To walk safely in the hills some basic navigation skills are needed. This
section will describe some of the skills needed. It should be remembered that
there is no substitute for experience, and all skills should be practiced
regularly.
By working through each section of the site in turn you should pick up
enough skills to be able to navigate in poor visibility, use the map
effectively, plan a route, and leave a suitable route card for a walk.able
route card for a walk.