Navigation Courses
For Hikers:
Map Reading & Navigation Essentials for Hikers Online Masterclass
– a 1h 45 minute crash course in the basics, enough to give you the confident to get out and practice.
Navigation Fast-Track for hikers
– a 4 hour practical session where we put the online Masterclass contents into practice (or you can go straight to this if you prefer). Course locations; The Cotswolds, N Lancs/ S Lakes, Tinto Hills nr Glasgow/ Edinburgh
For Trail Runners
Trail Runners Online Navigation Masterclass
– a 2 hour Zoom online class that gives you great foundation skills for exploring those trails or tackling an event that requires nav skills.
Navigation FastTrack for Trail Runners
– a 4 hour practical session where we put the online Masterclass contents into practice (or you can go straight to this if you prefer). Course locations; The Cotswolds, N Lancs/ S Lakes, Tinto Hills nr Glasgow/ Edinburgh
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Do you struggle getting from A to B, often ending up at L,O,S and T instead?
If you are new to navigation or looking for a refresher, we want to boost your skills to give confidence and keep you safe.
Be adventure smart and understand the role of technology. Many of us have Navigation Apps on our mobile phones, GPS units or activity trackers. We want you to get the most out of your technology. The reality is batteries die and coverage in rural and mountain areas can be patchy. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in a call-out had to rescue (successfully) a small group of ill-equipped hikers from Ben Nevis. Reporting on the Rescue, the Team said:
If you plan to use smart phone technology to navigate or think it will give you info/connectivity to get out of a situation it could fail. You should not be without a map or a compass and more important the skills to use them.
Learn some basic navigations skills and spend the day in gorgeous scenery or even from the comfort of your home with our online masterclasses. Navigation may not come naturally to everyone but to learn the basics is life-changing and possibly life-saving.
We can provide navigations skills as part of your event or it’s preparation. You might be wanting to ditch the tarmac and hit the trails. Our standalone Navigation sessions either online or in the field are popular (especially bespoke sessions for groups and clubs ). We will support you on your map reading fundamentals for use on every hike, trail or ultra run to micro-navigation skills vital for going off-path in the hills. A useful refresher to help you complete your challenge event whether that be the OMM; a 3PC or other endurance event.
We have extensive experience of working with a range of experiences, runners and hikers as well as individuals and groups. Our Navigation Coach has many years of experience and packs his sessions full of practical tips and tricks.
Adventure Trails are accredited providers with the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS). Working your way up from novice to navigation ninja you can earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Navigator awards each being a two day programme. For those with less time, we also provide a formal one-day module. All of these sessions are a mixture of classroom time as well as out in the hills to practice.
We can provide these sessions all over the UK including the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Cannock Chase in the West Midlands. For our remote sessions, it doesn’t matter where you are based to attend our interactive online sessions!
Please get in touch for more details and to discuss your requirements.
A new online navigation masterclass to develop your skills.
NNAS Bronze – all the information you need to obtain Bronze certification.
NNAS Silver – all the information you need to obtain Silver certification.
Experience an exciting online Masterclass, suitable for new and existing trail runners.