Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Forget about waiting for a scheduled event! This cutting-edge approach to orienteering turns your smartphone into both map and compass, so you can explore our courses anytime you wish.

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.

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.

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

Why did it take so long for this to be invented. Well done and thank you!
Ava
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

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

Westwood Park Orienteering Event Glenridge Orienteering Event China Basin Orienteering Event Fort Mason Orienteering Event Central Waterfront Orienteering Event Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Event Seacliff Orienteering Event Balboa Terrace Orienteering Event Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Event Potrero District Orienteering Event Mission Dolores Orienteering Event Mission Bay Orienteering Event Lone Mountain Orienteering Event Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Event Inner Sunset Orienteering Event Victoria Mews Orienteering Event Pacific Heights Orienteering Event Alcatraz Orienteering Event Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Event Valencia Gardens Orienteering Event Tenderloin Orienteering Event Park View Commons Orienteering Event Hayes Valley Orienteering Event Miraloma Park Orienteering Event Civic Center Orienteering Event Monterey Heights Orienteering Event Sunset District Orienteering Event Doelger City Orienteering Event San Francisco Orienteering Event Lake District Orienteering Event Outer Sunset Orienteering Event Forest Knolls Orienteering Event Sunnyside Orienteering Event Laguna Heights Orienteering Event Dogpatch Orienteering Event Telegraph Hill Orienteering Event Cole Valley Orienteering Event Chinatown Orienteering Event Embarcadero Orienteering Event Saint Francis Square Orienteering Event Marina Orienteering Event Presidio Heights Orienteering Event Eldton Orienteering Event Haight Ashbury Orienteering Event Duboce Triangle Orienteering Event Golden Gate Park Orienteering Event North Beach Orienteering Event Sherwood Forest Orienteering Event Richmond District Orienteering Event Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Event Financial District Orienteering Event Inner Parkside Orienteering Event Russian Hill Orienteering Event Noe Valley Orienteering Event Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Event Central Sunset Orienteering Event Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Event Merced Manor Orienteering Event Mission Terrace Orienteering Event Japantown Orienteering Event Westwood Highlands Orienteering Event Castro District Orienteering Event Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Event Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Event Jordan Park Orienteering Event South Beach Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Laurel Heights Orienteering Event Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Event Alamo Square Orienteering Event Clarendon Heights Orienteering Event North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Event Friendship Village Orienteering Event Western Addition Orienteering Event Bernal Heights Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Event Sausalito Orienteering Event Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Event Little Osaka Orienteering Event Lower Haight Orienteering Event Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Event Anza Vista Orienteering Event Cow Hollow Orienteering Event Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Event Malcolm X Square Orienteering Event Nob Hill Orienteering Event West Portal Orienteering Event Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Event Vista Del Monte Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Village Square Orienteering Event Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Event South Of Market Orienteering Event Presidio Terrace Orienteering Event Mission District Orienteering Event Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Event Panhandle Orienteering Event Stonestown Orienteering Event

Orienteering Meet

Mission Terrace Orienteering Meet Chinatown Orienteering Meet Westwood Park Orienteering Meet Inner Sunset Orienteering Meet Financial District Orienteering Meet Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Meet Central Sunset Orienteering Meet Westwood Highlands Orienteering Meet Golden Gate Park Orienteering Meet Park View Commons Orienteering Meet Mission Bay Orienteering Meet Haight Ashbury Orienteering Meet Dogpatch Orienteering Meet Laurel Heights Orienteering Meet Castro District Orienteering Meet Jordan Park Orienteering Meet Inner Parkside Orienteering Meet Pacific Heights Orienteering Meet Alamo Square Orienteering Meet Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Meet San Francisco Orienteering Meet Bernal Heights Orienteering Meet Fort Mason Orienteering Meet Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Meet Outer Sunset Orienteering Meet Little Italy Orienteering Meet Duboce Triangle Orienteering Meet Cole Valley Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Laguna Heights Orienteering Meet Central Waterfront Orienteering Meet Saint Francis Square Orienteering Meet Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Meet Victoria Mews Orienteering Meet Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Meet South Beach Orienteering Meet Miraloma Park Orienteering Meet Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Meet Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Meet North Beach Orienteering Meet Anza Vista Orienteering Meet Friendship Village Orienteering Meet Forest Knolls Orienteering Meet Malcolm X Square Orienteering Meet Japantown Orienteering Meet Lake District Orienteering Meet Telegraph Hill Orienteering Meet Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Meet Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Meet Monterey Heights Orienteering Meet Clarendon Heights Orienteering Meet Village Square Orienteering Meet Tenderloin Orienteering Meet Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Meet Mission District Orienteering Meet Vista Del Monte Orienteering Meet Lone Mountain Orienteering Meet Hayes Valley Orienteering Meet Nob Hill Orienteering Meet Civic Center Orienteering Meet Alcatraz Orienteering Meet Eldton Orienteering Meet Sunnyside Orienteering Meet Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Meet Stonestown Orienteering Meet Embarcadero Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Meet Western Addition Orienteering Meet Cow Hollow Orienteering Meet Mission Dolores Orienteering Meet Marina Orienteering Meet Richmond District Orienteering Meet Seacliff Orienteering Meet Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Russian Hill Orienteering Meet Valencia Gardens Orienteering Meet Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Meet Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Meet Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Meet Sausalito Orienteering Meet Sunset District Orienteering Meet China Basin Orienteering Meet Glenridge Orienteering Meet Presidio Heights Orienteering Meet Panhandle Orienteering Meet North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Meet Balboa Terrace Orienteering Meet Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Meet Lower Haight Orienteering Meet Doelger City Orienteering Meet Little Osaka Orienteering Meet West Portal Orienteering Meet South Of Market Orienteering Meet Potrero District Orienteering Meet Sherwood Forest Orienteering Meet Presidio Terrace Orienteering Meet Merced Manor Orienteering Meet Noe Valley Orienteering Meet

Navigation Sport

Pacific Heights Navigation Sport Noe Valley Navigation Sport Eldton Navigation Sport Fisherman's Warf Navigation Sport Inner Parkside Navigation Sport Lake District Navigation Sport Sydney Town Historical Navigation Sport Seacliff Navigation Sport North Of The Panhandle Navigation Sport Doelger City Navigation Sport Richmond District Navigation Sport Saint Francis Square Navigation Sport Potrero District Navigation Sport Glenridge Navigation Sport Hurricane Gulch Navigation Sport Forest Knolls Navigation Sport Friendship Village Navigation Sport Mission Dolores Navigation Sport Stonestown Navigation Sport Lower Haight Navigation Sport Sunset District Navigation Sport Presidio Heights Navigation Sport Vista Del Monte Navigation Sport Alamo Square Navigation Sport Fort Winfield Scott Navigation Sport Fishermans Wharf Navigation Sport Civic Center Navigation Sport Dogpatch Navigation Sport Duboce Triangle Navigation Sport North Beach Navigation Sport Golden Gate Heights Navigation Sport Bernal Heights Navigation Sport Monterey Heights Navigation Sport Alcatraz Navigation Sport Laguna Heights Navigation Sport Mission District Navigation Sport Lone Mountain Navigation Sport Golden Gate Park Navigation Sport Victoria Mews Navigation Sport Balboa Terrace Navigation Sport Marina Navigation Sport Glen Park Navigation Sport Clarendon Heights Navigation Sport Hayes Valley Navigation Sport Sausalito Navigation Sport Merced Manor Navigation Sport Malcolm X Square Navigation Sport Little Italy Navigation Sport Fort Mcdowell Navigation Sport Park View Commons Navigation Sport Lower Pacific Heights Navigation Sport Tenderloin Navigation Sport Japantown Navigation Sport Amanico Ergina Village Navigation Sport Laurel Heights Navigation Sport Little Osaka Navigation Sport Cow Hollow Navigation Sport Russian Hill Navigation Sport Embarcadero Navigation Sport Panhandle Navigation Sport Financial District Navigation Sport South Of Market Navigation Sport Belvedere Tiburon Navigation Sport Valencia Gardens Navigation Sport Central Sunset Navigation Sport Anza Vista Navigation Sport Martin Luther King Square Navigation Sport Mount Davidson Manor Navigation Sport Downtown Navigation Sport Chinatown Navigation Sport West Portal Navigation Sport Presidio Terrace Navigation Sport Westwood Park Navigation Sport Mission Terrace Navigation Sport Outer Sunset Navigation Sport San Francisco Navigation Sport Haight Ashbury Navigation Sport Marcus Garvey Square Navigation Sport Nob Hill Navigation Sport Belvedere Tiburon Navigation Sport Cole Valley Navigation Sport South Beach Navigation Sport Village Square Navigation Sport China Basin Navigation Sport Forest Hill Navigation Sport Inner Sunset Navigation Sport Castro District Navigation Sport Western Addition Navigation Sport Mission Bay Navigation Sport Westwood Highlands Navigation Sport Miraloma Park Navigation Sport Jordan Park Navigation Sport Diamond Heights Village Navigation Sport Fort Mason Navigation Sport Saint Francis Wood Navigation Sport Sherwood Forest Navigation Sport Central Waterfront Navigation Sport Gold Mine Hill Navigation Sport Telegraph Hill Navigation Sport Sunnyside Navigation Sport

Orienteering Club

Telegraph Hill Orienteering Club Westwood Highlands Orienteering Club Sausalito Orienteering Club Eldton Orienteering Club Fort Winfield Scott Orienteering Club Amanico Ergina Village Orienteering Club Cow Hollow Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Club Western Addition Orienteering Club Gold Mine Hill Orienteering Club Victoria Mews Orienteering Club Nob Hill Orienteering Club North Beach Orienteering Club Bernal Heights Orienteering Club Pacific Heights Orienteering Club Monterey Heights Orienteering Club Clarendon Heights Orienteering Club Alamo Square Orienteering Club Westwood Park Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Mission District Orienteering Club Village Square Orienteering Club Forest Knolls Orienteering Club Hurricane Gulch Orienteering Club Lake District Orienteering Club Diamond Heights Village Orienteering Club Sunnyside Orienteering Club Anza Vista Orienteering Club Little Osaka Orienteering Club Martin Luther King Square Orienteering Club Noe Valley Orienteering Club Inner Parkside Orienteering Club San Francisco Orienteering Club Russian Hill Orienteering Club Richmond District Orienteering Club Outer Sunset Orienteering Club Chinatown Orienteering Club Fisherman's Warf Orienteering Club Embarcadero Orienteering Club Cole Valley Orienteering Club Marina Orienteering Club Marcus Garvey Square Orienteering Club Lone Mountain Orienteering Club Dogpatch Orienteering Club Fort Mcdowell Orienteering Club West Portal Orienteering Club Sherwood Forest Orienteering Club Panhandle Orienteering Club China Basin Orienteering Club Valencia Gardens Orienteering Club Central Sunset Orienteering Club Malcolm X Square Orienteering Club Vista Del Monte Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Tenderloin Orienteering Club Haight Ashbury Orienteering Club Sunset District Orienteering Club Potrero District Orienteering Club Lower Pacific Heights Orienteering Club Mission Dolores Orienteering Club Japantown Orienteering Club Duboce Triangle Orienteering Club Laurel Heights Orienteering Club Jordan Park Orienteering Club Fishermans Wharf Orienteering Club Glenridge Orienteering Club Merced Manor Orienteering Club Lower Haight Orienteering Club Seacliff Orienteering Club Central Waterfront Orienteering Club Mission Bay Orienteering Club Civic Center Orienteering Club Golden Gate Heights Orienteering Club South Beach Orienteering Club Mount Davidson Manor Orienteering Club Castro District Orienteering Club Presidio Terrace Orienteering Club Saint Francis Wood Orienteering Club Friendship Village Orienteering Club Golden Gate Park Orienteering Club Inner Sunset Orienteering Club Mission Terrace Orienteering Club Belvedere Tiburon Orienteering Club North Of The Panhandle Orienteering Club Hayes Valley Orienteering Club Financial District Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Fort Mason Orienteering Club Alcatraz Orienteering Club Laguna Heights Orienteering Club Balboa Terrace Orienteering Club Presidio Heights Orienteering Club Sydney Town Historical Orienteering Club South Of Market Orienteering Club Miraloma Park Orienteering Club Saint Francis Square Orienteering Club Doelger City Orienteering Club Park View Commons Orienteering Club Stonestown Orienteering Club

Map And Compass Reading

West Portal Map And Compass Reading Valencia Gardens Map And Compass Reading Castro District Map And Compass Reading Fisherman's Warf Map And Compass Reading Sausalito Map And Compass Reading Westwood Park Map And Compass Reading Pacific Heights Map And Compass Reading Sunset District Map And Compass Reading Sherwood Forest Map And Compass Reading Laurel Heights Map And Compass Reading Forest Hill Map And Compass Reading Tenderloin Map And Compass Reading Alcatraz Map And Compass Reading Panhandle Map And Compass Reading Golden Gate Park Map And Compass Reading Saint Francis Wood Map And Compass Reading Little Osaka Map And Compass Reading Fort Mcdowell Map And Compass Reading North Of The Panhandle Map And Compass Reading Sydney Town Historical Map And Compass Reading Marcus Garvey Square Map And Compass Reading Potrero District Map And Compass Reading Inner Parkside Map And Compass Reading Lower Haight Map And Compass Reading Dogpatch Map And Compass Reading Forest Knolls Map And Compass Reading Clarendon Heights Map And Compass Reading South Of Market Map And Compass Reading Park View Commons Map And Compass Reading Fort Winfield Scott Map And Compass Reading North Beach Map And Compass Reading San Francisco Map And Compass Reading Golden Gate Heights Map And Compass Reading Doelger City Map And Compass Reading Central Sunset Map And Compass Reading Haight Ashbury Map And Compass Reading Financial District Map And Compass Reading Presidio Terrace Map And Compass Reading Balboa Terrace Map And Compass Reading Embarcadero Map And Compass Reading Western Addition Map And Compass Reading Amanico Ergina Village Map And Compass Reading Nob Hill Map And Compass Reading Outer Sunset Map And Compass Reading Hayes Valley Map And Compass Reading Richmond District Map And Compass Reading Inner Sunset Map And Compass Reading Monterey Heights Map And Compass Reading Marina Map And Compass Reading Glenridge Map And Compass Reading Lake District Map And Compass Reading Mission Dolores Map And Compass Reading Downtown Map And Compass Reading Friendship Village Map And Compass Reading Seacliff Map And Compass Reading Little Italy Map And Compass Reading Mission District Map And Compass Reading Laguna Heights Map And Compass Reading Central Waterfront Map And Compass Reading Glen Park Map And Compass Reading Fort Mason Map And Compass Reading Noe Valley Map And Compass Reading Belvedere Tiburon Map And Compass Reading Lone Mountain Map And Compass Reading Cole Valley Map And Compass Reading Russian Hill Map And Compass Reading Belvedere Tiburon Map And Compass Reading Village Square Map And Compass Reading Westwood Highlands Map And Compass Reading Hurricane Gulch Map And Compass Reading Saint Francis Square Map And Compass Reading Miraloma Park Map And Compass Reading Civic Center Map And Compass Reading Chinatown Map And Compass Reading Japantown Map And Compass Reading Lower Pacific Heights Map And Compass Reading Mission Bay Map And Compass Reading Jordan Park Map And Compass Reading Merced Manor Map And Compass Reading Diamond Heights Village Map And Compass Reading Eldton Map And Compass Reading Telegraph Hill Map And Compass Reading Cow Hollow Map And Compass Reading Bernal Heights Map And Compass Reading Gold Mine Hill Map And Compass Reading Presidio Heights Map And Compass Reading Victoria Mews Map And Compass Reading South Beach Map And Compass Reading Vista Del Monte Map And Compass Reading Martin Luther King Square Map And Compass Reading Sunnyside Map And Compass Reading Alamo Square Map And Compass Reading Mission Terrace Map And Compass Reading Fishermans Wharf Map And Compass Reading Malcolm X Square Map And Compass Reading Anza Vista Map And Compass Reading China Basin Map And Compass Reading Mount Davidson Manor Map And Compass Reading Stonestown Map And Compass Reading Duboce Triangle Map And Compass Reading