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Land Navigation Workshop collage featuring students using topographic maps and compasses during outdoor navigation training in the Colorado mountains.

Land Navigation Workshop

$495.00

This two-day Land Navigation Workshop introduces the fundamentals of navigating with a topographic map and compass. Students will learn to read terrain, orient a map, take and follow bearings, estimate distance, and complete guided field exercises at our Mountain Campus near Cripple Creek.

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Description

What You’ll Learn

This hands-on Land Navigation Workshop introduces the fundamentals of navigating with a topographic map and compass. Students will learn how to understand contour lines and terrain features, orient a map, take and follow basic bearings, estimate distance, and work through guided navigation exercises in the field. The workshop is designed to make traditional navigation easier to understand while giving students practical experience with the tools and techniques used to stay oriented outdoors.

Map and Compass Fundamentals

Learn the fundamentals of traditional land navigation using a topographic map and compass. Students will practice reading contour lines and terrain features, orienting a map, taking basic bearings, estimating distance, and completing guided field exercises.

Course Overview

  • Course: Land Navigation Workshop
  • Duration: 2 days
  • Location: TSU Mountain Campus outside Cripple Creek, Colorado
  • Class starts: 10:00 AM.
  • Class ends: 5:00 PM.
  • Required arrival for check-in: 9:00 AM, one hour before class starts.
  • Training approach: This is a hands-on outdoor workshop. Students should expect to spend portions of both days walking and navigating across uneven mountain terrain. Wear sturdy, comfortable footwear and come prepared for changing weather conditions.

Before You Arrive

Arrival and Directions

Arrive by 9:00 AM for check-in. Class begins at 10:00 AM. Plan your drive so you are at the meeting location one hour before instruction begins.

This workshop is held at The Survival University’s Mountain Campus outside Cripple Creek, Colorado. Click the location link below for the exact campus entrance and driving directions.

Food and Water

Potable water will be available at the Mountain Campus. Students must bring their own lunches, snacks, and any additional drinks they would like during the workshop.

Bring food that can be eaten quickly so we can spend as much time as possible working with maps, compasses, and field exercises.

What to Bring

Navigation Tools

Orienteering compass
We recommend the Suunto MC-2 Navigation Compass or an equivalent quality orienteering compass.

Phone compass apps, button compasses, and inexpensive novelty compasses are not suitable for this workshop.

Personal Gear

Small backpack or daypack

Sturdy hiking boots or trail shoes

Layered outdoor clothing appropriate for mountain weather

Rain jacket or poncho

Headlamp with extra batteries

Sunscreen and sunglasses

Lunch, snacks, and personal drinks for both days

Refillable water bottle

Any necessary personal medications

Optional but Useful

Pace beads or ranger beads

Lightweight gloves

Gaiters for wet grass or brush

Map case or large zip-top bag for protecting maps

Insect repellent

Clothing and Weather

Clothing

Weather at the Mountain Campus can change quickly. Dress in layers and bring clothing suitable for sun, wind, rain, and cooler temperatures. Cotton clothing is discouraged. Wool and synthetic materials perform better when conditions become wet or cold.

Course Notes

Weather, terrain conditions, and the experience level of the group may require instructors to adjust individual exercises. Every effort will be made to provide a consistent, practical, and valuable training experience.

Notepad and pencil

Ultra-fine-point permanent map markers
Staedtler Lumocolor or equivalent.

Maps and other instructional materials used during the workshop will be provided.

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