Dartmoor is a particularly good place to learn navigation skills with a map and compass, and a training ground perfect for everyone from school children to military personnel
Features to navigate by may be large and prominent or small and hidden, for challenges for all levels. Dartmoor’s varied terrain and weather provide further excellent practice opportunities.
The open moorland often has indistinct or non-existent paths, without sign posts. Distinctive features such as streams, tors, forests, stone walls and an ancient settlements provide useful landmarks and handrails, as clues to relate the map to your surroundings.
The feeling of remoteness gives you a realistic sense of why it’s so important and useful to have map and compass navigation skills, and sufficient route options to suit all levels.