A Day on the Hills

One Day Course:
£29 per person per day.

The course is a practical refresher day out on the fells using a GPS to navigate a downloaded route. In addition, participants will work through a detailed task list to revise and extend their practical GPS skills.

Is this course right for you?

You will already feel comfortable using a GPS at a basic level and feel confident that the day's outdoor programme is within your ability. You may have attended one or more of our GPS training courses but it is not necessary to have done so.

What's the course designed to achieve?

The aim of the course is to help you extend your skill base and confidence in using a GPS during a typical day out on the hills.

What will I learn?

By the end of the day you should be able to use the features of your GPS with confidence in a real hill walking 'wild country' setting:

•Test your skills - eg placing waypoints, routes, reversing routes, tracks, backtracking, finding locations and geocaching challenges

•Get answers to any questions or difficulties in using your GPS from your tutors during the day

•Learn from the questions and experiences of the other participants

What's in the course?

•Briefing on the day and the route we will follow

•Questions on GPS before we set off

•Downloading the day's route to GPSs

•Out on the hill - a detailed task list including:

Route navigation and reversing routes

            • Placement of waypoints
            • Tracks
            • Backtracking: Using markers, we will compare trackback accuracy compared with original track
            • Finding locations
            • Geocaching challenge
            • •Debrief and discussions of learning points and questions arising
            • Entering Waypoints before we leave