Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Forget about fitting a meet into your calendar! This new way to orienteer uses your smartphone for navigation, allowing you to 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!

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.

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
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

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

Orienteering can be a great way to reduce stress and improve your mental health. Being in nature and navigating through unfamiliar terrain can be calming and grounding. It can also help to improve your problem-solving skills, focus, and spatial awareness.
Dove Med
Mapping Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, MN

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Boom Island Park, 724 Sibley St NE, Minneapolis, MN

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