Map Reading
Understand map symbols, scales, contours and how the map relates to the landscape around you.
Mountain Skills Days
Navigation Courses
Learn the practical navigation skills that help you move more confidently and independently in the hills and mountains.
Build Confidence
Understand the map, read the terrain and make better decisions.
Good navigation is one of the most important skills for anyone who spends time in the mountains. It gives you greater independence, helps you plan safer routes and allows you to make better decisions when visibility deteriorates.
Our navigation courses are suitable for walkers and runners and can be adapted to complete beginners or people who already have some experience but want to improve their confidence.
The focus is practical. Rather than spending the day in a classroom, you'll learn and practise the skills in real terrain.
Skills Covered
Practical mountain navigation.
Compass Skills
Learn how to orientate the map, take and follow bearings and use the compass effectively.
Terrain Recognition
Recognise features such as spurs, re-entrants, ridges, valleys, cols and changes in slope.
Route Planning
Plan sensible routes, identify escape options and make good decisions as conditions change.
Course Options
From first steps to confident navigation.
Beginner
Navigation For Beginners
Ideal if you're new to map and compass work and want to understand the fundamentals.
Improver
Developing Navigation
Build accuracy, confidence and better decision-making across more complex terrain.
Bespoke
Private Navigation Day
A private session built around your current ability, goals and the areas you most want to improve.
Suitable For Runners & Walkers
Learn skills you can actually use.
Navigation isn't only for traditional hillwalkers. Trail runners, fastpackers and anyone heading onto remote terrain can benefit from being able to navigate confidently without relying entirely on a phone or GPS device.
Courses can be tailored to the pace and experience of the group, while keeping the emphasis on practical skills and good mountain judgement.
Ask About NavigationBecome more confident in the mountains
Get in touch to discuss your experience and the navigation course that would suit you best.
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