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 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.

Next Generation Orienteering

Like conventional orienteering, each course includes a sequence of map points that must be visited in order. Participants select their own routes between checkpoints, eventually returning to the Start. Instead of a full-size paper map, though, your phone will show only the current course segment, complete with an integrated compass, progress details, and hints to keep you oriented.

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
Did this solo and really enjoyed it. Going to take some friends out next time!
Dave
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Scientists find unusual outdoor activity can help stave off dementia. Researchers studied orienteering, an outdoor sport that exercises mind and body and can also train the brain, helping fight cognitive decline. Now scientists say that the sport - which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory - could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to fight cognitive decline related to dementia.
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Forest Park, 400 Jefferson Dr, St. Louis, MO

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Orienteering Club

Mackenzie Orienteering Club Fountain Park Orienteering Club Fox Park Orienteering Club La Salle Orienteering Club Penrose Orienteering Club College Hill Orienteering Club Gratiot Orienteering Club Greendale Orienteering Club West End Orienteering Club Saint Louis Place Orienteering Club Uplands Park Orienteering Club Covenant Blu Grand Center Orienteering Club Hi Pointe Orienteering Club Walnut Park West Orienteering Club Hillsdale Orienteering Club Flordell Hills Orienteering Club Vandeventer Orienteering Club Cherokee Park Orienteering Club Wells Goodfellow Orienteering Club Clifton Heights Orienteering Club Pagedale Orienteering Club Cheltenham Orienteering Club Richmond Heights Orienteering Club Old North Saint Louis Orienteering Club Pasadena Hills Orienteering Club Peabody Darst Webbe Orienteering Club Mark Twain Orienteering Club Hamilton Heights Orienteering Club Marina Villa Orienteering Club Dutchtown Orienteering Club Mount Pleasant Orienteering Club Skinker De Baliviere Orienteering Club De Baliviere Orienteering Club Clayton Tamm Orienteering Club Vinita Terrace Orienteering Club Rock Springs Orienteering Club University City Orienteering Club Compton Heights Orienteering Club Hanley Hills Orienteering Club Tower Grove East Orienteering Club St Louis Orienteering Club Kosciusko Orienteering Club Bel Nor Orienteering Club Southhampton Orienteering Club Clayton Orienteering Club Soulard Orienteering Club Benton Orienteering Club Northwoods Orienteering Club Columbus Square Orienteering Club Brentwood Orienteering Club The Ville Orienteering Club Pasadena Park Orienteering Club Lake Junction Orienteering Club Cabanne Place Orienteering Club Goodfellow Terrace Orienteering Club Beverly Hills Orienteering Club North Pointe Orienteering Club Kings Oak Orienteering Club Greater Ville Orienteering Club Forest Park Southeast Orienteering Club Lacledes Landing Orienteering Club Eads Square Park Orienteering Club Midtown Orienteering Club Benton Park West Orienteering Club Skinker Orienteering Club Wydown Skinker Orienteering Club Kingsway West Orienteering Club Shrewsbury Orienteering Club Tiffany Orienteering Club Velda Village Hills Orienteering Club Lewis Place Orienteering Club Visitation Park Orienteering Club O'fallon Orienteering Club Southwest Garden Orienteering Club Academy Orienteering Club Tower Grove Orienteering Club Maplewood Orienteering Club Baden Orienteering Club Arbor Terrace Orienteering Club Carondelet Orienteering Club Botanical Heights Orienteering Club Wellston Orienteering Club Kingsway East Orienteering Club Near North Riverfront Orienteering Club Hyde Park Orienteering Club Glen Echo Park Orienteering Club Velda Village Orienteering Club Gaslight Square Orienteering Club Vinita Park Orienteering Club Carr Square Orienteering Club Central West End Orienteering Club Walnut Park East Orienteering Club Lafayette Square Orienteering Club Mckinley Heights Orienteering Club Shaw Orienteering Club Sauget Orienteering Club Jeff Vander Lou Orienteering Club The Hill Orienteering Club Pine Lawn Orienteering Club Ellendale Orienteering Club

Orienteering Event

Eads Square Park Orienteering Event Benton Orienteering Event Walnut Park East Orienteering Event Cheltenham Orienteering Event Old North Saint Louis Orienteering Event Columbus Square Orienteering Event Visitation Park Orienteering Event Midtown Orienteering Event O'fallon Orienteering Event Soulard Orienteering Event Covenant Blu Grand Center Orienteering Event Gaslight Square Orienteering Event Kingsway East Orienteering Event Botanical Heights Orienteering Event Clayton Orienteering Event Kingsway West Orienteering Event Clayton Tamm Orienteering Event North Pointe Orienteering Event Vinita Terrace Orienteering Event Near North Riverfront Orienteering Event Academy Orienteering Event Wydown Skinker Orienteering Event Arbor Terrace Orienteering Event Cabanne Place Orienteering Event De Baliviere Orienteering Event Benton Park West Orienteering Event Lake Junction Orienteering Event Hillsdale Orienteering Event La Salle Orienteering Event Skinker Orienteering Event Northwoods Orienteering Event The Hill Orienteering Event Sauget Orienteering Event Peabody Darst Webbe Orienteering Event Walnut Park West Orienteering Event Skinker De Baliviere Orienteering Event Richmond Heights Orienteering Event Shaw Orienteering Event Mckinley Heights Orienteering Event Greendale Orienteering Event Pagedale Orienteering Event Fox Park Orienteering Event Carondelet Orienteering Event Uplands Park Orienteering Event Ellendale Orienteering Event Gratiot Orienteering Event West End Orienteering Event St Louis Orienteering Event University City Orienteering Event Pine Lawn Orienteering Event Rock Springs Orienteering Event Lafayette Square Orienteering Event Kosciusko Orienteering Event Pasadena Hills Orienteering Event Cherokee Park Orienteering Event Glen Echo Park Orienteering Event Goodfellow Terrace Orienteering Event Southhampton Orienteering Event The Ville Orienteering Event College Hill Orienteering Event Mark Twain Orienteering Event Beverly Hills Orienteering Event Tower Grove East Orienteering Event Carr Square Orienteering Event Saint Louis Place Orienteering Event Velda Village Hills Orienteering Event Vinita Park Orienteering Event Tiffany Orienteering Event Dutchtown Orienteering Event Marina Villa Orienteering Event Kings Oak Orienteering Event Wellston Orienteering Event Baden Orienteering Event Flordell Hills Orienteering Event Penrose Orienteering Event Hanley Hills Orienteering Event Mount Pleasant Orienteering Event Pasadena Park Orienteering Event Hi Pointe Orienteering Event Southwest Garden Orienteering Event Forest Park Southeast Orienteering Event Clifton Heights Orienteering Event Hyde Park Orienteering Event Maplewood Orienteering Event Central West End Orienteering Event Brentwood Orienteering Event Fountain Park Orienteering Event Tower Grove Orienteering Event Hamilton Heights Orienteering Event Velda Village Orienteering Event Bel Nor Orienteering Event Compton Heights Orienteering Event Lewis Place Orienteering Event Wells Goodfellow Orienteering Event Greater Ville Orienteering Event Shrewsbury Orienteering Event Jeff Vander Lou Orienteering Event Mackenzie Orienteering Event Lacledes Landing Orienteering Event Vandeventer Orienteering Event

Orienteering Meet

Eads Square Park Orienteering Meet Hillsdale Orienteering Meet Hi Pointe Orienteering Meet St Louis Orienteering Meet Kings Oak Orienteering Meet Peabody Darst Webbe Orienteering Meet Clayton Orienteering Meet Greater Ville Orienteering Meet Cabanne Place Orienteering Meet Columbus Square Orienteering Meet Velda Village Orienteering Meet Walnut Park East Orienteering Meet Cheltenham Orienteering Meet University City Orienteering Meet Flordell Hills Orienteering Meet Fox Park Orienteering Meet Carr Square Orienteering Meet Glen Echo Park Orienteering Meet Kingsway East Orienteering Meet Mackenzie Orienteering Meet Northwoods Orienteering Meet Shrewsbury Orienteering Meet Walnut Park West Orienteering Meet Kosciusko Orienteering Meet Wellston Orienteering Meet Wydown Skinker Orienteering Meet Forest Park Southeast Orienteering Meet Tiffany Orienteering Meet O'fallon Orienteering Meet Wells Goodfellow Orienteering Meet Mark Twain Orienteering Meet Carondelet Orienteering Meet Lafayette Square Orienteering Meet Saint Louis Place Orienteering Meet Southhampton Orienteering Meet Skinker De Baliviere Orienteering Meet Visitation Park Orienteering Meet Shaw Orienteering Meet Arbor Terrace Orienteering Meet Midtown Orienteering Meet Botanical Heights Orienteering Meet Pasadena Park Orienteering Meet Mckinley Heights Orienteering Meet La Salle Orienteering Meet Penrose Orienteering Meet Goodfellow Terrace Orienteering Meet Uplands Park Orienteering Meet College Hill Orienteering Meet The Hill Orienteering Meet Fountain Park Orienteering Meet Brentwood Orienteering Meet Clayton Tamm Orienteering Meet North Pointe Orienteering Meet Vandeventer Orienteering Meet Benton Park West Orienteering Meet Lewis Place Orienteering Meet Hanley Hills Orienteering Meet Ellendale Orienteering Meet Maplewood Orienteering Meet Richmond Heights Orienteering Meet Benton Orienteering Meet Gratiot Orienteering Meet The Ville Orienteering Meet Clifton Heights Orienteering Meet Covenant Blu Grand Center Orienteering Meet Rock Springs Orienteering Meet Tower Grove Orienteering Meet Hamilton Heights Orienteering Meet Baden Orienteering Meet De Baliviere Orienteering Meet Academy Orienteering Meet Pine Lawn Orienteering Meet Compton Heights Orienteering Meet Near North Riverfront Orienteering Meet Pasadena Hills Orienteering Meet Bel Nor Orienteering Meet Mount Pleasant Orienteering Meet Jeff Vander Lou Orienteering Meet Central West End Orienteering Meet Lake Junction Orienteering Meet Greendale Orienteering Meet Sauget Orienteering Meet Marina Villa Orienteering Meet Skinker Orienteering Meet Hyde Park Orienteering Meet Beverly Hills Orienteering Meet Pagedale Orienteering Meet Southwest Garden Orienteering Meet Velda Village Hills Orienteering Meet Dutchtown Orienteering Meet Tower Grove East Orienteering Meet West End Orienteering Meet Cherokee Park Orienteering Meet Kingsway West Orienteering Meet Gaslight Square Orienteering Meet Vinita Terrace Orienteering Meet Soulard Orienteering Meet Old North Saint Louis Orienteering Meet Vinita Park Orienteering Meet Lacledes Landing Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

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