NSTR Map & Compass Course
- Date Sat 19th April 2025
- Location Upper Tantallon, NS
- Races 2 races
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Event summary
Join us for an exciting day of adventure at the NSTR Map & Compass Course on Saturday, April 19th, 2025, in the beautiful town of Halifax! This beginner and intermediate-friendly course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your navigation skills, whether you're preparing for an orienteering event, planning a backpacking trip, or simply want to feel more confident in the great outdoors.
From 9:00 AM, participants will enjoy a comprehensive 5-6 hour experience that includes 1.5-2 hours of indoor instruction followed by approximately 4 hours of outdoor practice on the scenic Hiking Trail Road and Pipeline Road. With space limited to just 12 participants, you'll receive personalized guidance from an experienced instructor who has been sharing their passion for map and compass skills since 2005.
The course is priced at $50 per person and includes a delicious coffee and treat from the Bike & Bean Cafe, along with the invaluable skills you'll gain. Don't forget to bring your compass and get ready for an engaging day filled with hands-on learning and camaraderie in nature. Secure your spot now for an unforgettable experience!
From 9:00 AM, participants will enjoy a comprehensive 5-6 hour experience that includes 1.5-2 hours of indoor instruction followed by approximately 4 hours of outdoor practice on the scenic Hiking Trail Road and Pipeline Road. With space limited to just 12 participants, you'll receive personalized guidance from an experienced instructor who has been sharing their passion for map and compass skills since 2005.
The course is priced at $50 per person and includes a delicious coffee and treat from the Bike & Bean Cafe, along with the invaluable skills you'll gain. Don't forget to bring your compass and get ready for an engaging day filled with hands-on learning and camaraderie in nature. Secure your spot now for an unforgettable experience!
Organiser's Description
Good day map and compass folks!
Are you interested in a beginner/intermediate-friendly map and compass course/refresher? Whether you want to do some orienteering events, a backpacking trip, or gain knowledge of how to get yourself out of the woods in a sticky situation, this may be of interest to you!What: a 5-6 hour map and compass course (1.5-2hrs indoors and 4ish hours outdoors -- we'll only be hiking, no running)
When: Saturday April 19th, 2025 at 9:00amLimited space available, so we can only accommodate 12 participants.
Where: Bike & Bean Cafe.
The outdoor portion (rain, shine, or snow) will be out in the woods on/off Hiking Trail Road/Pipeline Road (former Bowater land).
Be prepared to be on your feet for a few hours (3-4) with lots of discussion and pointers while practicing what we learned indoors.Please bring a compass :-)
Cost: $50 per person
What's included: a coffee and yummy treat from the Bike & Bean Cafe, a very practical map and compass course (which includes a map) and an overall fun time!
Space is limited to 12 participants.
I'm a map and compass nerd who is also a land survey technician. I've been teaching map and compass courses since 2005 and have hosted/organized 20-30 orienteering races/adventure races since 2003 (all before trail running became our focus)! I've participated in many adventure races/orienteering races since 1999, including the Eco-Endurance Challenge (every year they hosted it since 2003), a few multi-day adventure races and I've been fortunate enough to be a 6-time participant at the Barkley Marathons....and I was even the provincial orienteering champion at one time! Nerdy eh? I told you so! 🙂-Jodi*no refunds, but if you can't make it, you can sell your spot to someone else.
Are you interested in a beginner/intermediate-friendly map and compass course/refresher? Whether you want to do some orienteering events, a backpacking trip, or gain knowledge of how to get yourself out of the woods in a sticky situation, this may be of interest to you!What: a 5-6 hour map and compass course (1.5-2hrs indoors and 4ish hours outdoors -- we'll only be hiking, no running)
When: Saturday April 19th, 2025 at 9:00amLimited space available, so we can only accommodate 12 participants.
Where: Bike & Bean Cafe.
The outdoor portion (rain, shine, or snow) will be out in the woods on/off Hiking Trail Road/Pipeline Road (former Bowater land).
Be prepared to be on your feet for a few hours (3-4) with lots of discussion and pointers while practicing what we learned indoors.Please bring a compass :-)
Cost: $50 per person
What's included: a coffee and yummy treat from the Bike & Bean Cafe, a very practical map and compass course (which includes a map) and an overall fun time!
Space is limited to 12 participants.
I'm a map and compass nerd who is also a land survey technician. I've been teaching map and compass courses since 2005 and have hosted/organized 20-30 orienteering races/adventure races since 2003 (all before trail running became our focus)! I've participated in many adventure races/orienteering races since 1999, including the Eco-Endurance Challenge (every year they hosted it since 2003), a few multi-day adventure races and I've been fortunate enough to be a 6-time participant at the Barkley Marathons....and I was even the provincial orienteering champion at one time! Nerdy eh? I told you so! 🙂-Jodi*no refunds, but if you can't make it, you can sell your spot to someone else.
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