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Day
Walks
As part of the training
for the Award you will undertake two Day Walks. These are to
improve your map reading skills on the first day and to
reinforce those skills and familiarise you with the area in
which we will undertake our expedition on the second day
walk.
The first day walk will
be held at Frodsham click on
the maps button for an OS map
The second day walk will
be near Hendre click on
the maps button for an OS map
You will need strong
shoes or preferably boots, a packed lunch and a waterproof
top. Don't forget your
weather forecast
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The contact number for
days and expeditions is 07934863634
You will be well prepared
for the walk with maps and route cards but a preview of the
walk can be seen on the links below
Frodsham
Day Walk
Hendre
Day Walk
Course
content
These aspects of the
Common
Training Syllabus for all Bronze Ventures will be covered on
these days
Practical Map
Skills
Setting the map by inspection (two methods)
Locating position from the map
Determining geographical direction and direction of
travel from the map
Checking the direction of paths using the set map
Identifying features in the countryside by using the
map
Locating features marked on the map in the countryside
Planning a route, preparing a simple route card
Following a planned route
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