Map and Compass: A comprehensive guide to navigation

This comprehensive guidebook is perfect for beginners and advanced map readers, offering first-hand experience and practical tips to help you explore the landscapes for yourself. It covers understanding a map, grid references, contours, planning your walks, taking bearings, walking with a compass, timing and pacing, navigating in rain, mist and darkness, what to do when you get lost, and navigating abroad.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 13 November 2019
Publisher: Cicerone Press

This comprehensive guidebook is designed for both beginners and advanced map readers who want to enhance their skills and explore the landscapes. It offers first-hand experience and practical tips to inspire and inform readers, covering various aspects of map reading and navigation. The chapters include understanding maps, grid references, contours, planning walks, taking bearings, walking with a compass, timing and pacing, navigating in rain, mist, and darkness, and what to do when you get lost. Additionally, the guidebook provides illustrative map extracts, graphics, and diagrams to aid in understanding. For advanced techniques, it covers night and poor visibility navigation, as well as advice on GPS and digital mapping technologies. It also offers guidance on what to do when you get lost. Whether you are a seasoned hiker or a novice explorer, this guidebook will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to navigate the landscapes with confidence and ease.

Weight: 294g
Dimension: 212 x 137 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781852845988
Edition number: 2 Revised edition