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

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.

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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Checkpoint Challenges Highlights

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

After surveying 158 people ages 18 to 87, researchers concluded that orienteering may be more beneficial than physical activity alone. That's because exercising while navigating activates the parts of the brain our ancestors used for hunting and gathering, but which are largely dormant now as people rely on GPS to find their way around.
Time Magazine

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Orienteering Meet

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Orienteering Event

Hawley Orienteering Event Ravenna Orienteering Event West Queen Anne Orienteering Event Greenwood Orienteering Event Lawton Orienteering Event North Beach Blue Ridge Orienteering Event Ballard Orienteering Event East Queen Anne Orienteering Event Yesler Terrace Orienteering Event Laurelhurst Orienteering Event West Seattle Orienteering Event Broadmoor Orienteering Event Maple Leaf Orienteering Event Crown Hill Orienteering Event Manitou Beach Orienteering Event Broadway Orienteering Event Blue Ridge Orienteering Event North College Park Orienteering Event Roosevelt Orienteering Event South Lake Union Orienteering Event Jensen Trailer Mobile Home Court Orienteering Event Metum Orienteering Event Pioneer Square Orienteering Event Pike Market Orienteering Event Creosote Orienteering Event Seattle Orienteering Event Montlake Orienteering Event Yeomalt Orienteering Event Haller Lake Orienteering Event Pinehurst Orienteering Event Morningside Orienteering Event Port Blakely Orienteering Event Interbay Orienteering Event Capitol Hill Orienteering Event Stevens Orienteering Event Ferncliff Orienteering Event Portage Bay Orienteering Event Broadview Orienteering Event University District Orienteering Event Edgewater Historical Orienteering Event Phinney Ridge Orienteering Event Eagledale Orienteering Event North Queen Anne Orienteering Event Lawton Park Orienteering Event Northgate Orienteering Event Queen Anne Orienteering Event Rollingbay Orienteering Event Central Area Orienteering Event Fremont Orienteering Event Downtown Seattle Orienteering Event Ross Historical Orienteering Event Westlake Orienteering Event Harrison Denny Blaine Orienteering Event Meridian Orienteering Event Minor Orienteering Event Eastlake Orienteering Event First Hill Orienteering Event Bainbridge Grange Orienteering Event Belltown Orienteering Event Southeast Magnolia Orienteering Event Victory Heights Orienteering Event Wedgwood Orienteering Event North Broadway Orienteering Event Magnolia Bluff Orienteering Event Bryant Orienteering Event Islander Mobile Home Park Orienteering Event North Beach Orienteering Event Briarcliff Orienteering Event Cascade Orienteering Event North Park Orienteering Event Sunset Hill Orienteering Event Halcyon Mobile Home Park Orienteering Event Wallingford Orienteering Event Adams Orienteering Event Chinatown International District Orienteering Event Bitter Lake Orienteering Event North Admiral Orienteering Event University Orienteering Event Bainbridge Orienteering Event International District Orienteering Event Mann Orienteering Event Alki Orienteering Event Carlton Park Orienteering Event Bella Mobile Home Park Orienteering Event Whittier Heights Orienteering Event Lawtonwood Orienteering Event Spring Beach Orienteering Event Green Lake Orienteering Event Foy Orienteering Event Loyal Heights Orienteering Event Lower Queen Anne Orienteering Event Denny Regrade Orienteering Event Magnolia Orienteering Event Port Madison Orienteering Event Latona Historical Orienteering Event West Woodland Orienteering Event Bainbridge Island Orienteering Event Harbor Island Orienteering Event Edgewater Park Orienteering Event Central Business District Orienteering Event

Orienteering Club

University District Orienteering Club Edgewater Park Orienteering Club Roosevelt Orienteering Club Ballard Orienteering Club Bainbridge Grange Orienteering Club Alki Orienteering Club Bitter Lake Orienteering Club Maple Leaf Orienteering Club Pioneer Square Orienteering Club Bainbridge Orienteering Club Lower Queen Anne Orienteering Club Spring Beach Orienteering Club Blue Ridge Orienteering Club Port Blakely Orienteering Club Manitou Beach Orienteering Club Harrison Denny Blaine Orienteering Club Downtown Seattle Orienteering Club Lawton Park Orienteering Club Stevens Orienteering Club Westlake Orienteering Club Queen Anne Orienteering Club Haller Lake Orienteering Club Sunset Hill Orienteering Club Chinatown International District Orienteering Club Capitol Hill Orienteering Club Mann Orienteering Club Central Business District Orienteering Club East Queen Anne Orienteering Club Latona Historical Orienteering Club Pike Market Orienteering Club Ross Historical Orienteering Club Lawton Orienteering Club Briarcliff Orienteering Club Halcyon Mobile Home Park Orienteering Club Bella Mobile Home Park Orienteering Club Seattle Orienteering Club Northgate Orienteering Club Belltown Orienteering Club Bainbridge Island Orienteering Club Crown Hill Orienteering Club Broadview Orienteering Club International District Orienteering Club Broadmoor Orienteering Club Foy Orienteering Club West Seattle Orienteering Club North Park Orienteering Club Meridian Orienteering Club Ravenna Orienteering Club Rollingbay Orienteering Club Southeast Magnolia Orienteering Club Edgewater Historical Orienteering Club Ferncliff Orienteering Club Fremont Orienteering Club Magnolia Bluff Orienteering Club Port Madison Orienteering Club West Woodland Orienteering Club University Orienteering Club Morningside Orienteering Club Central Area Orienteering Club Whittier Heights Orienteering Club North Queen Anne Orienteering Club Cascade Orienteering Club Islander Mobile Home Park Orienteering Club Creosote Orienteering Club West Queen Anne Orienteering Club Greenwood Orienteering Club Yeomalt Orienteering Club Bryant Orienteering Club Magnolia Orienteering Club Minor Orienteering Club North Admiral Orienteering Club Portage Bay Orienteering Club Jensen Trailer Mobile Home Court Orienteering Club North College Park Orienteering Club North Beach Orienteering Club Broadway Orienteering Club North Beach Blue Ridge Orienteering Club Carlton Park Orienteering Club South Lake Union Orienteering Club Metum Orienteering Club Wallingford Orienteering Club Green Lake Orienteering Club Eastlake Orienteering Club Harbor Island Orienteering Club Phinney Ridge Orienteering Club Eagledale Orienteering Club Interbay Orienteering Club Montlake Orienteering Club Adams Orienteering Club Victory Heights Orienteering Club First Hill Orienteering Club Pinehurst Orienteering Club Yesler Terrace Orienteering Club Hawley Orienteering Club Denny Regrade Orienteering Club Laurelhurst Orienteering Club Loyal Heights Orienteering Club North Broadway Orienteering Club Lawtonwood Orienteering Club Wedgwood Orienteering Club