Orienteering Event near North Portland, Oregon

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

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About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you enjoy walking in the park or going on hikes but want to keep your mind active at the same time?

Get ready for an outdoor adventure like no other with Checkpoint Challenges. Create your own route between the marked points while refining your map reading abilities!

Contemporary Orienteering...

Just like in classic orienteering, each course comprises a sequence of points on a map that must be visited sequentially. Participants determine their own routes between these checkpoints and eventually return to the Start. However, rather than using a full-size paper map, your smartphone will show only the current map segment with a built-in compass, progress tracking, and hints to help you stay on track.

Select your own time and pace...

No need to wait for club meetings as our courses are available whenever you're ready. Engage in competitive action with rankings for each leg or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or adventurous group.

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

Always looking for something unusual to do with my girlfriend and this way a hit with both of us!

Noah

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Team building
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Checkpoints
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GPS
Contest
Individuals or groups
Flat rate price
Race
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No reservations
Running
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Outdoors
Active
Compass Reading

Scientists find unusual outdoor activity can help stave off dementia. Researchers studied orienteering, an outdoor sport that exercises mind and body and can also train the brain, helping fight cognitive decline. Now scientists say that the sport - which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory - could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to fight cognitive decline related to dementia.

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/dementia-orienteering-outdoor-activity-b2266250.html

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Mount Tabor Park, Mount Tabor Visitors Center, SE Salmon Way and SE Park Dr, Portland, OR

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Orienteering Event near North Portland, Oregon

Checkpoint Challenges

About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you enjoy walking in the park or going on hikes but want to keep your mind active at the same time?

Contemporary Orienteering...

Select your own time and pace...

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

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