Orienteering Event near Live Oak, Texas

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!

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.

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.

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

This is a must do for anybody who likes hiking, map reading, or orienteering!

Evan

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

Active
Enriching
Checkpoints
Compass Reading
Running
Race
Outdoors
Anytime
Team building
Challenging
Competition
Flat rate price
Physical
GPS
Individuals or groups
Contest
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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.

Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

https://www.alzinfo.org/articles/prevention/want-to-keep-your-memory-sharp-try-orienteering/

Mapping McAllister Park, 8418 Buckhorn Rd, San Antonio, TX

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