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

Are you passionate about hiking or walking in the park but also looking to challenge your mind?

Checkpoint Challenges offers an unmatched outdoor adventure experience. Plot your unique course between checkpoints while working on your map reading skills!

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.

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

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
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Sherman Heights Orienteering Event Chollas Creek Orienteering Event College Area Orienteering Event Linda Vista Orienteering Event South Encantato Orienteering Event South Park Orienteering Event Kearny Mesa Orienteering Event Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Event Emerald Hills Orienteering Event Aztec Center Orienteering Event Normal Heights Orienteering Event Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Event Del Cerro Orienteering Event Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Event Lincoln Acres Orienteering Event Overlook Orienteering Event Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Event Azure Vista Orienteering Event Elvira Orienteering Event Ocean Beach Orienteering Event Mount Hope Orienteering Event Lincoln Park Orienteering Event Morena Orienteering Event Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Event Bonita Orienteering Event Mission Valley Orienteering Event Navajo Orienteering Event Mission Bay Park Orienteering Event Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Event Fleetridge Orienteering Event Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Event Five Points Orienteering Event Coronado Orienteering Event Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event Valencia Park Orienteering Event Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Event Serra Mesa Orienteering Event San Diego Orienteering Event Bay Park Orienteering Event Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Event South Crest Orienteering Event Spring Valley Orienteering Event De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Event Grant Hill Orienteering Event Golden Hill Orienteering Event Uptown Orienteering Event Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Event Boal Orienteering Event Lomita Orienteering Event Peninsula Orienteering Event Mission Beach Orienteering Event Bayside Village Orienteering Event Clairemont Orienteering Event Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Event Hillcrest Orienteering Event Paradise Hills Orienteering Event Old Town San Diego Orienteering Event North Park Orienteering Event Logan Heights Orienteering Event National City Orienteering Event Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Event Tent City Historical Orienteering Event Little Italy Orienteering Event Lynwood Hills Orienteering Event La Mesa Orienteering Event Grantville Orienteering Event Sunnyside Orienteering Event University Heights Orienteering Event Mission Hills Orienteering Event North Clairemont Orienteering Event South Bay Terraces Orienteering Event Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Event Stockton Orienteering Event Balboa Park Orienteering Event Fiesta Shores Orienteering Event Roseville Orienteering Event North Bay Terraces Orienteering Event Harbor Side Orienteering Event Encanto Orienteering Event Chollas View Orienteering Event Barrio Logan Orienteering Event Pacific Beach Orienteering Event Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Event Loma Portal Orienteering Event Granada Square Orienteering Event Sunny Vista Orienteering Event Chula Vista Orienteering Event Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Event County Center Orienteering Event Allied Gardens Orienteering Event Riviera Villas Orienteering Event Lemon Grove Orienteering Event La Playa Orienteering Event Mountain View Orienteering Event Tierrasanta Orienteering Event Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Event Shelltown Orienteering Event East San Diego Orienteering Event Riviera Shores Orienteering Event

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

Bonita Orienteering Meet South Bay Terraces Orienteering Meet Spring Valley Orienteering Meet Clairemont Orienteering Meet Harbor Side Orienteering Meet Bay Park Orienteering Meet Chollas View Orienteering Meet Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Meet Chollas Creek Orienteering Meet La Mesa Orienteering Meet Azure Vista Orienteering Meet North Bay Terraces Orienteering Meet Grantville Orienteering Meet Sunnyside Orienteering Meet Tierrasanta Orienteering Meet Fiesta Shores Orienteering Meet Del Cerro Orienteering Meet Hillcrest Orienteering Meet Bayside Village Orienteering Meet Sunny Vista Orienteering Meet Emerald Hills Orienteering Meet North Clairemont Orienteering Meet San Diego Orienteering Meet Lincoln Acres Orienteering Meet Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Meet Aztec Center Orienteering Meet La Playa Orienteering Meet Peninsula Orienteering Meet Uptown Orienteering Meet Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Meet Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Meet Barrio Logan Orienteering Meet Serra Mesa Orienteering Meet Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Meet Navajo Orienteering Meet Linda Vista Orienteering Meet Five Points Orienteering Meet Lynwood Hills Orienteering Meet Paradise Hills Orienteering Meet Valencia Park Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet Ocean Beach Orienteering Meet University Heights Orienteering Meet South Encantato Orienteering Meet Kearny Mesa Orienteering Meet Little Italy Orienteering Meet Stockton Orienteering Meet Shelltown Orienteering Meet Boal Orienteering Meet Sherman Heights Orienteering Meet Granada Square Orienteering Meet Roseville Orienteering Meet Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Meet Lomita Orienteering Meet Riviera Shores Orienteering Meet Coronado Orienteering Meet Lincoln Park Orienteering Meet Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Meet Mission Hills Orienteering Meet Chula Vista Orienteering Meet Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Meet Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Meet Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Meet Normal Heights Orienteering Meet College Area Orienteering Meet Encanto Orienteering Meet Old Town San Diego Orienteering Meet Morena Orienteering Meet Overlook Orienteering Meet Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Meet Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Meet Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Meet Mount Hope Orienteering Meet Logan Heights Orienteering Meet South Park Orienteering Meet South Crest Orienteering Meet Mission Bay Park Orienteering Meet Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Meet Golden Hill Orienteering Meet Mission Beach Orienteering Meet Pacific Beach Orienteering Meet National City Orienteering Meet County Center Orienteering Meet Lemon Grove Orienteering Meet Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Meet Riviera Villas Orienteering Meet Fleetridge Orienteering Meet Grant Hill Orienteering Meet Allied Gardens Orienteering Meet Loma Portal Orienteering Meet Elvira Orienteering Meet Balboa Park Orienteering Meet Mission Valley Orienteering Meet Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Meet Tent City Historical Orienteering Meet Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Meet North Park Orienteering Meet De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Meet Mountain View Orienteering Meet East San Diego Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Club

Chollas Creek Orienteering Club Barrio Logan Orienteering Club Shelltown Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Riviera Villas Orienteering Club Midway Pacific Highway Orienteering Club Mission Beach Orienteering Club Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Club Bay Park Orienteering Club Mid City:city Heights Orienteering Club Azure Vista Orienteering Club De Anza Trailer Harbor Orienteering Club Grantville Orienteering Club Little Italy Orienteering Club Old Town San Diego Orienteering Club Emerald Hills Orienteering Club Sunnyside Orienteering Club South Encantato Orienteering Club Mission Bay Park Orienteering Club Navajo Orienteering Club Allied Gardens Orienteering Club South Bay Terraces Orienteering Club Normal Heights Orienteering Club Sunset Cliffs Orienteering Club Tent City Historical Orienteering Club East San Diego Orienteering Club North Park Orienteering Club La Mesa Orienteering Club Inspiration Point North San Diego Orienteering Club Spring Valley Orienteering Club Balboa Park Orienteering Club Lincoln Acres Orienteering Club Lincoln Park Orienteering Club Morena Orienteering Club Campland On The Bay Trailer Park Orienteering Club Serra Mesa Orienteering Club Valencia Park Orienteering Club Mount Hope Orienteering Club Sunny Vista Orienteering Club Grant Hill Orienteering Club Pacific Beach Orienteering Club Bayside Village Orienteering Club County Center Orienteering Club Ocean Beach Orienteering Club South Park Orienteering Club Brooklyn Heights Orienteering Club Loma Portal Orienteering Club San Diego Orienteering Club Bonita Orienteering Club Roseville Orienteering Club University Heights Orienteering Club Chula Vista Orienteering Club Boal Orienteering Club Golden Hill Orienteering Club Mid City:kensington Talmadge Orienteering Club Encanto Orienteering Club Greater Golden Hill Orienteering Club Lomita Orienteering Club Clairemont Mesa Orienteering Club Paradise Hills Orienteering Club Kearny Mesa Orienteering Club Five Points Orienteering Club Linda Vista Orienteering Club Uptown Orienteering Club Stockton Orienteering Club College Area Orienteering Club Peninsula Orienteering Club Lynwood Hills Orienteering Club Chollas View Orienteering Club Harbor Side Orienteering Club Overlook Orienteering Club North Bay Terraces Orienteering Club Coronado Orienteering Club South Crest Orienteering Club Mountain View Orienteering Club Fiesta Shores Orienteering Club Ladrillo Historical Orienteering Club Skyline Paradise Hills Orienteering Club Granada Square Orienteering Club North Clairemont Orienteering Club Fort Rosecrans Orienteering Club Logan Heights Orienteering Club Coronado Heights Historical Orienteering Club Elvira Orienteering Club Southeastern San Diego Orienteering Club Del Cerro Orienteering Club La Playa Orienteering Club Sherman Heights Orienteering Club Hillcrest Orienteering Club Lemon Grove Orienteering Club Mid City:eastern Area Orienteering Club Aztec Center Orienteering Club National City Orienteering Club Riviera Shores Orienteering Club Clairemont Orienteering Club Tierrasanta Orienteering Club Fleetridge Orienteering Club Montezuma Mesa Orienteering Club Mission Hills Orienteering Club Mission Valley Orienteering Club

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