Odyssey Land Navigation Clinic

The Odyssey Land Navigation Clinic is an information-packed day of compass, topographical map study and orienteering in Roanoke. We'll spend the first part of the day (5-6 hours) with classroom instruction. This is a great time to get to know one another, ask questions, and learn the foundation principles of top level navigation. The next 6 hours we'll get out into the beautiful woods and spend 6-8 miles on foot at a slow learning pace, mostly off trail through thick brush, open forest and steep hillsides. The Odyssey Land Navigation Clinic will: Explain different types of mapsExplain different types of map scalesTeach how to use all the information on a topographical mapIdentify land features on a mapTeach how to identify land features in the fieldTeach how to use a compass and its different featuresHow to set up and use a GPS device with a mapShow an easy way to understand and use declinationTeach how to measure and plot a bearing on the mapTeach how to take and follow a bear