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 walking in the park or going on hikes but want to keep your mind active at the same time?

Get ready for an outdoor adventure like no other with Checkpoint Challenges. Create your own route between the marked points while refining your map reading abilities!

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.

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.

Checkpoint Challenges Deep Eddy

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

I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.

Olivia

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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Remarkably, even a single orienteering session improved spatial memory in our study participants. This suggests that participating in orienteering, even infrequently, could enhance spatial abilities, with the potential to delay their decline with age.

McMaster University Canada

https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/dementia-fighter-how-orienteering-helps-the-brain/

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Orienteering Meet

East Cesar Chavez Orienteering Meet Pershing Orienteering Meet Goforth Orienteering Meet Bouldin Creek Orienteering Meet Govalle Orienteering Meet Shady Hollow Orienteering Meet Pecan Springs Springdale Orienteering Meet Mustang Ridge Orienteering Meet Crestview Orienteering Meet Mlk 183 Orienteering Meet Dawson Orienteering Meet Chestnut Orienteering Meet Heritage Hills Orienteering Meet Upper Boggy Creek Orienteering Meet West University Orienteering Meet Greenshores Orienteering Meet Sweetbriar Orienteering Meet Old West Austin Orienteering Meet Onion Creek Orienteering Meet Rollingwood Orienteering Meet Hancock Orienteering Meet Dunlap Orienteering Meet Hyde Park Orienteering Meet Oak Hill Orienteering Meet St. John Orienteering Meet Decker Orienteering Meet Ford Oaks Orienteering Meet Brentwood Orienteering Meet South River City Orienteering Meet Austin Orienteering Meet Garfield Orienteering Meet Westgate Orienteering Meet Lost Creek Orienteering Meet Webberville Orienteering Meet San Leanna Orienteering Meet Windsor Road Orienteering Meet Pleasant Valley Orienteering Meet Garrison Park Orienteering Meet Mckinney Orienteering Meet Carl Orienteering Meet Moores Crossing Orienteering Meet Hornsby Bend Orienteering Meet Central East Austin Orienteering Meet West Lake Hills Orienteering Meet Bluff Springs Orienteering Meet Smoot Orienteering Meet Southeast Orienteering Meet East Congress Orienteering Meet Windsor Hills Orienteering Meet Windsor Park Orienteering Meet Montopolis Orienteering Meet University Hills Orienteering Meet Franklin Park Orienteering Meet West Oak Hill Orienteering Meet Williamson Orienteering Meet Onion Creek Historical Orienteering Meet Johnston Terrace Orienteering Meet Rosewood Orienteering Meet Kincheonville Orienteering Meet Maha Orienteering Meet Iglehart Orienteering Meet Hays Orienteering Meet Sunset Valley Orienteering Meet Deep Eddy Orienteering Meet South Manchaca Orienteering Meet North Austin Civic Association Orienteering Meet Parker Lane Orienteering Meet Elroy Orienteering Meet Vinson Orienteering Meet St. Edwards Orienteering Meet East Oak Hill Orienteering Meet Highland Orienteering Meet Turnersville Orienteering Meet West Congress Orienteering Meet Mendoza Orienteering Meet Pilot Knob Orienteering Meet North Loop Orienteering Meet Coronado Hills Orienteering Meet Wooten Orienteering Meet Abercrombie Orienteering Meet Colton Orienteering Meet Tanglewood Forest Orienteering Meet Barton Creek Orienteering Meet Creedmoor Orienteering Meet Del Valle Orienteering Meet Pleasant Hill Orienteering Meet Georgian Acres Orienteering Meet Flatrock Ford Orienteering Meet Riverside Orienteering Meet River Hills Orienteering Meet Holly Orienteering Meet West Austin Neighborhood Group Orienteering Meet Manchaca Orienteering Meet Elysium Orienteering Meet Buda Orienteering Meet North Lamar Orienteering Meet Mlk Orienteering Meet Niederwald Orienteering Meet Daffan Orienteering Meet North University Orienteering Meet

Map And Compass Reading

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Orienteering Club

Hyde Park Orienteering Club Del Valle Orienteering Club Decker Orienteering Club West Congress Orienteering Club Rollingwood Orienteering Club Niederwald Orienteering Club Garrison Park Orienteering Club Colton Orienteering Club North Loop Orienteering Club Mlk 183 Orienteering Club Onion Creek Orienteering Club Pershing Orienteering Club West Austin Neighborhood Group Orienteering Club Montopolis Orienteering Club Garfield Orienteering Club Dawson Orienteering Club Chestnut Orienteering Club Old West Austin Orienteering Club Abercrombie Orienteering Club Oak Hill Orienteering Club Shady Hollow Orienteering Club Mlk Orienteering Club Windsor Hills Orienteering Club Johnston Terrace Orienteering Club Crestview Orienteering Club University Hills Orienteering Club Mendoza Orienteering Club West Oak Hill Orienteering Club Elysium Orienteering Club Govalle Orienteering Club St. John Orienteering Club Rosewood Orienteering Club Pleasant Valley Orienteering Club Mckinney Orienteering Club Bouldin Creek Orienteering Club Brentwood Orienteering Club Riverside Orienteering Club South Manchaca Orienteering Club West University Orienteering Club Deep Eddy Orienteering Club Tanglewood Forest Orienteering Club East Oak Hill Orienteering Club St. Edwards Orienteering Club Sunset Valley Orienteering Club Windsor Road Orienteering Club Parker Lane Orienteering Club Westgate Orienteering Club River Hills Orienteering Club North Lamar Orienteering Club Goforth Orienteering Club Hornsby Bend Orienteering Club Pecan Springs Springdale Orienteering Club Holly Orienteering Club West Lake Hills Orienteering Club Sweetbriar Orienteering Club Franklin Park Orienteering Club North Austin Civic Association Orienteering Club Upper Boggy Creek Orienteering Club Coronado Hills Orienteering Club Southeast Orienteering Club Ford Oaks Orienteering Club Maha Orienteering Club Flatrock Ford Orienteering Club Hays Orienteering Club Mustang Ridge Orienteering Club Lost Creek Orienteering Club Smoot Orienteering Club Highland Orienteering Club Hancock Orienteering Club Wooten Orienteering Club East Cesar Chavez Orienteering Club Elroy Orienteering Club Onion Creek Historical Orienteering Club Georgian Acres Orienteering Club Central East Austin Orienteering Club Webberville Orienteering Club Kincheonville Orienteering Club Buda Orienteering Club Bluff Springs Orienteering Club Creedmoor Orienteering Club San Leanna Orienteering Club Manchaca Orienteering Club North University Orienteering Club Vinson Orienteering Club Greenshores Orienteering Club Williamson Orienteering Club Carl Orienteering Club Pleasant Hill Orienteering Club Daffan Orienteering Club Pilot Knob Orienteering Club Austin Orienteering Club Turnersville Orienteering Club Barton Creek Orienteering Club Dunlap Orienteering Club East Congress Orienteering Club South River City Orienteering Club Heritage Hills Orienteering Club Moores Crossing Orienteering Club Windsor Park Orienteering Club Iglehart Orienteering Club

Orienteering Event

Pecan Springs Springdale Orienteering Event Decker Orienteering Event Crestview Orienteering Event Garrison Park Orienteering Event Mlk 183 Orienteering Event Rollingwood Orienteering Event West University Orienteering Event Manchaca Orienteering Event Williamson Orienteering Event Southeast Orienteering Event Holly Orienteering Event Iglehart Orienteering Event Heritage Hills Orienteering Event Pleasant Hill Orienteering Event Maha Orienteering Event West Congress Orienteering Event North Lamar Orienteering Event North Austin Civic Association Orienteering Event Govalle Orienteering Event Creedmoor Orienteering Event North Loop Orienteering Event Mendoza Orienteering Event Brentwood Orienteering Event River Hills Orienteering Event Daffan Orienteering Event Coronado Hills Orienteering Event Buda Orienteering Event Mckinney Orienteering Event East Oak Hill Orienteering Event Chestnut Orienteering Event West Lake Hills Orienteering Event Goforth Orienteering Event Pilot Knob Orienteering Event Lost Creek Orienteering Event Hyde Park Orienteering Event Del Valle Orienteering Event Greenshores Orienteering Event Old West Austin Orienteering Event Deep Eddy Orienteering Event Kincheonville Orienteering Event Franklin Park Orienteering Event Moores Crossing Orienteering Event Georgian Acres Orienteering Event St. John Orienteering Event Highland Orienteering Event Montopolis Orienteering Event Abercrombie Orienteering Event East Congress Orienteering Event Carl Orienteering Event Onion Creek Orienteering Event Sweetbriar Orienteering Event West Oak Hill Orienteering Event Austin Orienteering Event Smoot Orienteering Event San Leanna Orienteering Event South River City Orienteering Event Onion Creek Historical Orienteering Event Upper Boggy Creek Orienteering Event University Hills Orienteering Event Colton Orienteering Event West Austin Neighborhood Group Orienteering Event Tanglewood Forest Orienteering Event Oak Hill Orienteering Event Shady Hollow Orienteering Event Mustang Ridge Orienteering Event South Manchaca Orienteering Event Bluff Springs Orienteering Event Vinson Orienteering Event St. Edwards Orienteering Event Sunset Valley Orienteering Event Windsor Road Orienteering Event Pershing Orienteering Event Elysium Orienteering Event Elroy Orienteering Event Windsor Hills Orienteering Event Riverside Orienteering Event Webberville Orienteering Event Turnersville Orienteering Event Niederwald Orienteering Event Hays Orienteering Event Flatrock Ford Orienteering Event Johnston Terrace Orienteering Event Garfield Orienteering Event Hancock Orienteering Event Hornsby Bend Orienteering Event Rosewood Orienteering Event Dawson Orienteering Event Pleasant Valley Orienteering Event Dunlap Orienteering Event East Cesar Chavez Orienteering Event Central East Austin Orienteering Event North University Orienteering Event Ford Oaks Orienteering Event Wooten Orienteering Event Mlk Orienteering Event Bouldin Creek Orienteering Event Barton Creek Orienteering Event Parker Lane Orienteering Event Windsor Park Orienteering Event Westgate Orienteering Event

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