Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Don't worry about scheduling conflicts! This modern twist on orienteering turns your smartphone into both map and compass, so you can enjoy our courses whenever you want.

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?

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!

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.

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.


Checkpoint Challenges Greater Fifth Ward

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Why did it take so long for this to be invented. Well done and thank you!
Ava
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
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

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

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

Navigation Sport

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

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

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

Orienteering Event

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