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.

Your schedule, your tempo...

There's no need to wait for a club meet, as our courses are always available. Whether you enjoy the competitive rankings for each leg or prefer a leisurely recreational activity, this enriching outdoor sport is ideal for active individuals and adventurous groups.


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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
Great idea! Can't wait to see more locations added.
James
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Edgewood Orienteering Club Bellaire Orienteering Club Mayfair Orienteering Club Kings Court Orienteering Club South Lawn Orienteering Club Holly Park Orienteering Club Central Park Northwest Orienteering Club Greater Eastwood Orienteering Club Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Club Macgregor Orienteering Club Shady Acres Orienteering Club Bellaire Junction Orienteering Club Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Club Southside Place Orienteering Club University Place Orienteering Club Downtown Orienteering Club Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Club West University Place Orienteering Club Woodside Plaza Orienteering Club Foster Place Orienteering Club Southampton Place Orienteering Club Central Park Orienteering Club Riverside Terrace Orienteering Club Astrodome Area Orienteering Club Briargrove Orienteering Club Near Northside Orienteering Club Greater East End Orienteering Club Golfview Manor Orienteering Club Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Club Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Club Pine Valley Orienteering Club Harrisburg Orienteering Club Colonial Gardens Orienteering Club Stude Orienteering Club Inwood Terrace Orienteering Club Second Ward Orienteering Club Northside Northline Orienteering Club Brookhaven Orienteering Club Westview Terrace Orienteering Club East Downtown Orienteering Club Museum Park Orienteering Club Independence Heights Orienteering Club Woodside Orienteering Club Sunny Side Orienteering Club Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Club Macgregor Palms Orienteering Club Central Northwest Orienteering Club Greater Third Ward Orienteering Club Fourth Ward Orienteering Club University Oaks Orienteering Club Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Club Brook Smith Orienteering Club Pierce Junction Orienteering Club Eureka Acres Orienteering Club Graceland Terrace Orienteering Club Spring Branch East Orienteering Club Lamar Terrace Orienteering Club Houston Heights Orienteering Club Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Club Fairway Park Orienteering Club Monarch Oaks Orienteering Club Pine View Manor Orienteering Club Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Club Midtown Orienteering Club Medical Center Area Orienteering Club Brookline Orienteering Club Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Club Brookhollow Orienteering Club Linkwood Orienteering Club Oak Forest Orienteering Club Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Club Idylwood Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club Greater Uptown Orienteering Club Pembroke Place Orienteering Club Forest Hill Orienteering Club Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Club Greater Heights Orienteering Club Garden Oaks Orienteering Club Heatherwood Orienteering Club Neartown Montrose Orienteering Club Pecan Park Orienteering Club Pine Terrace Orienteering Club Stone Heights Orienteering Club Glen Park Orienteering Club Houston Orienteering Club Pleasantville Area Orienteering Club Woodland Heights Orienteering Club Plymouth Place Orienteering Club Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Club Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Club Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Club South Side Place Orienteering Club Magnum Manor Orienteering Club Magnolia Park Orienteering Club Glenburnie Orienteering Club Hawthorne Place Orienteering Club Braeswood Orienteering Club South Main Orienteering Club Riverview Orienteering Club

Navigation Sport

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Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Meet

Southampton Place Orienteering Meet Mayfair Orienteering Meet Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Meet Macgregor Orienteering Meet Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Meet Oak Forest Orienteering Meet Downtown Orienteering Meet South Main Orienteering Meet Inwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Greater Eastwood Orienteering Meet Medical Center Area Orienteering Meet Astrodome Area Orienteering Meet Central Northwest Orienteering Meet Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Meet Graceland Terrace Orienteering Meet Woodside Orienteering Meet Greater Heights Orienteering Meet Pierce Junction Orienteering Meet Colonial Gardens Orienteering Meet Spring Branch East Orienteering Meet East Downtown Orienteering Meet Greater Uptown Orienteering Meet Houston Heights Orienteering Meet Greater East End Orienteering Meet Pembroke Place Orienteering Meet Central Park Northwest Orienteering Meet Foster Place Orienteering Meet Macgregor Palms Orienteering Meet Second Ward Orienteering Meet Harrisburg Orienteering Meet West University Place Orienteering Meet Woodside Plaza Orienteering Meet Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Meet Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Meet Pleasantville Area Orienteering Meet Riverview Orienteering Meet Near Northside Orienteering Meet Fairway Park Orienteering Meet Glen Park Orienteering Meet Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Meet Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Meet Southside Place Orienteering Meet Brook Smith Orienteering Meet South Lawn Orienteering Meet Eureka Acres Orienteering Meet Houston Orienteering Meet Magnum Manor Orienteering Meet Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Meet Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Meet Glenburnie Orienteering Meet Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Meet Heatherwood Orienteering Meet Hawthorne Place Orienteering Meet Bellaire Junction Orienteering Meet Edgewood Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Pecan Park Orienteering Meet Central Park Orienteering Meet Museum Park Orienteering Meet Holly Park Orienteering Meet Monarch Oaks Orienteering Meet Neartown Montrose Orienteering Meet Forest Hill Orienteering Meet Braeswood Orienteering Meet Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Meet Stude Orienteering Meet Northside Northline Orienteering Meet Linkwood Orienteering Meet Golfview Manor Orienteering Meet Shady Acres Orienteering Meet Lamar Terrace Orienteering Meet Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Meet Brookhollow Orienteering Meet Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Meet Stone Heights Orienteering Meet Woodland Heights Orienteering Meet South Side Place Orienteering Meet Brookline Orienteering Meet Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Meet Fourth Ward Orienteering Meet Midtown Orienteering Meet University Oaks Orienteering Meet Riverside Terrace Orienteering Meet Sunny Side Orienteering Meet University Place Orienteering Meet Kings Court Orienteering Meet Greater Third Ward Orienteering Meet Idylwood Orienteering Meet Brookhaven Orienteering Meet Westview Terrace Orienteering Meet Briargrove Orienteering Meet Pine Terrace Orienteering Meet Pine View Manor Orienteering Meet Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Meet Garden Oaks Orienteering Meet Plymouth Place Orienteering Meet Independence Heights Orienteering Meet Bellaire Orienteering Meet Magnolia Park Orienteering Meet

Orienteering Event

Mason Park Terrace Orienteering Event Washington Avenue Coalition Memorial Park Orienteering Event Linkwood Orienteering Event Macgregor Palms Orienteering Event Midtown Orienteering Event Pine View Manor Orienteering Event Pleasantville Area Orienteering Event Northside Northline Orienteering Event Monarch Oaks Orienteering Event Hawthorne Place Orienteering Event Idylwood Orienteering Event Eureka Acres Orienteering Event West University Place Orienteering Event Second Ward Orienteering Event Colonial Gardens Orienteering Event Kashmere Gardens Orienteering Event South Side Place Orienteering Event Graceland Terrace Orienteering Event Inwood Terrace Orienteering Event Greater Eastwood Orienteering Event Westview Terrace Orienteering Event Fairway Park Orienteering Event Lazybrook Timbergrove Orienteering Event Greater East End Orienteering Event Bellaire Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Kings Court Orienteering Event Medical Center Area Orienteering Event Southside Place Orienteering Event Stone Heights Orienteering Event Pine Valley Orienteering Event Near Northside Orienteering Event Woodside Orienteering Event Heatherwood Orienteering Event Greater Fifth Ward Orienteering Event Gulfgate Riverview Pine Valley Orienteering Event Fourth Ward Orienteering Event Sunny Side Orienteering Event Garden Oaks Orienteering Event University Oaks Orienteering Event Golfview Manor Orienteering Event Brook Smith Orienteering Event Macgregor Orienteering Event Mayfair Orienteering Event Greater Third Ward Orienteering Event Holly Park Orienteering Event Neartown Montrose Orienteering Event Museum Park Orienteering Event Brookhollow Orienteering Event Lamar Terrace Orienteering Event Pembroke Place Orienteering Event Independence Heights Orienteering Event Houston Orienteering Event Bellaire Junction Orienteering Event Forest Hill Orienteering Event Greater Heights Orienteering Event Brookhaven Orienteering Event Woodside Plaza Orienteering Event Glen Park Orienteering Event Edgewood Orienteering Event Riverview Orienteering Event Plymouth Place Orienteering Event Pierce Junction Orienteering Event Magnolia Park Orienteering Event Brookline Orienteering Event Pine Terrace Orienteering Event South Lawn Orienteering Event Central Northwest Orienteering Event Lawndale Wayside Orienteering Event Harrisburg Orienteering Event Greater Ost South Union Orienteering Event Eastex Jensen Area Orienteering Event Greenway Upper Kirby Area Orienteering Event Houston Heights Orienteering Event Timber Grove Manor Orienteering Event Shady Acres Orienteering Event Central Park Northwest Orienteering Event Trinity Houston Gardens Orienteering Event Woodland Heights Orienteering Event Oak Forest Orienteering Event South Main Orienteering Event Smallwood Terrace Orienteering Event Southampton Place Orienteering Event Magnum Manor Orienteering Event Astrodome Area Orienteering Event Denver Harbor Port Houston Orienteering Event Braeswood Orienteering Event Riverside Terrace Orienteering Event University Place Orienteering Event Glenburnie Orienteering Event Pecan Park Orienteering Event Greater Uptown Orienteering Event Stude Orienteering Event Central Park Orienteering Event Afton Oaks River Oaks Area Orienteering Event Spring Branch East Orienteering Event Downtown Orienteering Event East Downtown Orienteering Event Foster Place Orienteering Event Briargrove Orienteering Event