther King Square Navigation Sport Westwood Highlands Navigation Sport Forest Knolls Navigation Sport Central Waterfront Navigation Sport Miraloma Park Navigation Sport Civic Center Navigation Sport Sherwood Forest Navigation Sport Inner Parkside Navigation Sport Little Osaka Navigation Sport Castro District Navigation Sport Westwood Park Navigation Sport Downtown Navigation Sport Russian Hill Navigation Sport Clarendon Heights Navigation Sport Presidio Heights Navigation Sport Belvedere Tiburon Navigation Sport Fisherman's Warf Navigation Sport Marina Navigation Sport Sausalito Navigation Sport Belvedere Tiburon Navigation Sport China Basin Navigation Sport Inner Sunset Navigation Sport Japantown Navigation Sport Sunset District Navigation Sport Duboce Triangle Navigation Sport Victoria Mews Navigation Sport Lake District Navigation Sport Financial District Navigation Sport Golden Gate Park Navigation Sport Anza Vista Navigation Sport Laguna Heights Navigation Sport Sunnyside Navigation Sport Friendship Village Navigation Sport Forest Hill Navigation Sport Embarcadero Navigation Sport Noe Valley Navigation Sport Pacific Heights Navigation Sport North Beach Navigation Sport Alcatraz Navigation Sport Central Sunset Navigation Sport Gold Mine Hill Navigation Sport Diamond Heights Village Navigation Sport Eldton Navigation Sport Chinatown Navigation Sport Village Square Navigation Sport Cow Hollow Navigation Sport Hayes Valley Navigation Sport Mission District Navigation Sport Glen Park Navigation Sport Golden Gate Heights Navigation Sport Telegraph Hill Navigation Sport Mission Bay Navigation Sport Bernal Heights Navigation Sport Monterey Heights Navigation Sport Panhandle Navigation Sport Outer Sunset Navigation Sport Hurricane Gulch Navigation Sport Marcus Garvey Square Navigation Sport Cole Valley Navigation Sport Malcolm X Square Navigation Sport Doelger City Navigation Sport San Francisco Navigation Sport Potrero District Navigation Sport Seacliff Navigation Sport Glenridge Navigation Sport Little Italy Navigation Sport Haight Ashbury Navigation Sport Saint Francis Square Navigation Sport Stonestown Navigation Sport Vista Del Monte Navigation Sport Park View Commons Navigation Sport Valencia Gardens Navigation Sport

Orienteering Meet

Central Sunset Orienteering Meet Victoria Mews Orienteering Meet Mission Terrace Orienteering Meet Duboce Triangle Orienteering Meet Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Meet Alamo Square Orienteering Meet Malcolm X Square Orienteering Meet Miraloma Park Orienteering Meet Jordan Park Orienteering Meet Little Italy Orienteering Meet Laguna Heights Orienteering Meet Castro District Orienteering Meet Cow Hollow Orienteering Meet Chinatown Orienteering Meet Doelger City Orienteering Meet Westwood Park Orienteering Meet Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Meet South Beach Orienteering Meet Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Meet North Beach Orienteering Meet Anza Vista Orienteering Meet Seacliff Orienteering Meet Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Meet Little Osaka Orienteering Meet South Of Market Orienteering Meet Dogpatch Orienteering Meet Golden Gate Park Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Cole Valley Orienteering Meet San Francisco Orienteering Meet Valencia Gardens Orienteering Meet Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Meet Russian Hill Orienteering Meet Mission District Orienteering Meet Clarendon Heights Orienteering Meet Eldton Orienteering Meet Central Waterfront Orienteering Meet Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Meet North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Meet Haight Ashbury Orienteering Meet Sherwood Forest Orienteering Meet Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Meet Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Meet Financial District Orienteering Meet Alcatraz Orienteering Meet Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Meet Civic Center Orienteering Meet Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Meet Balboa Terrace Orienteering Meet Sausalito Orienteering Meet Glenridge Orienteering Meet Vista Del Monte Orienteering Meet Panhandle Orienteering Meet Marina Orienteering Meet Embarcadero Orienteering Meet Noe Valley Orienteering Meet Lower Haight Orienteering Meet Japantown Orienteering Meet Mission Dolores Orienteering Meet Village Square Orienteering Meet Western Addition Orienteering Meet Nob Hill Orienteering Meet Telegraph Hill Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Pacific Heights Orienteering Meet Monterey Heights Orienteering Meet Lake District Orienteering Meet Inner Parkside Orienteering Meet Lone Mountain Orienteering Meet Tenderloin Orienteering Meet Sunset District Orienteering Meet Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Meet Hayes Valley Orienteering Meet Outer Sunset Orienteering Meet Presidio Terrace Orienteering Meet Park View Commons Orienteering Meet Fort Mason Orienteering Meet Potrero District Orienteering Meet Stonestown Orienteering Meet Westwood Highlands Orienteering Meet Sunnyside Orienteering Meet Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Meet Merced Manor Orienteering Meet West Portal Orienteering Meet Forest Knolls Orienteering Meet Bernal Heights Orienteering Meet Inner Sunset Orienteering Meet Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Meet Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Friendship Village Orienteering Meet Richmond District Orienteering Meet Laurel Heights Orienteering Meet Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Meet Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Meet Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Meet Saint Francis Square Orienteering Meet China Basin Orienteering Meet Mission Bay Orienteering Meet Presidio Heights Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Club

Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Club Marina Orienteering Club Sunset District Orienteering Club Haight Ashbury Orienteering Club Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Club Victoria Mews Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Anza Vista Orienteering Club Potrero District Orienteering Club Inner Parkside Orienteering Club Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Club Panhandle Orienteering Club Lower Haight Orienteering Club Malcolm X Square Orienteering Club Cow Hollow Orienteering Club China Basin Orienteering Club Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Club Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Club Mission Bay Orienteering Club Glenridge Orienteering Club Westwood Park Orienteering Club Sausalito Orienteering Club Laguna Heights Orienteering Club Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Club Tenderloin Orienteering Club Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Club Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Club Clarendon Heights Orienteering Club Alamo Square Orienteering Club Noe Valley Orienteering Club Forest Knolls Orienteering Club Nob Hill Orienteering Club Central Waterfront Orienteering Club Merced Manor Orienteering Club Inner Sunset Orienteering Club Monterey Heights Orienteering Club Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Club Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Club Alcatraz Orienteering Club Outer Sunset Orienteering Club Mission District Orienteering Club Hayes Valley Orienteering Club North Beach Orienteering Club West Portal Orienteering Club Pacific Heights Orienteering Club Valencia Gardens Orienteering Club Laurel Heights Orienteering Club Embarcadero Orienteering Club Park View Commons Orienteering Club Telegraph Hill Orienteering Club Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Club Balboa Terrace Orienteering Club South Beach Orienteering Club Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Club Financial District Orienteering Club Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Club Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Club Western Addition Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Miraloma Park Orienteering Club South Of Market Orienteering Club Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Club Dogpatch Orienteering Club Lone Mountain Orienteering Club Jordan Park Orienteering Club Cole Valley Orienteering Club Richmond District Orienteering Club Eldton Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Saint Francis Square Orienteering Club Fort Mason Orienteering Club Village Square Orienteering Club Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Club Presidio Heights Orienteering Club Little Osaka Orienteering Club Seacliff Orienteering Club Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Club Doelger City Orienteering Club Stonestown Orienteering Club Sherwood Forest Orienteering Club Chinatown Orienteering Club Golden Gate Park Orienteering Club Castro District Orienteering Club Central Sunset Orienteering Club Westwood Highlands Orienteering Club Russian Hill Orienteering Club Presidio Terrace Orienteering Club Civic Center Orienteering Club Mission Terrace Orienteering Club North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Club Lake District Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Bernal Heights Orienteering Club Friendship Village Orienteering Club Sunnyside Orienteering Club Japantown Orienteering Club Duboce Triangle Orienteering Club Vista Del Monte Orienteering Club San Francisco Orienteering Club Mission Dolores Orienteering Club

Map And Compass Reading

Forest Hill Map And Compass Reading Hayes Valley Map And Compass Reading Lower Pacific Heights Map And Compass Reading Gold Mine Hill Map And Compass Reading Victoria Mews Map And Compass Reading Presidio Heights Map And Compass Reading Lower Haight Map And Compass Reading Mission Bay Map And Compass Reading Dogpatch Map And Compass Reading Village Square Map And Compass Reading Belvedere Tiburon Map And Compass Reading Doelger City Map And Compass Reading Laguna Heights Map And Compass Reading Vista Del Monte Map And Compass Reading Seacliff Map And Compass Reading Golden Gate Heights Map And Compass Reading North Of The Panhandle Map And Compass Reading Glenridge Map And Compass Reading Saint Francis Wood Map And Compass Reading Nob Hill Map And Compass Reading Inner Sunset Map And Compass Reading Lone Mountain Map And Compass Reading Alamo Square Map And Compass Reading Sausalito Map And Compass Reading Outer Sunset Map And Compass Reading Duboce Triangle Map And Compass Reading Little Italy Map And Compass Reading Westwood Highlands Map And Compass Reading Diamond Heights Village Map And Compass Reading Martin Luther King Square Map And Compass Reading Amanico Ergina Village Map And Compass Reading Sydney Town Historical Map And Compass Reading Glen Park Map And Compass Reading Fort Mcdowell Map And Compass Reading Financial District Map And Compass Reading San Francisco Map And Compass Reading Malcolm X Square Map And Compass Reading Little Osaka Map And Compass Reading Potrero District Map And Compass Reading Balboa Terrace Map And Compass Reading Cow Hollow Map And Compass Reading Bernal Heights Map And Compass Reading Friendship Village Map And Compass Reading Jordan Park Map And Compass Reading Haight Ashbury Map And Compass Reading Eldton Map And Compass Reading Golden Gate Park Map And Compass Reading Presidio Terrace Map And Compass Reading Castro District Map And Compass Reading North Beach Map And Compass Reading Sunnyside Map And Compass Reading Mission District Map And Compass Reading Chinatown Map And Compass Reading Mission Dolores Map And Compass Reading Sherwood Forest Map And Compass Reading Inner Parkside Map And Compass Reading Fisherman's Warf Map And Compass Reading Westwood Park Map And Compass Reading Mount Davidson Manor Map And Compass Reading Miraloma Park Map And Compass Reading Belvedere Tiburon Map And Compass Reading Marcus Garvey Square Map And Compass Reading Marina Map And Compass Reading South Of Market Map And Compass Reading West Portal Map And Compass Reading Merced Manor Map And Compass Reading Forest Knolls Map And Compass Reading Japantown Map And Compass Reading Western Addition Map And Compass Reading Saint Francis Square Map And Compass Reading Mission Terrace Map And Compass Reading Fishermans Wharf Map And Compass Reading Fort Winfield Scott Map And Compass Reading Pacific Heights Map And Compass Reading Fort Mason Map And Compass Reading Alcatraz Map And Compass Reading Central Waterfront Map And Compass Reading China Basin Map And Compass Reading South Beach Map And Compass Reading Monterey Heights Map And Compass Reading Hurricane Gulch Map And Compass Reading Sunset District Map And Compass Reading Panhandle Map And Compass Reading Central Sunset Map And Compass Reading Telegraph Hill Map And Compass Reading Tenderloin Map And Compass Reading Lake District Map And Compass Reading Clarendon Heights Map And Compass Reading Anza Vista Map And Compass Reading Downtown Map And Compass Reading Civic Center Map And Compass Reading Noe Valley Map And Compass Reading Stonestown Map And Compass Reading Park View Commons Map And Compass Reading Laurel Heights Map And Compass Reading Richmond District Map And Compass Reading Cole Valley Map And Compass Reading Valencia Gardens Map And Compass Reading Russian Hill Map And Compass Reading Embarcadero Map And Compass Reading

Orienteering Event

West Portal Orienteering Event Inner Parkside Orienteering Event Western Addition Orienteering Event Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Event Cole Valley Orienteering Event Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Event Fort Mason Orienteering Event Bernal Heights Orienteering Event Presidio Terrace Orienteering Event Jordan Park Orienteering Event Valencia Gardens Orienteering Event Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Event Village Square Orienteering Event Mission District Orienteering Event Westwood Park Orienteering Event Victoria Mews Orienteering Event Financial District Orienteering Event Merced Manor Orienteering Event Little Osaka Orienteering Event Central Waterfront Orienteering Event Panhandle Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Glenridge Orienteering Event Monterey Heights Orienteering Event North Beach Orienteering Event Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Event Eldton Orienteering Event Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Event Mission Bay Orienteering Event Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Event Westwood Highlands Orienteering Event South Of Market Orienteering Event Central Sunset Orienteering Event San Francisco Orienteering Event Friendship Village Orienteering Event Tenderloin Orienteering Event Hayes Valley Orienteering Event Potrero District Orienteering Event Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Event Sunset District Orienteering Event Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Event North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Event Alamo Square Orienteering Event Lone Mountain Orienteering Event Dogpatch Orienteering Event Nob Hill Orienteering Event Civic Center Orienteering Event Japantown Orienteering Event Alcatraz Orienteering Event Forest Knolls Orienteering Event Mission Terrace Orienteering Event Embarcadero Orienteering Event Sunnyside Orienteering Event Mission Dolores Orienteering Event Presidio Heights Orienteering Event Golden Gate Park Orienteering Event Saint Francis Square Orienteering Event Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Event Inner Sunset Orienteering Event Noe Valley Orienteering Event Russian Hill Orienteering Event Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Event Stonestown Orienteering Event Miraloma Park Orienteering Event Outer Sunset Orienteering Event Sherwood Forest Orienteering Event Laurel Heights Orienteering Event Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Event Park View Commons Orienteering Event Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Event Castro District Orienteering Event Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Event Seacliff Orienteering Event Anza Vista Orienteering Event Pacific Heights Orienteering Event Haight Ashbury Orienteering Event Telegraph Hill Orienteering Event Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Event Richmond District Orienteering Event Duboce Triangle Orienteering Event Marina Orienteering Event South Beach Orienteering Event Balboa Terrace Orienteering Event Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Event Lake District Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Cow Hollow Orienteering Event Lower Haight Orienteering Event Clarendon Heights Orienteering Event China Basin Orienteering Event Sausalito Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Doelger City Orienteering Event Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Event Malcolm X Square Orienteering Event Chinatown Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Laguna Heights Orienteering Event Vista Del Monte Orienteering Event Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Event