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 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!

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
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

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

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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Orienteering Club

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Orienteering Event

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Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

Deephaven Orienteering Meet Minneapolis Orienteering Meet Atwood Orienteering Meet Inver Grove Heights Orienteering Meet Champlin Orienteering Meet Spring Lake Park Orienteering Meet New Brighton Orienteering Meet Osseo Orienteering Meet Maple Grove Orienteering Meet Robbinsdale Orienteering Meet Bellaire Orienteering Meet Glen Lake Orienteering Meet Saint Louis Park Orienteering Meet Minnetonka Mills Orienteering Meet Gladstone Orienteering Meet Roseville Orienteering Meet Greenwood Orienteering Meet Gem Lake Orienteering Meet Coon Rapids Orienteering Meet Oak Knoll Orienteering Meet Port Cargill Orienteering Meet Hamel Orienteering Meet Hopkins Orienteering Meet Lino Lakes Orienteering Meet Oakdale Orienteering Meet Hilltop Orienteering Meet Columbia Heights Orienteering Meet Savage Orienteering Meet Lauderdale Orienteering Meet Greater East Side Orienteering Meet Plymouth Orienteering Meet Highwood Orienteering Meet North Oaks Orienteering Meet Mendota Heights Orienteering Meet Rowland Orienteering Meet Arden Hills Orienteering Meet Northdale Orienteering Meet Phillips Orienteering Meet Circle Pines Orienteering Meet Midvale Orienteering Meet Lexington Orienteering Meet Eagan Orienteering Meet Blaine Orienteering Meet Sunfish Lake Orienteering Meet Oxboro Orienteering Meet Coon Creek Orienteering Meet Mendota Orienteering Meet Glenwood Junction Orienteering Meet Groveland Orienteering Meet Golden Valley Orienteering Meet Minnetonka Orienteering Meet Lake Shore Park Orienteering Meet Landfall Orienteering Meet Ditter Orienteering Meet Johnsville Orienteering Meet Bloomington Ferry Orienteering Meet Calhoun Beach Orienteering Meet Wescott Orienteering Meet Edina Orienteering Meet Saint Anthony Orienteering Meet White Bear Lake Orienteering Meet Richfield Orienteering Meet New Hope Orienteering Meet Mounds View Orienteering Meet Blaine Minnesota Orienteering Meet North Saint Paul Orienteering Meet Crystal Orienteering Meet Brooklyn Park Orienteering Meet Kenwood Gables Orienteering Meet Thompson Riverview Terrace Orienteering Meet Brooklyn Center Orienteering Meet Cardigan Junction Orienteering Meet West Saint Paul Orienteering Meet Maplewood Orienteering Meet South Saint Paul Orienteering Meet Long Lake Orienteering Meet Fridley Orienteering Meet Nicols Orienteering Meet Shoreview Orienteering Meet Cedar Grove Orienteering Meet Gloster Orienteering Meet West Coon Rapids Orienteering Meet Hazel Park Orienteering Meet Vadnais Heights Orienteering Meet Bloomington Orienteering Meet Eden Prairie Orienteering Meet Oak Park Orienteering Meet Thompson Heights Orienteering Meet Wayzata Orienteering Meet Oak Terrace Orienteering Meet Little Canada Orienteering Meet Lilydale Orienteering Meet Medicine Lake Orienteering Meet Falcon Heights Orienteering Meet South Minneapolis Orienteering Meet Woodland Orienteering Meet Bald Eagle Orienteering Meet Hoffmans Corner Orienteering Meet Saint Paul Orienteering Meet Mission Farms Orienteering Meet