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

Are you passionate about hiking or walking in the park but also looking to challenge your mind?

Checkpoint Challenges offers an unmatched outdoor adventure experience. Plot your unique course between checkpoints while working on your map reading skills!

Contemporary Orienteering...

Just like in classic orienteering, each course comprises a sequence of points on a map that must be visited sequentially. Participants determine their own routes between these checkpoints and eventually return to the Start. However, rather than using a full-size paper map, your smartphone will show only the current map segment with a built-in compass, progress tracking, and hints to help you stay on track.

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.


Checkpoint Challenges Woodland Heights

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
I can't believe this isn't more popular! Such a rewarding experience.
Olivia
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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

Aerobic exercise releases chemicals in the brain that foster the growth of new brain cells. And when you use a map and connect it to landmarks, you stimulate growth between brain cells.
Harvard University Medical School

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Orienteering Meet

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

Navigation Sport

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

Map And Compass Reading

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

Orienteering Club

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

Orienteering Event

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