Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo It's no longer necessary to plan around an event! This modern take on orienteering leverages your smartphone for navigation, enabling you to explore our courses whenever it suits you.

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!

A new version of Orienteering......

Like traditional orienteering, each course consists of a sequence of points marked on a map that must be visited in sequence. Participants choose their own route between the checkpoints, eventually returning back to the Start location. However, instead of a full-size paper map, your smartphone will only show you the current map segment with an intergated compass along with details on your progess and hints to prevent you 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

Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Did this solo and really enjoyed it. Going to take some friends out next time!
Dave
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

  • Anytime
  • Physical
  • Enriching
  • Competition
  • Individuals or groups
  • Compass Reading
  • No reservations
  • Team building
  • GPS
  • Outdoors
  • Race
  • Checkpoints
  • Contest
  • Flat rate price
  • Challenging
  • Active
  • Running
After surveying 158 people ages 18 to 87, researchers concluded that orienteering may be more beneficial than physical activity alone. That's because exercising while navigating activates the parts of the brain our ancestors used for hunting and gathering, but which are largely dormant now as people rely on GPS to find their way around.
Time Magazine
Mapping Railroad Park, 18th St S and 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL
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Railroad Park, 18th St S and 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL

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Navigation Sport

Crestline Heights Navigation Sport Kingston Navigation Sport Birmingham Navigation Sport Southwood Navigation Sport Sayreton Navigation Sport Edgemont Park Navigation Sport Hollywood Navigation Sport Graymont Navigation Sport Vestavia Hills Estates Navigation Sport Woodlawn Navigation Sport Vanderbilt Navigation Sport Oak Grove Estates Navigation Sport Mason City Navigation Sport Redmont Park Navigation Sport Germania Navigation Sport Boyles Highlands Navigation Sport East Birmingham Navigation Sport Lakeview Park Navigation Sport Crestview Hills Navigation Sport Forest Park Navigation Sport Euclid Estates Navigation Sport Cherokee Forest Navigation Sport Douglasville Navigation Sport Magnolia Heights Navigation Sport Harriman Park Navigation Sport Beacon Hills Navigation Sport Zion Heights Navigation Sport East Thomas Gardens Navigation Sport Grove Park Navigation Sport Rosedale Navigation Sport Avondale Navigation Sport Parker Heights Navigation Sport Vestbrook Trace Navigation Sport Bentley Hills Navigation Sport Edgemont Navigation Sport North Birmingham Navigation Sport Watkins Glen Navigation Sport Edgemoor Estates Navigation Sport Inglenook Navigation Sport Vestavia Hills Navigation Sport Richmond Place Navigation Sport Lakeview Estates Navigation Sport Franklin Gardens Navigation Sport Village Creek Navigation Sport Altamont Park Navigation Sport Tuxedo Heights Navigation Sport Mountain Park Navigation Sport Woodlawn Heights Navigation Sport Biltmore Estates Navigation Sport Lake Shore Estates Navigation Sport Glen Iris Navigation Sport Ensley Highlands Navigation Sport Montclair Navigation Sport Berney Points Navigation Sport West End Navigation Sport South Titusville Navigation Sport Spaulding Navigation Sport Avon Park Navigation Sport Highland Residence Park Navigation Sport Eastwood Navigation Sport Beverly Station Navigation Sport Vulcan City Navigation Sport Edgewood Navigation Sport Ingle Terrace Navigation Sport Lake Drive Estates Navigation Sport Shadyside Navigation Sport Elyton Navigation Sport Rocky Bridge Navigation Sport Highland Park Navigation Sport Five Points South Navigation Sport Bendale Navigation Sport Owenton Navigation Sport English Village Navigation Sport Frenchtown Navigation Sport Crestline Park Navigation Sport Glencoe Navigation Sport Hooper City Navigation Sport Oakhurst Navigation Sport Oak Ridge Park Navigation Sport East Boyles Navigation Sport Thomas Navigation Sport Mountaindale Navigation Sport Homewood Navigation Sport East Thomas Navigation Sport Norwood Navigation Sport Greenleas Heights Navigation Sport Smithfield Navigation Sport Central Park Highlands Navigation Sport Cullom Place Navigation Sport Windsor Highlands Navigation Sport Buena Vista Highlands Navigation Sport Acipcoville Navigation Sport Mountain Brook Navigation Sport Park Place Navigation Sport Washington Heights Navigation Sport Fountain Heights Navigation Sport The Drifttracks Navigation Sport Mayfair Navigation Sport Mountain Brook Village Navigation Sport Pratt City Navigation Sport

Orienteering Meet

Hollywood Orienteering Meet Mason City Orienteering Meet Kingston Orienteering Meet Mountaindale Orienteering Meet Norwood Orienteering Meet South Titusville Orienteering Meet Crestline Park Orienteering Meet Glen Iris Orienteering Meet Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Meet Lakeview Park Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet Douglasville Orienteering Meet Graymont Orienteering Meet Vestavia Hills Orienteering Meet Altamont Park Orienteering Meet Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Meet English Village Orienteering Meet Pratt City Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Edgemont Park Orienteering Meet Acipcoville Orienteering Meet Windsor Highlands Orienteering Meet Mountain Brook Orienteering Meet Frenchtown Orienteering Meet East Thomas Orienteering Meet Harriman Park Orienteering Meet Berney Points Orienteering Meet Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Meet Rosedale Orienteering Meet Sayreton Orienteering Meet Redmont Park Orienteering Meet Parker Heights Orienteering Meet Boyles Highlands Orienteering Meet Highland Residence Park Orienteering Meet Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Meet Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Meet Fountain Heights Orienteering Meet Elyton Orienteering Meet Woodlawn Orienteering Meet Park Place Orienteering Meet Beacon Hills Orienteering Meet Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Meet Zion Heights Orienteering Meet Greenleas Heights Orienteering Meet Beverly Station Orienteering Meet East Birmingham Orienteering Meet Watkins Glen Orienteering Meet Shadyside Orienteering Meet Glencoe Orienteering Meet Highland Park Orienteering Meet Franklin Gardens Orienteering Meet Germania Orienteering Meet Inglenook Orienteering Meet Vulcan City Orienteering Meet Spaulding Orienteering Meet Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Meet Village Creek Orienteering Meet Ensley Highlands Orienteering Meet Bentley Hills Orienteering Meet Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Meet Homewood Orienteering Meet Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Meet Southwood Orienteering Meet Avon Park Orienteering Meet Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Meet Rocky Bridge Orienteering Meet Thomas Orienteering Meet Cullom Place Orienteering Meet Crestline Heights Orienteering Meet Birmingham Orienteering Meet Lakeview Estates Orienteering Meet East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Meet Smithfield Orienteering Meet Forest Park Orienteering Meet East Boyles Orienteering Meet North Birmingham Orienteering Meet Biltmore Estates Orienteering Meet Eastwood Orienteering Meet Mountain Park Orienteering Meet Edgemont Orienteering Meet Magnolia Heights Orienteering Meet The Drifttracks Orienteering Meet Richmond Place Orienteering Meet Hooper City Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Oakhurst Orienteering Meet Cherokee Forest Orienteering Meet Washington Heights Orienteering Meet Euclid Estates Orienteering Meet Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Meet Vanderbilt Orienteering Meet Five Points South Orienteering Meet Central Park Highlands Orienteering Meet Bendale Orienteering Meet Montclair Orienteering Meet Crestview Hills Orienteering Meet Grove Park Orienteering Meet Avondale Orienteering Meet Owenton Orienteering Meet Ingle Terrace Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

Mountaindale Map And Compass Reading Kingston Map And Compass Reading Elyton Map And Compass Reading Mayfair Map And Compass Reading Lake Drive Estates Map And Compass Reading Edgemoor Estates Map And Compass Reading Richmond Place Map And Compass Reading Douglasville Map And Compass Reading Zion Heights Map And Compass Reading Bendale Map And Compass Reading Redmont Park Map And Compass Reading Vulcan City Map And Compass Reading Southwood Map And Compass Reading Thomas Map And Compass Reading Eastwood Map And Compass Reading Vanderbilt Map And Compass Reading Oak Ridge Park Map And Compass Reading Woodlawn Map And Compass Reading Lake Shore Estates Map And Compass Reading Greenleas Heights Map And Compass Reading Washington Heights Map And Compass Reading Rocky Bridge Map And Compass Reading Highland Residence Park Map And Compass Reading Buena Vista Highlands Map And Compass Reading Magnolia Heights Map And Compass Reading The Drifttracks Map And Compass Reading Crestline Heights Map And Compass Reading Tuxedo Heights Map And Compass Reading Mason City Map And Compass Reading Harriman Park Map And Compass Reading Park Place Map And Compass Reading Central Park Highlands Map And Compass Reading Beacon Hills Map And Compass Reading Boyles Highlands Map And Compass Reading Avondale Map And Compass Reading Lakeview Park Map And Compass Reading Beverly Station Map And Compass Reading Vestavia Hills Map And Compass Reading Rosedale Map And Compass Reading Crestview Hills Map And Compass Reading Inglenook Map And Compass Reading Smithfield Map And Compass Reading West End Map And Compass Reading Oakhurst Map And Compass Reading Germania Map And Compass Reading Hollywood Map And Compass Reading Sayreton Map And Compass Reading Oak Grove Estates Map And Compass Reading Norwood Map And Compass Reading Cherokee Forest Map And Compass Reading Bentley Hills Map And Compass Reading Glen Iris Map And Compass Reading East Birmingham Map And Compass Reading Crestline Park Map And Compass Reading Spaulding Map And Compass Reading Fountain Heights Map And Compass Reading Homewood Map And Compass Reading Ensley Highlands Map And Compass Reading Edgemont Map And Compass Reading Acipcoville Map And Compass Reading Franklin Gardens Map And Compass Reading Forest Park Map And Compass Reading Owenton Map And Compass Reading Lakeview Estates Map And Compass Reading Highland Park Map And Compass Reading Hooper City Map And Compass Reading Woodlawn Heights Map And Compass Reading Village Creek Map And Compass Reading Frenchtown Map And Compass Reading Montclair Map And Compass Reading Vestbrook Trace Map And Compass Reading Vestavia Hills Estates Map And Compass Reading Pratt City Map And Compass Reading Parker Heights Map And Compass Reading Mountain Brook Village Map And Compass Reading Shadyside Map And Compass Reading East Thomas Gardens Map And Compass Reading Biltmore Estates Map And Compass Reading Glencoe Map And Compass Reading Ingle Terrace Map And Compass Reading Avon Park Map And Compass Reading Cullom Place Map And Compass Reading Graymont Map And Compass Reading English Village Map And Compass Reading Edgemont Park Map And Compass Reading Edgewood Map And Compass Reading East Boyles Map And Compass Reading Watkins Glen Map And Compass Reading Altamont Park Map And Compass Reading Berney Points Map And Compass Reading East Thomas Map And Compass Reading South Titusville Map And Compass Reading Birmingham Map And Compass Reading Mountain Park Map And Compass Reading Mountain Brook Map And Compass Reading Grove Park Map And Compass Reading Euclid Estates Map And Compass Reading Windsor Highlands Map And Compass Reading Five Points South Map And Compass Reading North Birmingham Map And Compass Reading

Orienteering Event

Harriman Park Orienteering Event Shadyside Orienteering Event Mountain Park Orienteering Event Highland Park Orienteering Event Graymont Orienteering Event Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Event Homewood Orienteering Event Beacon Hills Orienteering Event Watkins Glen Orienteering Event Avondale Orienteering Event Norwood Orienteering Event Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Event Hooper City Orienteering Event Berney Points Orienteering Event Crestline Heights Orienteering Event Euclid Estates Orienteering Event Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Event Pratt City Orienteering Event Biltmore Estates Orienteering Event Smithfield Orienteering Event Franklin Gardens Orienteering Event Glen Iris Orienteering Event East Boyles Orienteering Event Birmingham Orienteering Event Inglenook Orienteering Event Bentley Hills Orienteering Event Hollywood Orienteering Event Village Creek Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event Fountain Heights Orienteering Event Avon Park Orienteering Event The Drifttracks Orienteering Event Edgemont Orienteering Event Greenleas Heights Orienteering Event Sayreton Orienteering Event Central Park Highlands Orienteering Event Mountaindale Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Parker Heights Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Five Points South Orienteering Event Crestline Park Orienteering Event Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Event Crestview Hills Orienteering Event Oakhurst Orienteering Event Windsor Highlands Orienteering Event East Birmingham Orienteering Event Rosedale Orienteering Event Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Event Ensley Highlands Orienteering Event Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Event Elyton Orienteering Event Eastwood Orienteering Event Bendale Orienteering Event Vulcan City Orienteering Event South Titusville Orienteering Event Boyles Highlands Orienteering Event Ingle Terrace Orienteering Event Beverly Station Orienteering Event Park Place Orienteering Event Edgemont Park Orienteering Event North Birmingham Orienteering Event English Village Orienteering Event Zion Heights Orienteering Event Lakeview Park Orienteering Event Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Event Washington Heights Orienteering Event Spaulding Orienteering Event East Thomas Orienteering Event Magnolia Heights Orienteering Event Cullom Place Orienteering Event Kingston Orienteering Event East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Event Rocky Bridge Orienteering Event Germania Orienteering Event Thomas Orienteering Event Woodlawn Orienteering Event Altamont Park Orienteering Event Mason City Orienteering Event Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Event Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Event Highland Residence Park Orienteering Event Frenchtown Orienteering Event Montclair Orienteering Event Cherokee Forest Orienteering Event Lakeview Estates Orienteering Event Grove Park Orienteering Event Richmond Place Orienteering Event Acipcoville Orienteering Event Vestavia Hills Orienteering Event Redmont Park Orienteering Event Owenton Orienteering Event Forest Park Orienteering Event Douglasville Orienteering Event Glencoe Orienteering Event Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Event Vanderbilt Orienteering Event Mountain Brook Orienteering Event Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Event Southwood Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

North Birmingham Orienteering Club Pratt City Orienteering Club Edgemoor Estates Orienteering Club Sayreton Orienteering Club East Boyles Orienteering Club Hollywood Orienteering Club Euclid Estates Orienteering Club Owenton Orienteering Club Highland Residence Park Orienteering Club Rosedale Orienteering Club Lake Shore Estates Orienteering Club Crestline Heights Orienteering Club Bentley Hills Orienteering Club Graymont Orienteering Club Ensley Highlands Orienteering Club Zion Heights Orienteering Club Highland Park Orienteering Club Lake Drive Estates Orienteering Club Greenleas Heights Orienteering Club Biltmore Estates Orienteering Club Beverly Station Orienteering Club Mountain Brook Orienteering Club Vanderbilt Orienteering Club Edgemont Orienteering Club Thomas Orienteering Club Altamont Park Orienteering Club Woodlawn Heights Orienteering Club Frenchtown Orienteering Club Park Place Orienteering Club Mountain Brook Village Orienteering Club Glen Iris Orienteering Club Vulcan City Orienteering Club Watkins Glen Orienteering Club Woodlawn Orienteering Club Hooper City Orienteering Club Redmont Park Orienteering Club Crestview Hills Orienteering Club Avon Park Orienteering Club Smithfield Orienteering Club Crestline Park Orienteering Club Forest Park Orienteering Club Mountaindale Orienteering Club East Birmingham Orienteering Club Windsor Highlands Orienteering Club Richmond Place Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club Magnolia Heights Orienteering Club Berney Points Orienteering Club Five Points South Orienteering Club Tuxedo Heights Orienteering Club Birmingham Orienteering Club Parker Heights Orienteering Club East Thomas Orienteering Club Lakeview Estates Orienteering Club South Titusville Orienteering Club Montclair Orienteering Club Harriman Park Orienteering Club Glencoe Orienteering Club Kingston Orienteering Club Southwood Orienteering Club Spaulding Orienteering Club Rocky Bridge Orienteering Club Eastwood Orienteering Club Washington Heights Orienteering Club Franklin Gardens Orienteering Club Central Park Highlands Orienteering Club Inglenook Orienteering Club Ingle Terrace Orienteering Club Cherokee Forest Orienteering Club Vestavia Hills Estates Orienteering Club Boyles Highlands Orienteering Club Shadyside Orienteering Club Germania Orienteering Club Vestavia Hills Orienteering Club Bendale Orienteering Club Buena Vista Highlands Orienteering Club Edgemont Park Orienteering Club English Village Orienteering Club Lakeview Park Orienteering Club Grove Park Orienteering Club Mason City Orienteering Club Fountain Heights Orienteering Club Elyton Orienteering Club Homewood Orienteering Club Acipcoville Orienteering Club Oak Grove Estates Orienteering Club Beacon Hills Orienteering Club East Thomas Gardens Orienteering Club Avondale Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club The Drifttracks Orienteering Club Vestbrook Trace Orienteering Club Douglasville Orienteering Club Village Creek Orienteering Club Mountain Park Orienteering Club Oakhurst Orienteering Club Edgewood Orienteering Club Cullom Place Orienteering Club Oak Ridge Park Orienteering Club Norwood Orienteering Club