Checkpoint Challenges Customer Photo Forget about waiting for a scheduled event! This cutting-edge approach to orienteering turns your smartphone into both map and compass, so you can explore our courses anytime you wish.

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.

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.

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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
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

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

The main finding of this study was that Orienteering was more effective than Hiking in terms of developing gait and cognitive adaptations.
Science Direct

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