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Navigation Training

Mountain Aid is a trail blazer in providing FREE safety and skills training to outdoor enthusiasts in Scotland. Our ethos has always been - free, nothing, not a penny. We believe that your enhanced knowledge to keep you safe on the hill should not be dictated by financial circumstances. Although free to attend these courses are always delivered by fully qualified and insured professionals. This is possible due to the generosity of our fundraisers raising funds and our course providers in offering us good deals. 

Confidence with Navigation

'Confidence With Navigation' is a short practical course designed to replace, re-vitalise and revise rusty or gaps in your map and compass work with tips, skills and real-time practice. This course will help you get more out of your hill days and add to your lifetime's enjoyment and safety in moorland, hill and mountain walking. 

The course is aimed at hill walkers who have previously been guided on their ventures, but want to develop the skill and confidence to proceed on Scottish hills without depending on others. The course provides a safe environment for developing these skills.

Our provider will contact you prior to the course with the assembly point and a list of items you will require on the day of the course.

Need to Know

  • This course is free to attend but we will require a refundable deposit from you. If you fail to turn up Mountain Aid keeps your deposit.
  • Only one free course per person. If you wish to attend a further course you can do so at cost price (i.e. the price that Mountain Aid pays to our provider).
  • Bookings must be made with Mountain Aid and not with our course provider.
  • Our course provider is Andy Cloquet MIC of Outdoor Adventure Scotland. Andy is fully qualified and insured to deliver these courses. 
  • ​1 day non-residential course in the Stirling area. Occassionally courses may be held in other areas.

2020 Dates

Wednesday 8th April 2020                                 Touch Moor, Stirling  - postponed
Saturday 11th April 2020 *                                    Ochil Hills  - postponed
Wednesday 22nd April 2020                             Pentland Hills  - postponed
​Saturday 2nd May 2020                                      Clyde Muirshiel Park     

Sunday 24th May 2020                                       Aberfoyle

* afternoon / evening with low light navigation

Navigation Course Enquiries

Please complete the enquiry form for more information or to request a place.
​Please note that as we are run entirely by volunteers and do not have any paid staff, that there may be a delay of a couple of days before we are able to respond. Thank you for your patience.
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Registered charity SC040294.
Patron: Cameron McNeish.
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  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Supporters
    • Documents
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Skills Courses
    • Navigation
    • Winter Skills
    • Outdoor First Aid
  • Events
    • Winter Safety Talks
    • Skills for the HIlls
    • Daft on Dumgoyne
  • Fundraising
    • Corbetts for Courses
    • Merchandising
    • Donate
  • On the Hill
  • News