
Navigation Course
On-Trail Navigation
Learn and practice key skills needed to maintain an ongoing awareness of where you are and how to find yourself if you get lost on even the most complicated trail system.
- Rolling Enrollment: Mon, Dec 16, 2024 - Fri, Sep 5, 2025
- Committee: Seattle Navigation Committee
- Members: $105.00 Guests: $130.00
- Availability: 101 (120 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
This hands-on course, tailored to on-trail adventurers, provides information on key skills and tools, and hands-on practice on trail, to become confident reading a topographic map against the features of the terrain around you, get important information from a compass and altimeter, and maintain clear awareness of where you are as well as how to find yourself if you get temporarily misplaced.
Register for one workshop and one field trip set within the same month.
Badges you will earn:
Course Activity | Date | Availability | Leader |
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On-Trail Navigation Workshop | |||
Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Feb 20, 2025
Registration closed Feb 11
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2
participants
0 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Registration closes Mar 11
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9
participants
2 instructors
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Seattle Program Center |
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Registration opens Mar 1; Instructor registration open now
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11
participants
2 instructors
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On-Trail Navigation Field Trip | |||
Carkeek Park |
Sat, Feb 22, 2025
Registration closed Feb 11
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2
participants
0 instructors
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Carkeek Park |
Sat, Mar 22, 2025
Registration closes Mar 13
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8
participants
1 instructor
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Baseplate compass with adjustable declination (see http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/compass-declination.html, http://www.thecompassstore.com/comwitaddec.html)
Green Trails Mt Si NCRA 206S (rev 2021) map
SmartPhone (for both workshop and field trip)
Laptop or tablet (optional, for workshop)
Day Pack with urban oriented 10 Essentials - Field Trip
Emergency whistle