This 16-hour course teaches fundamental skills in using a map and compass to find your way in the wilderness, covering topics like map interpretation, terrain association, compass use, calculating distance and direction, and practical field exercises for hands-on experience. This course includes lessons and hands-on exercises featuring topographic maps, understanding contour lines grid systems, setting azimuths/bearings, establishing pace counts and using various techniques to navigate between points.
Register on PST site: https://wvpst.org/.../basic-land-navigation-skills-for.../
Course limited to 20 students.
Saturday Feb 21, 2026 Sunday Feb 22, 2026
February 21st - 22nd
8am-5pm
WILD Institute, Inc
120 Kingfisher Road
Minden, WV 25879
Use this link to register and payment- Basic Land Navigation Skills for First Responders - West Virginia Public Service Training
Printed courtesy of fayettecounty.com/ – Contact the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce - WV for more information.
310 W. Oyler Ave, Oak Hill, WV 25901 – (304) 465-5617 – becky@fayettecounty.com