Map & Compass: Beginner Orienteering Class and optional field exercise DECEMBER 2025u

Name: Map & Compass: Beginner Orienteering Class and optional field exercise DECEMBER 2025u
Start: 2025-12-02T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-02T19:30:00-05:00
Location: REI (430 Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL)

Schedule

Tue Dec 02 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

REI (430 Orlando Ave, Winter Park, FL) | Winter Park, FL

REGISTER AT REI.COM. Look for the classes under OUTDOOR SKILLS taught at the REI in Winter Park, FL. If shown as FULL, add your name to the waitlist and come anyway, we will be there and there are no-shows so space will be available.
Florida Orienteering volunteers teach the class as outreach to the community who have an interest in navigation utilizing a map and compass.
This class is an intro to the sport:
How to read/use a map
intro to some map & compass navigational techniques
Setting a compass bearing, and
Info about gear & technology during events.
The class is in a classroom setting and sample compasses are available to use, or bring your own.
There is an optional field exercise at nearby Mead Gardens for anyone interested in putting the technique into practice with guidance from the Florida Orienteering volunteer. This extends the training time by a couple of hours.
And be sure to look at our Facebook page for our LIVE ORIENTEERING events hosted by Florida Orienteering
SUGGESTED DONATION: $10 for REI members/$20 from non-members to participate in this class. Donations help support our REI Cooperative Action Fund. To learn more about the Cooperative Action Fund, please visit https://www.reifund.org/