Field trip: Wilderness Navigation
Olympia Navigation Field Trip - Kennedy Creek
This all-day field trip provides the student plenty of opportunities to practice their compass, teamwork, route finding, terrain recognition, and general navigation skills.
Contacts
Todd Mooney
Primary Leader
- Sat, May 2, 2026
- Olympia Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Easy/Moderate
- Moderate
- Mileage: 1.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 100 ft
- 34 (34 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
- Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Kennedy Creek Natural Area
Old Highway 101 between Olympia and Shelton
(WGS84, UTM Coordinates: 10T 493577 5215400)
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Bring all 10 essentials and be prepared for whatever weather happens to greet us. Bring your compass and, if you plan to use it, your phone with Gaia and/or the CalTopo GPS app(s) loaded. Be prepared to have fun.
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