About this Event
You can take a bearing. Now learn to plan a route and trust it.
Level 2 picks up where Intro to Orienteering and Map Reading leaves off. You spend the morning sharpening your navigation at Bronte Creek Provincial Park, then put it to work on a two-hour guided hike through the park.
What you will learn
- Triangulation: take bearings to two known landmarks and find where you are on the map.
- Route planning: it is not always A to B. Plan around hills and use bridges and trails.
- Attack points: navigate to a distinct feature near your destination, then close in carefully.
- Catching features: know when you have gone too far.
- Aiming off: bear slightly off target toward a trail or creek, so you know which way to turn.
- Pace counting: check your distance as you travel.
Three ways to join
Level 2 + Hike, $105: the full day.
Level 2 only, $65: 9:00 to 11:30 am.
Hike only, $40: 12:15 to 2:15 pm.
What is included
- Instruction from an experienced outdoor educator
- Printed maps and clipboards
- Loaner compasses, if you need one
What to bring
- Sturdy boots or trail shoes
- Weather-ready layers and a rain jacket
- Your compass, if you own one
- Water, at least 1.5 L, and a packed lunch
- Notebook and pencil
- Small daypack and any personal Medic*tion
Who it is for
Anyone who has taken Level 1, or already has basic map and compass skills. Minimum age 14. Anyone under 18 must attend with an adult.
Where to meet
Emily Circuit trailhead, Bronte Creek Provincial Park. We email the map pin 7 days before the event.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Level 2 orienteering
Info: Triangulation, route planning, attack points, catching features, aiming off and pace counting, practised on real terrain.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Lunch
Info: Bring your own.
🕑: 12:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Guided hike
Info: Two hours on the trail, using your navigation as we go.
Event venue & nearby stays
Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Bronte Creek Provincial Park, Oakville, Canada
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