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 Digital Age...

Much like traditional orienteering, each course consists of a series of points on a map that must be visited in sequence. Participants choose their routes between checkpoints and return to the Start. However, instead of using a large paper map, your smartphone will display only the current map segment with a compass overlay, progress updates, and hints to avoid getting lost.

Select your own time and pace...

No need to wait for club meetings as our courses are available whenever you're ready. Engage in competitive action with rankings for each leg or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or adventurous group.


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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
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
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

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

Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Event Uphams Corner Orienteering Event Mount Ida Orienteering Event Winter Hill Orienteering Event Medford Orienteering Event North Cambridge Orienteering Event Quincy Market Orienteering Event West Somerville Orienteering Event Glendale Orienteering Event Faneuil Orienteering Event Dorchester South Orienteering Event Beachmont Orienteering Event Malden Centre Orienteering Event Larchwood Orienteering Event South Boston Orienteering Event Cedar Grove Orienteering Event Strawberry Hill Orienteering Event Ashmont Orienteering Event Savin Hill Orienteering Event Meeting House Hill Orienteering Event Downtown Boston Orienteering Event Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Event Boston Orienteering Event Dorchester Orienteering Event East Somerville Orienteering Event Waterfront Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Dorchester North Orienteering Event Fields Corner Orienteering Event East Cambridge Orienteering Event Glenwood Orienteering Event Orient Heights Orienteering Event Dorchester Center Orienteering Event Beacon Hill Orienteering Event Cottage Park Orienteering Event Kendall Square Orienteering Event Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Event Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Event Revere Orienteering Event Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Event Hendersonville Orienteering Event Winthrop Orienteering Event Roxbury Orienteering Event Allston Brighton Orienteering Event Wellington Orienteering Event Squantum Orienteering Event Reservoir Orienteering Event Point Shirley Orienteering Event Brookline Village Orienteering Event City Point Orienteering Event East Watertown Orienteering Event Allston Orienteering Event Longwood Station Orienteering Event Neponset Orienteering Event Grove Hall Orienteering Event Back Bay Orienteering Event New Squantum Orienteering Event Court Park Orienteering Event North Brighton Orienteering Event Everett Orienteering Event Brighton Orienteering Event Prospect Hill Orienteering Event Mount Auburn Orienteering Event West Everett Orienteering Event Ten Hills Orienteering Event Spring Hill Orienteering Event North End Orienteering Event Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Event Cambridgeport Orienteering Event Huron Village Orienteering Event Inner Belt Orienteering Event Jamaica Plain Orienteering Event Mission Hill Orienteering Event Beaconsfield Orienteering Event Edgeworth Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event Downtown Financial District Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Chelsea Orienteering Event Medford Hillside Orienteering Event Dock Square Orienteering Event Avon Hill Orienteering Event Bay Village Orienteering Event Jeffries Point Orienteering Event South End Orienteering Event Coolidge Hill Orienteering Event Cambridge Orienteering Event Coolidge Corner Orienteering Event Malden Orienteering Event Somerville Orienteering Event Forest Hills Orienteering Event Charlestown Orienteering Event Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Event Old Cambridge Orienteering Event Aberdeen Orienteering Event Admirals Hill Orienteering Event Winthrop Beach Orienteering Event East Boston Orienteering Event South Bay Orienteering Event Sommerville Orienteering Event

Orienteering Meet

Savin Hill Orienteering Meet Waterfront Orienteering Meet Chelsea Orienteering Meet Malden Orienteering Meet Reservoir Orienteering Meet Cottage Park Orienteering Meet Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Meet Coolidge Hill Orienteering Meet West Everett Orienteering Meet Avon Hill Orienteering Meet Glendale Orienteering Meet Revere Orienteering Meet Winter Hill Orienteering Meet Brighton Orienteering Meet Court Park Orienteering Meet Dorchester North Orienteering Meet Boston Orienteering Meet Edgeworth Orienteering Meet Point Shirley Orienteering Meet Sommerville Orienteering Meet North Cambridge Orienteering Meet East Boston Orienteering Meet Ashmont Orienteering Meet Bay Village Orienteering Meet Coolidge Corner Orienteering Meet Wellington Orienteering Meet Everett Orienteering Meet Strawberry Hill Orienteering Meet City Point Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Orient Heights Orienteering Meet Allston Brighton Orienteering Meet Prospect Hill Orienteering Meet Charlestown Orienteering Meet Dorchester South Orienteering Meet Winthrop Orienteering Meet Squantum Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Meet East Somerville Orienteering Meet Quincy Market Orienteering Meet Cambridgeport Orienteering Meet Meeting House Hill Orienteering Meet Downtown Financial District Orienteering Meet Huron Village Orienteering Meet Mount Ida Orienteering Meet Allston Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet New Squantum Orienteering Meet Longwood Station Orienteering Meet Somerville Orienteering Meet Medford Hillside Orienteering Meet Dorchester Orienteering Meet Grove Hall Orienteering Meet Dorchester Center Orienteering Meet Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Meet Mount Auburn Orienteering Meet Roxbury Orienteering Meet Admirals Hill Orienteering Meet Inner Belt Orienteering Meet Jamaica Plain Orienteering Meet South Bay Orienteering Meet South End Orienteering Meet Winthrop Beach Orienteering Meet Cambridge Orienteering Meet Hendersonville Orienteering Meet Neponset Orienteering Meet Aberdeen Orienteering Meet Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Meet Medford Orienteering Meet Beachmont Orienteering Meet East Watertown Orienteering Meet North Brighton Orienteering Meet Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Meet Malden Centre Orienteering Meet Old Cambridge Orienteering Meet Brookline Village Orienteering Meet Ten Hills Orienteering Meet Beacon Hill Orienteering Meet Larchwood Orienteering Meet Uphams Corner Orienteering Meet Cedar Grove Orienteering Meet Back Bay Orienteering Meet Kendall Square Orienteering Meet Downtown Boston Orienteering Meet Beaconsfield Orienteering Meet Faneuil Orienteering Meet South Boston Orienteering Meet Dock Square Orienteering Meet Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Meet Forest Hills Orienteering Meet Spring Hill Orienteering Meet East Cambridge Orienteering Meet Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Meet Glenwood Orienteering Meet North End Orienteering Meet West Somerville Orienteering Meet Mission Hill Orienteering Meet Fields Corner Orienteering Meet Jeffries Point Orienteering Meet

Navigation Sport

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Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Club

Dorchester Center Orienteering Club Dorchester South Orienteering Club Medford Orienteering Club Mount Ida Orienteering Club Beacon Hill Orienteering Club Avon Hill Orienteering Club Revere Orienteering Club South Boston Orienteering Club Point Shirley Orienteering Club Jeffries Point Orienteering Club Edgeworth Orienteering Club Cottage Park Orienteering Club Huron Village Orienteering Club North Cambridge Orienteering Club Fields Corner Orienteering Club Mission Hill Orienteering Club North Brighton Orienteering Club Va Boston Healthcare System Brockton Campus Orienteering Club Admirals Hill Orienteering Club Winthrop Beach Orienteering Club Allston Brighton Orienteering Club Squantum Orienteering Club East Boston Orienteering Club Kendall Square Orienteering Club Downtown Financial District Orienteering Club Somerville Orienteering Club Court Park Orienteering Club Roxbury Orienteering Club Downtown Boston Orienteering Club Coolidge Corner Orienteering Club Roxbury Crossing Orienteering Club Beaconsfield Orienteering Club South Bay Orienteering Club Strawberry Hill Orienteering Club City Point Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club Winthrop Orienteering Club East Somerville Orienteering Club Malden Centre Orienteering Club Spring Hill Orienteering Club Beachmont Orienteering Club Winter Hill Orienteering Club Glendale Orienteering Club Grove Hall Orienteering Club Malden Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Fort Winthrop Historical Orienteering Club Old Cambridge Orienteering Club Reservoir Orienteering Club Chinatown Leather District Orienteering Club Dock Square Orienteering Club Uphams Corner Orienteering Club Glenwood Orienteering Club Mount Bowdoin Orienteering Club Savin Hill Orienteering Club Inner Belt Orienteering Club Dorchester North Orienteering Club New Squantum Orienteering Club Longwood Station Orienteering Club Suffolk Downs Station Orienteering Club Hendersonville Orienteering Club Jamaica Plain Orienteering Club Prospect Hill Orienteering Club Ashmont Orienteering Club East Watertown Orienteering Club Larchwood Orienteering Club Forest Hills Orienteering Club West Everett Orienteering Club Faneuil Orienteering Club Coolidge Hill Orienteering Club Orient Heights Orienteering Club Boston Orienteering Club Quincy Market Orienteering Club Charlestown Orienteering Club West Somerville Orienteering Club Brighton Orienteering Club Everett Orienteering Club Cambridgeport Orienteering Club Back Bay Orienteering Club Neponset Orienteering Club Bay Village Orienteering Club Meeting House Hill Orienteering Club Wellington Orienteering Club Sommerville Orienteering Club Chelsea Orienteering Club Fenway Kenmore Orienteering Club Waterfront Orienteering Club Dorchester Orienteering Club East Cambridge Orienteering Club North End Orienteering Club Ten Hills Orienteering Club Brookline Village Orienteering Club Cedar Grove Orienteering Club Aberdeen Orienteering Club Medford Hillside Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club Mount Auburn Orienteering Club South End Orienteering Club Allston Orienteering Club Cambridge Orienteering Club