Navigation Introduction – 1 Day

This introductory level course takes place in Snowdonia and will get you started on your navigational journey, preparing you to safely enjoy hillwalking and a range of other outdoor activities without getting lost.

(Mountain Rescue estimate that 80% of accidents in the hills are the result of a simple navigational error).

The course is fun and interactive, based entirely outdoors and is a practical hands on course. It is aimed at people with no navigation experience, whether you are new to the outdoors or have been relying on others, guidebooks, easy well-defined routes or reliant on your phone to direct you!

The course covers navigation in the countryside using paths tracks and other linear features and basic map interpretation.

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Syllabus

Map scales and selection of maps.

Use a 6 figure grid reference with worded descriptions to define the position of a map feature and to locate a feature on the ground.

Orientate the map using handrails, obvious point features and major landforms.

Use linear features (e.g. paths, tracks, clear boundaries) as handrails in simple navigation exercises.

Relate prominent landforms such as large hills and valleys to corresponding contour information on the map.

Orientating a map to the ground in front of you to locate yourself.

Use an orientated map to confirm the direction of travel.

Use clearly identifiable features to confirm position along the route.

Measure horizontal distance on the map and estimate distance on the ground using timing.

Plan and implement simple routes and navigation strategies based on the above skills.

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Course details:

This course runs over a single day and  All training will be delivered practically in the outdoors rather than in a classroom. This is a ‘hands-on’ real navigation course.

*Please contact myself via email with any course enquiries: martinwall013@gmail.com

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