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

Are you passionate about hiking or walking in the park but also looking to challenge your mind?

Checkpoint Challenges offers an unmatched outdoor adventure experience. Plot your unique course between checkpoints while working on your map reading skills!

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.

Your schedule, your tempo...

There's no need to wait for a club meet, as our courses are always available. Whether you enjoy the competitive rankings for each leg or prefer a leisurely recreational activity, this enriching outdoor sport is ideal for active individuals and adventurous groups.

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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
Did this solo and really enjoyed it. Going to take some friends out next time!
Dave
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

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

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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Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

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Orienteering Club

Alphabet City Orienteering Club Midtown West Orienteering Club Bowery Orienteering Club West Village Orienteering Club Flatiron District Orienteering Club Weehawken Orienteering Club Hunters Point Orienteering Club University Village Orienteering Club Le Petit Senegal Orienteering Club Union Square Orienteering Club Loisaida Orienteering Club Morningside Heights Orienteering Club Gramercy Park Orienteering Club Patterson Houses Orienteering Club Hudson Heights Orienteering Club Lower Manhattan Orienteering Club Kips Bay Orienteering Club Carmansville Historical Orienteering Club Tudor City Orienteering Club Astoria Orienteering Club Sunnyside Orienteering Club Midtown Manhattan Orienteering Club San Juan Hill Orienteering Club West New York Orienteering Club Rhinelander Gardens Historical Orienteering Club Phipps Houses Orienteering Club Hudson Square Orienteering Club Mill Brook Houses Orienteering Club Astoria Heights Orienteering Club Gashouse District Orienteering Club Konaande Kongh Historical Orienteering Club Blissville Orienteering Club Stanley Isaacs Houses Orienteering Club Nomad Orienteering Club Seneca Village Historical Orienteering Club Meatpacking District Orienteering Club Hamilton Heights Orienteering Club Greenpoint Orienteering Club Rose Hill Orienteering Club Charlotteville Historical Orienteering Club Long Island City Orienteering Club North Bergen Orienteering Club Noho Orienteering Club Harsenville Historical Orienteering Club Roosevelt Island Orienteering Club Esplanade Gardens Orienteering Club Steinway Orienteering Club Washington Square Village Orienteering Club Harlem Orienteering Club Delano Village Orienteering Club Babbitt Orienteering Club Greenwich Village Orienteering Club Mott Haven Orienteering Club Franklin Houses Orienteering Club Gracie Square Orienteering Club Upper West Side Orienteering Club Sutton Place Orienteering Club Nolita Orienteering Club Grantwood Orienteering Club Cliffside Park Orienteering Club Union City Orienteering Club Times Square Orienteering Club Sunnyside Gardens Orienteering Club Manhattan Orienteering Club Upper Manhattan Orienteering Club Park West Village Orienteering Club Carnegie Hill Orienteering Club Lower East Side Orienteering Club Murray Hill Orienteering Club Peter Cooper Village Orienteering Club Mount Morris Park Historic District Orienteering Club Harlem River Houses Orienteering Club Diamond District Orienteering Club Soho Orienteering Club Port Morris Orienteering Club Edgewater Orienteering Club Ravenswood Houses Orienteering Club Midtown East Orienteering Club Lionel Hampton Houses Orienteering Club Riverbend Houses Orienteering Club Hoboken Orienteering Club Woodside Houses Orienteering Club Koreatown Orienteering Club East Village Orienteering Club James Weldon Johnson Houses Orienteering Club Queensbridge Houses Orienteering Club Taino Towers Orienteering Club Upper East Side Orienteering Club Fairview Orienteering Club Guttenberg Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Plaza Borinquen Orienteering Club Sugar Hill Orienteering Club New Durham Orienteering Club Yorkville Orienteering Club Manhattanville Orienteering Club Chelsea Orienteering Club Hamilton Houses Orienteering Club Stuyvesant Town Orienteering Club East Harlem Orienteering Club

Orienteering Event

Woodside Houses Orienteering Event Gracie Square Orienteering Event Washington Square Village Orienteering Event Lionel Hampton Houses Orienteering Event James Weldon Johnson Houses Orienteering Event Koreatown Orienteering Event Alphabet City Orienteering Event Plaza Borinquen Orienteering Event Noho Orienteering Event Weehawken Orienteering Event Fairview Orienteering Event Harsenville Historical Orienteering Event Long Island City Orienteering Event Greenpoint Orienteering Event Times Square Orienteering Event Union Square Orienteering Event Hamilton Houses Orienteering Event Hunters Point Orienteering Event Grantwood Orienteering Event Rose Hill Orienteering Event Konaande Kongh Historical Orienteering Event Delano Village Orienteering Event Port Morris Orienteering Event San Juan Hill Orienteering Event Astoria Orienteering Event Carnegie Hill Orienteering Event Yorkville Orienteering Event Esplanade Gardens Orienteering Event Gramercy Park Orienteering Event Diamond District Orienteering Event Edgewater Orienteering Event Hudson Square Orienteering Event Rhinelander Gardens Historical Orienteering Event West New York Orienteering Event Ravenswood Houses Orienteering Event Morningside Heights Orienteering Event Peter Cooper Village Orienteering Event Carmansville Historical Orienteering Event Cliffside Park Orienteering Event Harlem Orienteering Event Hudson Heights Orienteering Event Upper East Side Orienteering Event Riverbend Houses Orienteering Event Astoria Heights Orienteering Event Soho Orienteering Event Taino Towers Orienteering Event Midtown East Orienteering Event Hoboken Orienteering Event Midtown West Orienteering Event Patterson Houses Orienteering Event Union City Orienteering Event Guttenberg Orienteering Event Roosevelt Island Orienteering Event Tudor City Orienteering Event Park West Village Orienteering Event North Bergen Orienteering Event Blissville Orienteering Event Midtown Manhattan Orienteering Event Kips Bay Orienteering Event Hamilton Heights Orienteering Event Bowery Orienteering Event West Village Orienteering Event Stanley Isaacs Houses Orienteering Event Mill Brook Houses Orienteering Event Loisaida Orienteering Event Upper West Side Orienteering Event Phipps Houses Orienteering Event Seneca Village Historical Orienteering Event University Village Orienteering Event Harlem River Houses Orienteering Event Murray Hill Orienteering Event Greenwich Village Orienteering Event Manhattanville Orienteering Event Lower Manhattan Orienteering Event Chelsea Orienteering Event Steinway Orienteering Event New Durham Orienteering Event Queensbridge Houses Orienteering Event Stuyvesant Town Orienteering Event Babbitt Orienteering Event Meatpacking District Orienteering Event Nolita Orienteering Event Mott Haven Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Lower East Side Orienteering Event Nomad Orienteering Event East Harlem Orienteering Event Sugar Hill Orienteering Event Gashouse District Orienteering Event Sunnyside Orienteering Event Le Petit Senegal Orienteering Event Sutton Place Orienteering Event East Village Orienteering Event Upper Manhattan Orienteering Event Flatiron District Orienteering Event Sunnyside Gardens Orienteering Event Mount Morris Park Historic District Orienteering Event Manhattan Orienteering Event Franklin Houses Orienteering Event Charlotteville Historical Orienteering Event