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 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!

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.

Your schedule, your tempo...

There's no need to wait for a club meet, as our courses are always available. Whether you enjoy the competitive rankings for each leg or prefer a leisurely recreational activity, this enriching outdoor sport is ideal for active individuals and adventurous groups.


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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Went with my teenage kids and they were really intrigued and want to do this again. Novel way to enjoy the fresh air!
Bella
Always looking for something unusual to do with my girlfriend and this way a hit with both of us!
Noah
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

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 Event

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

Map And Compass Reading

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

Navigation Sport

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

Orienteering Club

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

Orienteering Meet

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