It's no longer necessary to plan around an event! This modern take on orienteering leverages your smartphone for navigation, enabling you to explore our courses whenever it suits you.

Checkpoint Challenges

About Checkpoint Challenges

Do you like taking walks in the park or hiking but wish you could engage your mind too?

Set off on an extraordinary outdoor adventure with Checkpoint Challenges. Improve your map reading expertise as you navigate your own path between checkpoints!

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 Shady Acres

What are people saying about Checkpoint Challenges?

Customer Reviews

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

Evan

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

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

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

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

Navigation Sport

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

Map And Compass Reading

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

Orienteering Club

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

Orienteering Event

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