Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo No more scheduling conflicts! This revolutionary orienteering experience uses your smartphone as both map and compass, giving you the freedom to enjoy 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!

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.

Enjoy whenever you want at your own pace...

There is no need to wait for a club meet as our courses are available whenever you are. Enjoyed as either a competitive sport, with rankings for each leg of the course, or a recreational activity, this enriching outdoor pursuit is prefect for any active person or group of adventurers.


Checkpoint Challenges Greater Fifth Ward

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

Why did it take so long for this to be invented. Well done and thank you!
Ava
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

  • Running
  • No reservations
  • Competition
  • Individuals or groups
  • Team building
  • Checkpoints
  • Flat rate price
  • Contest
  • Enriching
  • Compass Reading
  • Anytime
  • Outdoors
  • Active
  • Race
  • Challenging
  • GPS
  • Physical
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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Mapping Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

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Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston, TX

Directory

Orienteering Event

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

Map And Compass Reading

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

Orienteering Meet

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

Navigation Sport

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

Orienteering Club

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