Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo No need to wait for an event that fits your schedule! This innovative new take on orienteering uses your smartphone as both map and compass and allows you to enjoy any of our courses whenever you choose.

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!

Orienteering in the modern era...

Similar to traditional orienteering, each course is a series of points marked on a map that must be visited in order. Participants select their own paths between checkpoints, ultimately returning to the Start. However, instead of a large paper map, your phone displays only the current course segment with an integrated compass, progress updates, and hints to keep you from 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

This was a really cool way to explore the park and it took me places I never would have gone otherwise!
Sophia
Went with my teenage kids and they were really intrigued and want to do this again. Novel way to enjoy the fresh air!
Bella
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

  • Compass Reading
  • Checkpoints
  • Active
  • Contest
  • GPS
  • No reservations
  • Enriching
  • Outdoors
  • Anytime
  • Team building
  • Running
  • Competition
  • Flat rate price
  • Challenging
  • Physical
  • Individuals or groups
  • Race
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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Waterfront Park, 131 W River Rd, Louisville, KY

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Orienteering Meet

Warwick Villa Orienteering Meet Oakdale Orienteering Meet Saint Dennis Orienteering Meet Blackiston Mill Orienteering Meet Juniper Beach Orienteering Meet Wellington Orienteering Meet Jeffersonville Orienteering Meet Indian Hills Cherokee Section Orienteering Meet Longview Orienteering Meet Portland Orienteering Meet Seminary Village Orienteering Meet Parkway Village Orienteering Meet Maryhill Estates Orienteering Meet Hills And Dales Orienteering Meet Strathmoor Village Orienteering Meet Strathmoor Gardens Orienteering Meet Glenview Manor Orienteering Meet Glenview Heights Orienteering Meet Prestonia Orienteering Meet Glenview Acres Orienteering Meet Robinswood Orienteering Meet Shawneeland Orienteering Meet Port Fulton Orienteering Meet Woodside Orienteering Meet Cliftons Orienteering Meet Plymouth Village Orienteering Meet Winding Falls Orienteering Meet Whitner Orienteering Meet Fairmeade Orienteering Meet Saint Dennis Historical Orienteering Meet Oak Park Orienteering Meet Petersburg Orienteering Meet Glenview Orienteering Meet Highgate Springs Orienteering Meet Poplar Hills Orienteering Meet South Parkland Orienteering Meet Brownsboro Village Orienteering Meet Silver Hills Orienteering Meet German Town Orienteering Meet Parkland Orienteering Meet Clarksville Orienteering Meet Thornhill Orienteering Meet Beechmont Orienteering Meet West Buechel Orienteering Meet Saint Matthews Orienteering Meet Broad Fields Orienteering Meet Bellewood Orienteering Meet Norbourne Estates Orienteering Meet Riverwood Orienteering Meet Seneca Gardens Orienteering Meet Bon Air Estates Orienteering Meet Highland Park Orienteering Meet Lincolnshire Orienteering Meet Mockingbird Valley Orienteering Meet Watterson Park Orienteering Meet Glenview Hills Orienteering Meet Merrifield Orienteering Meet Northfield Orienteering Meet Blooms Eddy Historical Orienteering Meet Hazelwood Orienteering Meet Buechel Orienteering Meet Cementville Orienteering Meet Kingsley Orienteering Meet Shively Orienteering Meet Riverside Beach Orienteering Meet Jacobs Addition Orienteering Meet Oak Park Orienteering Meet Wilder Park Orienteering Meet Southern Heights Orienteering Meet Cherokee Garden Orienteering Meet Crossgate Orienteering Meet Hunters Trace Orienteering Meet Kenwood Orienteering Meet Parkside Orienteering Meet Lynnview Orienteering Meet Druid Hills Orienteering Meet Audubon Park Orienteering Meet Meadowview Estates Orienteering Meet Camp Taylor Orienteering Meet Woodlawn Park Orienteering Meet Beechwood Village Orienteering Meet Saint Denis Orienteering Meet Richlawn Orienteering Meet Highlands Orienteering Meet New Albany Orienteering Meet Rolling Fields Orienteering Meet Indian Hills Orienteering Meet Newburg Historical Orienteering Meet Strathmoor Manor Orienteering Meet Windy Hills Orienteering Meet Graysville Orienteering Meet Springlee Orienteering Meet Cherrywood Village Orienteering Meet Watson Orienteering Meet Heatherfield Orienteering Meet Blackiston Village Orienteering Meet Utica Orienteering Meet Arctic Springs Orienteering Meet Graymoor Devondale Orienteering Meet Louisville Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Event

Prestonia Orienteering Event Winding Falls Orienteering Event Jeffersonville Orienteering Event Poplar Hills Orienteering Event Thornhill Orienteering Event Saint Dennis Historical Orienteering Event Newburg Historical Orienteering Event Strathmoor Gardens Orienteering Event Rolling Fields Orienteering Event Indian Hills Orienteering Event Mockingbird Valley Orienteering Event Seminary Village Orienteering Event Bon Air Estates Orienteering Event West Buechel Orienteering Event Riverside Beach Orienteering Event Louisville Orienteering Event Watson Orienteering Event Beechmont Orienteering Event Heatherfield Orienteering Event Hills And Dales Orienteering Event Oakdale Orienteering Event Broad Fields Orienteering Event Utica Orienteering Event Saint Denis Orienteering Event Lynnview Orienteering Event Strathmoor Village Orienteering Event German Town Orienteering Event Riverwood Orienteering Event Cherrywood Village Orienteering Event Highgate Springs Orienteering Event Longview Orienteering Event Audubon Park Orienteering Event Springlee Orienteering Event Saint Matthews Orienteering Event Buechel Orienteering Event Wellington Orienteering Event Parkway Village Orienteering Event Blooms Eddy Historical Orienteering Event Cliftons Orienteering Event Warwick Villa Orienteering Event Oak Park Orienteering Event Shively Orienteering Event Cementville Orienteering Event Jacobs Addition Orienteering Event Glenview Hills Orienteering Event Windy Hills Orienteering Event Merrifield Orienteering Event Kingsley Orienteering Event Wilder Park Orienteering Event Cherokee Garden Orienteering Event Silver Hills Orienteering Event Lincolnshire Orienteering Event Woodlawn Park Orienteering Event Port Fulton Orienteering Event Seneca Gardens Orienteering Event Southern Heights Orienteering Event Petersburg Orienteering Event Oak Park Orienteering Event Plymouth Village Orienteering Event Crossgate Orienteering Event Portland Orienteering Event Northfield Orienteering Event Druid Hills Orienteering Event Juniper Beach Orienteering Event Saint Dennis Orienteering Event Parkland Orienteering Event South Parkland Orienteering Event Glenview Acres Orienteering Event Watterson Park Orienteering Event Brownsboro Village Orienteering Event Meadowview Estates Orienteering Event Blackiston Village Orienteering Event Highlands Orienteering Event Blackiston Mill Orienteering Event Glenview Manor Orienteering Event Woodside Orienteering Event Robinswood Orienteering Event New Albany Orienteering Event Hazelwood Orienteering Event Maryhill Estates Orienteering Event Clarksville Orienteering Event Whitner Orienteering Event Fairmeade Orienteering Event Shawneeland Orienteering Event Kenwood Orienteering Event Graysville Orienteering Event Norbourne Estates Orienteering Event Glenview Heights Orienteering Event Glenview Orienteering Event Bellewood Orienteering Event Strathmoor Manor Orienteering Event Indian Hills Cherokee Section Orienteering Event Richlawn Orienteering Event Parkside Orienteering Event Highland Park Orienteering Event Hunters Trace Orienteering Event Camp Taylor Orienteering Event Graymoor Devondale Orienteering Event Arctic Springs Orienteering Event Beechwood Village Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

Saint Dennis Orienteering Club Norbourne Estates Orienteering Club Brownsboro Village Orienteering Club Crossgate Orienteering Club Longview Orienteering Club Bon Air Estates Orienteering Club Mockingbird Valley Orienteering Club Strathmoor Manor Orienteering Club Meadowview Estates Orienteering Club Kenwood Orienteering Club Prestonia Orienteering Club Wellington Orienteering Club Bellewood Orienteering Club Hunters Trace Orienteering Club Camp Taylor Orienteering Club Strathmoor Gardens Orienteering Club Jacobs Addition Orienteering Club Newburg Historical Orienteering Club Graysville Orienteering Club Graymoor Devondale Orienteering Club Highlands Orienteering Club Broad Fields Orienteering Club Hazelwood Orienteering Club Lynnview Orienteering Club Indian Hills Cherokee Section Orienteering Club Utica Orienteering Club Seneca Gardens Orienteering Club Kingsley Orienteering Club Portland Orienteering Club Lincolnshire Orienteering Club Glenview Orienteering Club Blackiston Mill Orienteering Club Blackiston Village Orienteering Club Jeffersonville Orienteering Club Oak Park Orienteering Club Beechmont Orienteering Club Glenview Heights Orienteering Club German Town Orienteering Club Rolling Fields Orienteering Club Strathmoor Village Orienteering Club Juniper Beach Orienteering Club Watson Orienteering Club Glenview Acres Orienteering Club Merrifield Orienteering Club Cherokee Garden Orienteering Club Silver Hills Orienteering Club Robinswood Orienteering Club Cliftons Orienteering Club Indian Hills Orienteering Club Highgate Springs Orienteering Club Saint Matthews Orienteering Club Riverwood Orienteering Club Southern Heights Orienteering Club Springlee Orienteering Club Warwick Villa Orienteering Club Hills And Dales Orienteering Club Audubon Park Orienteering Club Shawneeland Orienteering Club Blooms Eddy Historical Orienteering Club Cementville Orienteering Club Fairmeade Orienteering Club Parkway Village Orienteering Club Highland Park Orienteering Club Oak Park Orienteering Club Cherrywood Village Orienteering Club New Albany Orienteering Club Clarksville Orienteering Club South Parkland Orienteering Club Wilder Park Orienteering Club Petersburg Orienteering Club Riverside Beach Orienteering Club Glenview Manor Orienteering Club Maryhill Estates Orienteering Club Woodlawn Park Orienteering Club Whitner Orienteering Club Beechwood Village Orienteering Club Shively Orienteering Club Saint Denis Orienteering Club Seminary Village Orienteering Club Port Fulton Orienteering Club Parkside Orienteering Club Poplar Hills Orienteering Club Watterson Park Orienteering Club Winding Falls Orienteering Club Thornhill Orienteering Club Plymouth Village Orienteering Club Northfield Orienteering Club Arctic Springs Orienteering Club Oakdale Orienteering Club Saint Dennis Historical Orienteering Club Richlawn Orienteering Club Louisville Orienteering Club West Buechel Orienteering Club Heatherfield Orienteering Club Buechel Orienteering Club Glenview Hills Orienteering Club Druid Hills Orienteering Club Windy Hills Orienteering Club Woodside Orienteering Club Parkland Orienteering Club

Map And Compass Reading

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