Basic Navigation & Compass Skills – Auckland branch

Name: Basic Navigation & Compass Skills – Auckland branch
Start: 2025-03-20T19:00:00+13:00
End: 2025-03-22T15:00:00+13:00
Location: Wenderholm Regional Park

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 22 Mar, 2025 at 03:00 pm UTC+13:00

Wenderholm Regional Park | Leigh

Publisher/HostOutdoor Training New Zealand

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$Basic Navigation & Compass Skills \u2013 Auckland branch$

This course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to be able to navigate using a Topo-50 map and ground features on well-marked tracks in areas typically open to the general public. The compass will be introduced and used in conjunction with maps to learn about taking and following bearings. The practical field trip includes learning location awareness in a simple off-track environment and also develops and reinforces the map and compass skills learnt during the theory session.
Theory: Thursday evening 20 March, 19:00 to 21:30h, Pt. Chevalier, PLUS
Practical: Saturday 22 March, 10:00 to 15:00h, Wenderholm Regional Park.
Cost $70 per person.
Registrations close Wednesday 5 March or when the course is full.
Volunteer youth group leaders may request the discounted course fee during the registration process (please advise your organisation).
Register online: https://forms.gle/vcWJoR7NgaSZJktVA
Please email any questions to [email protected]