Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo No need to adjust your schedule! This cutting-edge version of orienteering transforms your smartphone into a map and compass, giving you the freedom to tackle our courses at your convenience.

Checkpoint Challenges


About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you like taking walks in the park or hiking but wish you could engage your mind too?

Set off on an extraordinary outdoor adventure with Checkpoint Challenges. Improve your map reading expertise as you navigate your own path between checkpoints!

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.

You choose the time and the pace...

Our courses are available whenever you are, eliminating the need to wait for a club event. Participate competitively, with rankings for each leg of the course, or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or group of adventurers.


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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

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

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


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Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Club

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

Orienteering Event

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

Orienteering Meet

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