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Peak District navigation courses from beginner to expert.

Beyond the Edge has been teaching navigation courses in the Peak District and further afield for over twenty five years. We know the best places and use tried and tested techniques to maximise your learning. In addition to the standard Peak District navigation courses we can provide bespoke navigation/map reading courses around the UK covering specialist navigational subjects including train the trainer, navigation for fell running and the use of GPS. We also run the NNAS Tutor award for those who want to teach navigation under the auspices of NNAS.

Our Peak District navigation courses are run in a friendly and relaxed manner so you don’t need to worry about your speed of learning or prior knowledge. With a comfortable training base we can also cope if the weather turns out less than helpful. To see what others have said about our navigational courses you might want to check out our Google and Facebook reviews.

“First I would like to say what a great course. It is one of the best courses I have ever been on” Simon.

For our night navigation and intro to navigation course we would like to offer a space where women can develop and practice their skills in a women’s only environment, learning from female instructors. We have tried to run these courses multiple times for the last three years but only twice got enough participants to make it viable.  We no longer offer dates as open courses, however if you would like to attend a women’s only course, you can do this as a bespoke course and we will provide a female instructor if you so desire.

Our base for navigation courses here in the Peak District is highly accessible, being only two and a half hours from central London by train. In addition to being stunningly beautiful, the Peak District is brilliant for learning navigation. The mix of gentle valleys and woodland coupled with the featureless moorland plateaus of Kinder and Bleaklow can be used to introduce map reading or push even the most experienced navigator.

We can offer any of the courses below as a private course. This may be as an individual, to benefit from one to one tuition, or a group so that you can select your ideal date. Our expert instructors can be hired from just £235 per day. Click here to enquire about a private course.

“Just wanted to say thanks again for a great navigation course which
I thoroughly enjoyed and I’m looking forward to practising my new skills”.
Jamie.

Two young girls study a compass whilst on Peak District navigation courses
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£89 per person

Duration:

1 day

Level:

Introduction

A gloved hand holding a map whilst practicing navigation
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£155 per person

Duration:

2 days

Level:

Introduction

A man scrambles up Moel Siabod on a Mountain Skills course in Snowdonia.
Location:

Snowdonia

Cost:

£415 per person

Duration:

5 days

Level:

Introduction

A group study a map on a navigation course in The Peak District
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£165 per person

Duration:

2 days

Level:

Intermediate

A group study a map on a navigation course in The Peak District
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£179 per person

Duration:

2 days

Level:

Intermediate

Three people using head torches to map read at night on a night navigation course in The Peak District.
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£50 per person

Duration:

Approx 4 hours

Level:

Inters – Advanced

Sets of hands on a map whilst learning to navigate
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£205 per person

Duration:

2 Days

Level:

Advanced

a man and a woman looking at a map and holding a compass
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£215 per person

Duration:

2 Days

Level:

Advanced

A lady with a map and compass practicing map reading in winter on a hill in the Peak District
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£105 per person

Duration:

1 day

Level:

Advanced

3 men study their maps whilst teaching navigation on the hills in the Peak District
Location:

Peak District

Cost:

£95 per person

Duration:

1 day

Level:

Instructor

We can be hired to privately instruct these courses at a specific location or on a specific date to suit your requirements. Private instruction in summer is £240 per day for one or two days, and £220 per day for three or more days. Simply contact the office to enquire.