Navigation Intermediate
Learn how to proficiently use a compass as well as enhance your map reading skills in this follow on course to Navigation Essentials.
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2nd November 2025
Please ensure that you have read our Terms and Conditions and Rules of Participation, as by making payment you confirm that you agree and understand the conditions as well as risks involved with trail running.
NAVIGATION INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP
In our follow-on course to our Navigation Essentials we will get to grips with micro navigating as well as using a compass. If you have some working knowledge of map reading already and want to take your navigation to the next level, then this is the day for you! It aims to get you navigating competently and confidently in races or for your own enjoyment. With a small group with plenty of one-to-one alongside group tuition you will have the opportunity to really grasp this skill both theoretically as well as practically.
On this workshop you will be taught how to competently navigate in most conditions with a map and compass by a qualified International Mountain Leader and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Assessor. The first part of the morning is based near Church Farm Cafe, based in the quintessentially English village of Aldbury. Once you’ve covered the theory we move onto the trails for a few hours to put everything you have learnt into practice. The course lasts most of the day, is based outdoors, finishing around 3pm.
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GETTING THERE
You will need to arrange your own transport to the start of the event. The start is 15 minutes walking distance from the station. There are regular trains from London Euston to Tring Station which take around 40 minutes. Parking is free and there are toilets available at the cafe. The cafe serves great coffee, cakes and snacks. Accommodation is available nearby, please get in touch if you would like any recommendations.
ABILITY
The workshop is open to all abilities, runners and walkers alike. We will be walking the routes as this is the best way to spend time learning about navigation. You should be comfortable in identifying features on a map and ideally have already completed our Navigation Essentials workshop.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Instruction on navigation by qualified instructor
- Theory and practical instruction in a small group
- Bag storage
- Inspiring trails!
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- Travel
KIT
You can see a list of the mandatory kit for this trip here. If you have any questions regarding kit requirements please contact us. Since this is a walking workshop, dress warm. You will need to bring a local area map plus compass.
BOOKING
We aim to respond to every booking within 1 business day. Our email will include your joining instructions and any other relevant details. Please check your spam folder for our email and if you haven’t heard anything from us within 48hrs please get in touch! For all our events there is a minimum group size in order for it to go ahead, so travel arrangements should only be made once we have confirmed this with you in writing.
