Our Map reading and navigation days are a great way to re-introduce you to navigating with good old map and compass. Please note that we are limited to eight people.

Introduction to navigation course based from our shop in Shere.

This is a one day course to give you the confidence and skills to safely navigate through the lowlands and hills of Great Britain.
This is a very hands on day with lots of opportunities to learn and practice new skills under the friendly supervision of an experienced and fully qualified mountain leader.

We will explore the fundamentals of map work and we will look at well known UK maps, their symbols and scales. There will be sessions on contour interpretation, route selection and the use of pacing and timings.

All our courses run at a pace to suit every ones learning style and we will begin with simple techniques and use these as the building blocks for progression.

The course will be based from our Shop in Shere, Surrey with practical sessions in the surrounding beautiful Surrey Hills and North Downs Way.

• Intro to maps and map making
• Symbols and scale
• Contour interpretation.
• Compass use for measurements and bearings
• Route choice
• Timings and Pacing
• Different rights of way and the law