Hands On Paper Map and Magnetic Compass Skills

This is a great opportunity to learn and/or practice basic map and compass skills. Really good stuff to know, even if you mostly navigate with your phone! We will spend a couple of hours at Shevlin Park with some group instruction and a lot of hands-on practice in small teams.

This is suitable for beginners. Or if you're experienced, please come and help others learn!

We'll cover:

• Orienting a map by dead reckoning
• Navigating by dead reckoning
• Understanding Declination and its importance
• Orienting a map with your compass
• Walking a bearing
• Estimating distance with pace counting

Bring a faceplate compass if you have one. Maps and some extra compasses will be provided.