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

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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.

A new version of Orienteering......

Like traditional orienteering, each course consists of a sequence of points marked on a map that must be visited in sequence. Participants choose their own route between the checkpoints, eventually returning back to the Start location. However, instead of a full-size paper map, your smartphone will only show you the current map segment with an intergated compass along with details on your progess and hints to prevent you getting lost.

You choose the time and the pace...

Our courses are available whenever you are, eliminating the need to wait for a club event. Participate competitively, with rankings for each leg of the course, or enjoy as a recreational activity. This enriching outdoor pursuit is perfect for any active person or group of adventurers.

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What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

This is a must do for anybody who likes hiking, map reading, or orienteering!

Evan

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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Flat rate price
Checkpoints
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Anytime
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Race
Team building
GPS
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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.

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/dementia-orienteering-outdoor-activity-b2266250.html

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Orienteering Club

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Orienteering Event

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