USING THE MAP, COMPASS

AND GPS . . . TOGETHER!

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How do you use a compass, map and GPS together, for a day hike, a backpacking trip, a hunting outing or a mountain bike adventure? How do you actually use that GPS anyway?

The Penn Trails program, designed for beginner to intermediate map/compass/gps users, discusses topo maps and grids, how to use them with your GPS and the use of a simple base plate Compass to plot your bearings.

The course, in both the classroom and outdoors, assigns people in pairs or threes.  We introduce various  backcountry scenarios and real life situations for you to learn how to use the three elements of topo map, compass and GPS together, seperately or in tandem, depending on the situation you find yourself in.  

We provide the topo maps,  compasses and class materials.  You must bring your own handheld GPS device or share one with another person.