Wed 25 Mar
|Belstone
Contour Navigation
By the end of this course you will have progressed your navigation by being able to recognise large and small contour features, be able to use them to navigate and relocate yourself, and benefit from the knowledge when you venture into more complex terrain and in poor visibility.
Time & Location
25 Mar 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Belstone, Belstone, Okehampton EX20 1RD, UK
Guests
About the Course
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course is for experienced hill and mountain walkers who want to develop their navigation skills for navigating in poor visibility and remote, complex terrain. You'll gain the skills to be able to identify contour features, changes in the shape of the ground whilst navigating and be able to navigate with these features and to them as checkpoints.
We will use contour only maps, different map scales and a whole load of other resources to help you develop better understanding of contours. As the course progresses, we will start to transfer these new skills back to regular maps and seek out contour features to use in our navigation.
WHO'S IT FOR?
Anyone who is working towards a Mountain Training Mountain Leader or Hill and Moorland Leader assessment