Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo No need to wait for a meet that fits your schedule! This innovative new take on orienteering uses your smartphone as both map and compass and allows you to enjoy any of our courses whenever you choose.

Checkpoint Challenges


About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you enjoy hiking or long walks in the park but also want to keep your mind stimulated?

Checkpoint Challenges will take you off the beaten path for an outdoor adventure like no other. Choose your own route between the marked points while perfecting your map reading skills.

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.

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
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Mount Adams Orienteering Event Storrs Orienteering Event Avondale Orienteering Event Clifton Orienteering Event Kenton Vale Orienteering Event Riverside Orienteering Event Sanfordtown Historical Orienteering Event Woodlawn Orienteering Event Lakeside Park Orienteering Event Johns Hill Orienteering Event Little Bethlehem Orienteering Event Cumminsville Orienteering Event Fulton Orienteering Event Lower Price Hill Orienteering Event Prospect Hill Orienteering Event Sedamsville Orienteering Event Corryville Orienteering Event Bromley Orienteering Event Crescent Park Orienteering Event Laurel Homes Orienteering Event Villa Hills Orienteering Event Lookout Heights Orienteering Event Wilder Orienteering Event Rossford Orienteering Event Bellevue Orienteering Event Sandfordtown Historical Orienteering Event Saint Lawrence Corners Orienteering Event Idlewood Orienteering Event Winston Park Orienteering Event Jacob Price Homes Orienteering Event Winston Hills Historical Orienteering Event Peebles Corner Orienteering Event Losantville Triangle Orienteering Event Price Hill Orienteering Event Over The Rhine Orienteering Event Clifton Heights Orienteering Event Crescent Springs Orienteering Event Sanfordtown Orienteering Event Mount Lookout Orienteering Event Southgate Orienteering Event Knowltons Corner Orienteering Event West Covington Historical Orienteering Event Latonia Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event O'bryonville Orienteering Event Brent Orienteering Event Latonia Terrace Orienteering Event Kenton Hills Orienteering Event Evanston Orienteering Event Cincinnati Orienteering Event Jerusalem Orienteering Event Norwood Orienteering Event South Fairmount Orienteering Event Newport Orienteering Event Wilders Orienteering Event South Fort Mitchell Orienteering Event Tusculum Orienteering Event Clifton Orienteering Event Bucktown Historical Orienteering Event Covington Orienteering Event Covedale Orienteering Event Dayton Orienteering Event East Price Hill Orienteering Event Lincoln Court Orienteering Event Fairmount Orienteering Event Placid Meadows Orienteering Event Rohs Hill Orienteering Event Cloud City Historical Orienteering Event Ivorydale Junction Orienteering Event Brighton Corner Orienteering Event Saint Bernard Orienteering Event Woodburn Orienteering Event Walnut Hills Orienteering Event Cote Brilliant Orienteering Event Idlewild Orienteering Event Lafeuille Terrace Orienteering Event English Woods Orienteering Event California Orienteering Event Saint Peter Orienteering Event West Covington Orienteering Event Pendleton Orienteering Event Delhi Orienteering Event Barrsville Orienteering Event The Estates At Wiedemann Mansion Orienteering Event Lakeview Orienteering Event Park Hills Orienteering Event Columbia Orienteering Event Faxon Hills Orienteering Event Camp Washington Orienteering Event Fort Wright Orienteering Event Mount Harrison Orienteering Event Cyclorama Heights Orienteering Event Ludlow Orienteering Event Mount Auburn Orienteering Event Little Buck Historical Orienteering Event West Price Hill Orienteering Event Fort Thomas Orienteering Event Amsterdam Historical Orienteering Event Frenchmens Corner Historical Orienteering Event Fort Mitchell Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

Lakeview Orienteering Club English Woods Orienteering Club Winston Park Orienteering Club Corryville Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club Losantville Triangle Orienteering Club Kenton Hills Orienteering Club Lookout Heights Orienteering Club Mount Lookout Orienteering Club Fort Wright Orienteering Club Over The Rhine Orienteering Club Faxon Hills Orienteering Club Woodlawn Orienteering Club Saint Lawrence Corners Orienteering Club California Orienteering Club Sandfordtown Historical Orienteering Club Lafeuille Terrace Orienteering Club Crescent Park Orienteering Club Newport Orienteering Club Prospect Hill Orienteering Club Idlewild Orienteering Club Brent Orienteering Club Bucktown Historical Orienteering Club Ivorydale Junction Orienteering Club Little Bethlehem Orienteering Club Mount Auburn Orienteering Club Fulton Orienteering Club South Fairmount Orienteering Club Covington Orienteering Club Sanfordtown Historical Orienteering Club Little Buck Historical Orienteering Club Sedamsville Orienteering Club West Covington Historical Orienteering Club Barrsville Orienteering Club Sanfordtown Orienteering Club Cyclorama Heights Orienteering Club Mount Adams Orienteering Club South Fort Mitchell Orienteering Club Mount Harrison Orienteering Club Cumminsville Orienteering Club East Price Hill Orienteering Club Woodburn Orienteering Club Bellevue Orienteering Club Saint Peter Orienteering Club Wilders Orienteering Club West Price Hill Orienteering Club Cote Brilliant Orienteering Club Delhi Orienteering Club Covedale Orienteering Club Clifton Orienteering Club O'bryonville Orienteering Club Lincoln Court Orienteering Club Idlewood Orienteering Club Price Hill Orienteering Club Peebles Corner Orienteering Club Rossford Orienteering Club The Estates At Wiedemann Mansion Orienteering Club Camp Washington Orienteering Club Laurel Homes Orienteering Club Pendleton Orienteering Club Riverside Orienteering Club Clifton Heights Orienteering Club Norwood Orienteering Club Placid Meadows Orienteering Club West Covington Orienteering Club Clifton Orienteering Club Tusculum Orienteering Club Fort Thomas Orienteering Club Crescent Springs Orienteering Club Johns Hill Orienteering Club Cincinnati Orienteering Club Fort Mitchell Orienteering Club Park Hills Orienteering Club Rohs Hill Orienteering Club Storrs Orienteering Club Bromley Orienteering Club Latonia Orienteering Club Saint Bernard Orienteering Club Ludlow Orienteering Club Frenchmens Corner Historical Orienteering Club Dayton Orienteering Club Wilder Orienteering Club Knowltons Corner Orienteering Club Columbia Orienteering Club Southgate Orienteering Club Jacob Price Homes Orienteering Club Lakeside Park Orienteering Club Evanston Orienteering Club Lower Price Hill Orienteering Club Cloud City Historical Orienteering Club Amsterdam Historical Orienteering Club Avondale Orienteering Club Latonia Terrace Orienteering Club Walnut Hills Orienteering Club Villa Hills Orienteering Club Winston Hills Historical Orienteering Club Jerusalem Orienteering Club Brighton Corner Orienteering Club Kenton Vale Orienteering Club Fairmount Orienteering Club