Start your navigation journey right at the very beginning! Unscramble the code of paper maps for fell walking, and valley walking, an absolute essential piece of kits when heading out to the fells. Loose the ‘fear of being lost’… gain the confidence of just being ‘mislocated’… you just have to work out where you are! Learn to look at the bigger picture, and learn to have fun out there… 🙂

A professionally designed and delivered course by Hiking Highs on behalf of the NNAS (National Navigation award Scheme). Over the 2 days you will delve into Navigation like you never have before, pouring over maps, unlocking the code, planning routes and getting some proper ‘practical’ training in.

If you demonstrate the correct understanding after 2 days intensive training and assessment, then you will walk away with a NNAS Bronze Certificate and will be able to use this to either gain your Silver Award or put it towards a Mountain Leader Training course.

What will you learn?

How to read a map, understand contours & features
How to use a compass in conjunction with your map
How to orientate your map
How to relate land features around you accurately to your map
How to use features along your chosen route to identify your location at any given moment
How to set a bearing
How to re-locate, should you become miss-placed (we don’t like to say lost!)
How to use timing and pacing in order to find your chosen control point/location
Demonstrate an understanding of the Countryside Code, knowledge of what equipment is suitable for the fells and emergency procedures that are relevant
How to plan a route
Some safe navigational techniques
Identify hazards
What are the benefits?

Gain a deeper understanding on how to use a map & compass in order to navigate a chosen route, across different scales of maps.
Grow your confidence to take people further afield, but with-in your qualification’s perimeter’s
Gain a bronze NNAS certificate to show you have the skills (continued personal development)
Use this course to help you gain your Walking Leader Qualification (It will set you on the right track, giving you a good understanding of navigation, not give you the course work or qualification)
Increase your earning potential by being able to plan breath taking routes
Who is it for?

Fell Walkers who would usually follow others and would like to start to understand the map for themselves, Road & Trail runners new to navigation.

This is an entry-level course into navigation for personal development & will give you an NNAS (National Navigation Award Scheme) Bronze Award, assuming you are able to demonstrate a good understanding and application of the skills being learnt on the course.