Improvers Map Skills

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Course Overview

Course Overview
For learners who have completed the CLMK Map Skills course, practice your new skills on a moderate 12km walk

Open Is this course right for me?

This course is for learners who have completed the introductory map skills course with Community Learning MK in 2023, 2024 or 2025. You will need to attend a two-hour planning session at the CLMK Learning Centre on Saturday 6th September from 10.00am to 12.00pm before the walk on Saturday 20 September, 10am-4pm.
Prosp Is This Right For Me

Open What will I learn?

To plot a 12km walking route on an ordnance survey map. To estimate the time taken to complete the route. To identify map symbols, footpaths, and rights of way. To learn how to use a compass to take bearings from the map. To complete a walk using the map, compass, and route card.
Prosp What Will I Learn

Open How will I learn?

You will be able develop your navigation and route planning skills and practise these, with support, on a moderate 12km day walk.
Prosp How Will I Learn

Open Will I gain a qualification?

You will not gain a qualification.
Prosp Qualification

Open Next steps

You may wish to join another Health and Wellbeing course.
Prosp Next Steps

Open Please bring

Lunch: Please bring a packed lunch to eat on the route. The walk: Dependent upon weather conditions, I suggest long sleeves and trousers, suitable footwear (trainers with ankle support or light walking boots) and a light fleece. If rain is forecast, please bring a waterproof top layer. Please bring a small rucksack, if you have one, to carry a bottle of water and a light snack. I will carry a first aid kit and bring a spare rucksack. I do not anticipate any difficulties on the walk but please be aware that it is undertaken at your own risk. All learning resources will be provided but feel free to bring a small notebook.
Prosp Please Bring
SMC02000
06/09/2025
Format
20/09/2025
6.00 hours per week
2 weeks
£0.00
Central Milton Keynes Learning Centre