Map Reading & Compass Skills Training Day - Berkhampstead, Herts (11km) 7 miles

Join us for our guided Navigation Workshop in the Chilterns near Berkhamstead, Herts - just 35 minutes by train from central London

Whether it’s hiking, cycling or running learning to read a map will add extra excitement and scope to any adventure you undertake. Reading a map is a timeless outdoor skill and with more technology at our fingertips it seems less and less people are grasping this beautiful and ancient art. Not only is it an important skill for an outdoor enthusiast it could one day save your life.

This bespoke experience will take the art of navigation and bring it back to basics, doing away with the daunting amounts of info. We’ll also be testing the skills live as we navigate together around the rolling Hertfordshire landscapes of Ashridge on a specifically planned route.

Whether you want to start from the beginning or hone and refine your current skills this course will give you the start you need to grasp the timeless art of navigation.

• Map and Compass provided (Please bring own if have)
• Beginners or advanced welcome
• Understand the map, signs and symbols.
• Natural Navigation using trees, sun and wind
• Features of a compass, learn how to take & walk on a compass bearing
• How to understand contours, what they mean and how to use them.
• How to foresee & navigate around obstacles and challenges that we encounter. Also timing & pacing to a location.

To view images of the previous works please visit:
Map and Compass Gallery

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Parking: Parking available at Berkhamstead Station (Saturday/Sunday fairs) or there is free parking in selected areas (I will confirm via email)

Refreshments: Food/drinks available at start. Bring own food and water.

Who is your guide?

Former Royal Marine Commando Ian Finch is an outdoor guide, expedition photographer and journalist who’s been passionately travelling to remote environments for over 4 years. His journeys and writing have featured in Sidetracked Magazine, Vodafone, Mens Health, The Guardian, The Telegraph, British Exploring and the Great Outdoors Magazine. His latest expedition, a 2000 mile canoe descent of the Yukon River, was included in the top 10 adventures of 2016 by the Guardian. He combines his passion for photography, writing and filmmaking with wild landscapes and the great outdoors. When not overseas, Ian lives in Hertfordshire, London.

Suitable clothing and kit list will be provided to all attending participants based on local weather conditions prior to event.

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