Map and Compass Navigation is a daytime navigation course set in the Kilpatrick Hills above Glasgow.
This course is suited to someone who already has some experience of the outdoors and hillwalking, but would like to learn more about map and compass navigation with the opportunity to refresh skills that can be easy to forget without regular practice.
The main aim of this course is to get you comfortable with three crucial areas of hill navigation.
How to give a six figure grid reference
How to take an accurate bearing - we’ll be practicing these a lot
Checking off features to confirm your location throughout the day
We aim to cover more subjects than this - but these are the core techniques that will give you the skills to navigate confidently on your own journeys into the wilderness.
Price: £60 Per Person
Start Time: 9.30am
Duration: Full Day. We aim to finish by 5.30pm
Location: Kilpatrick Hills
Age: 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Key items. A full kit list is sent after booking
Waterproof Jacket and Trousers
Walking boots that cover your ankle
Rucksack - around 30 litres
Warm layers. A warm fleece or synthetic insulated jacket is ideal
Small personal first aid kit including blister plasters
Headtorch, of good quality, with fresh batteries/charge and spare batteries
A packed lunch and snacks
Note: Maps and compasses are provided for use during the course
Map and Compass Navigation is a daytime navigation course set in the Kilpatrick Hills above Glasgow.
This course is suited to someone who already has some experience of the outdoors and hillwalking, but would like to learn more about map and compass navigation with the opportunity to refresh skills that can be easy to forget without regular practice.
The main aim of this course is to get you comfortable with three crucial areas of hill navigation.
How to give a six figure grid reference
How to take an accurate bearing - we’ll be practicing these a lot
Checking off features to confirm your location throughout the day
We aim to cover more subjects than this - but these are the core techniques that will give you the skills to navigate confidently on your own journeys into the wilderness.
Price: £60 Per Person
Start Time: 9.30am
Duration: Full Day. We aim to finish by 5.30pm
Location: Kilpatrick Hills
Age: 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Key items. A full kit list is sent after booking
Waterproof Jacket and Trousers
Walking boots that cover your ankle
Rucksack - around 30 litres
Warm layers. A warm fleece or synthetic insulated jacket is ideal
Small personal first aid kit including blister plasters
Headtorch, of good quality, with fresh batteries/charge and spare batteries
A packed lunch and snacks
Note: Maps and compasses are provided for use during the course
