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 Digital Age...

Much like traditional orienteering, each course consists of a series of points on a map that must be visited in sequence. Participants choose their routes between checkpoints and return to the Start. However, instead of using a large paper map, your smartphone will display only the current map segment with a compass overlay, progress updates, and hints to avoid getting lost.

Have fun on your schedule and at your speed...

Skip the club meet! our courses are ready whenever you are. Enjoy them competitively, with rankings for each segment, or as a recreational pastime. This enriching outdoor experience is ideal for active people and adventure groups alike.

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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

This is a must do for anybody who likes hiking, map reading, or orienteering!
Evan
Went with my teenage kids and they were really intrigued and want to do this again. Novel way to enjoy the fresh air!
Bella
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

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

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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Orienteering Club

Pembroke Place Orienteering Club Greater East End Orienteering Club Monarch Oaks Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Club Greater Third Ward Orienteering Club Edgewood Orienteering Club Foster Place Orienteering Club Magnolia Park Orienteering Club Idylwood Orienteering Club Spring Branch East Orienteering Club Colonial Gardens Orienteering Club Fairway Park Orienteering Club Riverview Orienteering Club Brook Smith Orienteering Club Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Club University Oaks Orienteering Club Pierce Junction Orienteering Club Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Club Holly Park Orienteering Club Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Club Astrodome Area Orienteering Club Golfview Manor Orienteering Club Houston Heights Orienteering Club Hawthorne Place Orienteering Club Second Ward Orienteering Club Stone Heights Orienteering Club East Downtown Orienteering Club Lamar Terrace Orienteering Club Greater Heights Orienteering Club Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Club Oak Forest Orienteering Club Museum Park Orienteering Club Woodside Plaza Orienteering Club Northside Northline Orienteering Club Stude Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Bellaire Junction Orienteering Club Central Park Northwest Orienteering Club Heatherwood Orienteering Club Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Club Near Northside Orienteering Club Woodland Heights Orienteering Club Medical Center Area Orienteering Club South Side Place Orienteering Club Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Club Independence Heights Orienteering Club Briargrove Orienteering Club West University Place Orienteering Club Brookhaven Orienteering Club Greater Uptown Orienteering Club Shady Acres Orienteering Club Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Club Fourth Ward Orienteering Club Bellaire Orienteering Club South Lawn Orienteering Club Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Club Magnum Manor Orienteering Club Brookhollow Orienteering Club Macgregor Orienteering Club Pine Valley Orienteering Club Kings Court Orienteering Club Greater Eastwood Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Club Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Club Riverside Terrace Orienteering Club Graceland Terrace Orienteering Club Woodside Orienteering Club Macgregor Palms Orienteering Club University Place Orienteering Club Southampton Place Orienteering Club Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Club Eureka Acres Orienteering Club Southside Place Orienteering Club Pecan Park Orienteering Club Inwood Terrace Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Pine View Manor Orienteering Club Sunny Side Orienteering Club Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Club Glenburnie Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club South Main Orienteering Club Plymouth Place Orienteering Club Neartown Montrose Orienteering Club Pine Terrace Orienteering Club Midtown Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Linkwood Orienteering Club Pleasantville Area Orienteering Club Central Park Orienteering Club Central Northwest Orienteering Club Harrisburg Orienteering Club Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Club Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Club Garden Oaks Orienteering Club Westview Terrace Orienteering Club Houston Orienteering Club

Orienteering Event

Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Event Houston Heights Orienteering Event Hawthorne Place Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Event South Side Place Orienteering Event Plymouth Place Orienteering Event Greater Third Ward Orienteering Event Greater East End Orienteering Event Brookhollow Orienteering Event Stude Orienteering Event West University Place Orienteering Event Linkwood Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Event Astrodome Area Orienteering Event Monarch Oaks Orienteering Event Fourth Ward Orienteering Event Kings Court Orienteering Event Pembroke Place Orienteering Event Glenburnie Orienteering Event South Main Orienteering Event Neartown Montrose Orienteering Event Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Event Independence Heights Orienteering Event Briargrove Orienteering Event South Lawn Orienteering Event Golfview Manor Orienteering Event Northside Northline Orienteering Event Woodland Heights Orienteering Event Pine View Manor Orienteering Event Colonial Gardens Orienteering Event Inwood Terrace Orienteering Event Midtown Orienteering Event Second Ward Orienteering Event Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Event Spring Branch East Orienteering Event Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Event Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Event Pine Terrace Orienteering Event Graceland Terrace Orienteering Event Medical Center Area Orienteering Event Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Event Westview Terrace Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Fairway Park Orienteering Event Bellaire Junction Orienteering Event Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Event Holly Park Orienteering Event Macgregor Orienteering Event Greater Heights Orienteering Event Oak Forest Orienteering Event Garden Oaks Orienteering Event Woodside Plaza Orienteering Event Harrisburg Orienteering Event Eureka Acres Orienteering Event Foster Place Orienteering Event Pierce Junction Orienteering Event Shady Acres Orienteering Event University Place Orienteering Event Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Event Lamar Terrace Orienteering Event Central Park Northwest Orienteering Event Pine Valley Orienteering Event Idylwood Orienteering Event Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Event Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Event Houston Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Stone Heights Orienteering Event Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Event Riverview Orienteering Event Southampton Place Orienteering Event Woodside Orienteering Event Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Event Southside Place Orienteering Event Riverside Terrace Orienteering Event Brook Smith Orienteering Event Heatherwood Orienteering Event Greater Eastwood Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Magnolia Park Orienteering Event Greater Uptown Orienteering Event Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Event University Oaks Orienteering Event Near Northside Orienteering Event Sunny Side Orienteering Event Macgregor Palms Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Bellaire Orienteering Event Brookhaven Orienteering Event Central Northwest Orienteering Event East Downtown Orienteering Event Central Park Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Pecan Park Orienteering Event Magnum Manor Orienteering Event Pleasantville Area Orienteering Event Museum Park Orienteering Event

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

Westview Terrace Orienteering Meet Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Meet Woodside Orienteering Meet Central Park Orienteering Meet Eureka Acres Orienteering Meet Stone Heights Orienteering Meet Sunny Side Orienteering Meet Bellaire Junction Orienteering Meet Lamar Terrace Orienteering Meet Greater Uptown Orienteering Meet Macgregor Palms Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Southampton Place Orienteering Meet Museum Park Orienteering Meet Kings Court Orienteering Meet Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Meet Spring Branch East Orienteering Meet Pine View Manor Orienteering Meet Harrisburg Orienteering Meet Brookhollow Orienteering Meet Pembroke Place Orienteering Meet Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Meet East Downtown Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Meet Pecan Park Orienteering Meet Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Meet Macgregor Orienteering Meet Riverside Terrace Orienteering Meet Independence Heights Orienteering Meet South Side Place Orienteering Meet Holly Park Orienteering Meet South Main Orienteering Meet Plymouth Place Orienteering Meet Briargrove Orienteering Meet Graceland Terrace Orienteering Meet Colonial Gardens Orienteering Meet Neartown Montrose Orienteering Meet Houston Heights Orienteering Meet Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Meet Central Park Northwest Orienteering Meet Southside Place Orienteering Meet Pine Terrace Orienteering Meet Woodside Plaza Orienteering Meet Greater Eastwood Orienteering Meet Foster Place Orienteering Meet Medical Center Area Orienteering Meet Monarch Oaks Orienteering Meet Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Meet Inwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Brook Smith Orienteering Meet Riverview Orienteering Meet Garden Oaks Orienteering Meet Magnum Manor Orienteering Meet Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Astrodome Area Orienteering Meet Bellaire Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Fairway Park Orienteering Meet West University Place Orienteering Meet Magnolia Park Orienteering Meet Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Meet Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Meet Midtown Orienteering Meet University Place Orienteering Meet Shady Acres Orienteering Meet Golfview Manor Orienteering Meet Pleasantville Area Orienteering Meet Stude Orienteering Meet Idylwood Orienteering Meet Glenburnie Orienteering Meet Greater Third Ward Orienteering Meet Greater East End Orienteering Meet South Lawn Orienteering Meet Near Northside Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet Fourth Ward Orienteering Meet Greater Heights Orienteering Meet Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Meet Brookhaven Orienteering Meet Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Meet Central Northwest Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Hawthorne Place Orienteering Meet Linkwood Orienteering Meet University Oaks Orienteering Meet Oak Forest Orienteering Meet Second Ward Orienteering Meet Houston Orienteering Meet Woodland Heights Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Northside Northline Orienteering Meet Heatherwood Orienteering Meet Pierce Junction Orienteering Meet Pine Valley Orienteering Meet