2 day novice level navigation course for hikers

Navigation with map and compass is a basic foundation level skill that every hill and mountain lover should have. Having this essential knowledge enhances your personal development and enjoyment of the mountains and allows you to still enjoy your adventures even if the visibility and the weather are poor. After this course you will have learnt how to plan a hiking route using a map, then follow the route with confidence and know within a few minutes if you have made a mistake and be able to replan your route with ease. What will you learn? Learn and practice how to pre plan a walk using a map and compass using marked paths/tracks and follow it, hopefully without getting lost! Map symbols Public Rights of Way Contour Lines and their use Use of a compass to set a map Use of large hills/valleys/lakes to set a map Use of a compass to identify direction of travel and features Basic Hand-railing techniques Identifying large and small features on a map and then find them in the surrounding area Macro or large area navigation techniques Judging distance on the ground and pacing techniques for measuring distance on the ground