Lysterfield Lake Park, VIC
16-11-2019
10:00 am
- Want to improve your navigational skills or get familiar with an exciting world of maps?
- Looking forward to getting into adventure races but not confident in your navigational skills?
- Navigation training is designed for beginner/intermediate navigators as well as for those who have never done any navigation based activities.
Information
- When: 3-hour group session. 10:00 -13:00
- Where: Main entrance Lysterfield Park (from Horswood rd)
- What to bring: running/walking gear for the second part, compass (if you have your own)
- What is included: professionally organised training session, all training materials, compass hire
- Cost: $49 per person
Group is limited to 15 people. Do not wait to book.
Skills
This training is designed to give you an idea of how to read a map, build your confidence and skills in navigation.
- How to orientate a map, magnetic declination
- Map types
- Contours, how to read the terrain
- Orienteering techniques
- Route choices
- How to prepare your map before the event
Practice
This is specially designed exercises which practicing the necessary skills:
- Bearing
- Distance counting
- Exercises to practice basic techniques