🧭 Intro to Navigation Workshop – Peak District 🥾🏔️
📅 Saturday 21st Feb
⏰ 8:30am – approximately 4:00pm
Want to stop relying on your phone and feel confident navigating on the hill?
Join this practical Intro to Navigation Workshop, designed for hikers/walkers who want to learn the fundamentals of map reading + compass skills in a friendly, supportive setting.
We’ll begin with a classroom session to build your understanding, then head out into the Peaks to put it all into practice on a route taking in Bamford Valley, Win Hill & Ladybower Reservoir.
✨ You’ll learn:
🗺️ Map reading basics
• Understanding the map, scales & legend
• Grid references
• Map-to-ground & ground-to-map
• Pacing / timing
• Using phone maps effectively
🧭 Compass skills
• Orientating the map
• Compass on map
• Taking and following a compass bearing
✅ Recommended compass: Silva Expedition 4
🥾 Putting it all together
• Navigating a simple route
• The 5 Ds of navigation
• Route cards
📍 Location: Bamford Village Institute, Brentwood Road, Bamford, Hope Valley, S33 0AG
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💷 Price: £43 (Wild Frontier Adventures Members discounted price)
Led by me Matthew Cooke (Owner of Mountain Bear Adventures) — qualified Mountain Leader with 20+ years mountain experience, first aid trained and fully insured.
✅ Booking essential – limited spaces available.
⚠️ Places are reserved on full payment.
📩 Please DM me for the details and to secure your place today!
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