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Navigation Explorer Badge Post 2002

Activity badges are worn on the left arm and in the order in which they are earned.

To gain this activity badge, Explorer Scouts must complete the requirements below, using the terrain and navigation curriculum of the Walking Group Leader Award (WGL Award) administered by Mountain Leader Training UK. The requirements of the WGL can be obtained from the Mountain Leader Training Board website.

1.       Using a 1:25 000 scale Ordnance Survey map and compass, navigate along a course of not less than six 'legs' to the standard of the WGL Award.

2.       Using only a compass and pacing, successfully navigate a course of at least four 'legs'.

3.       Using only a map, successfully navigate a course of at least four 'legs'.

4.       To enable a stranger to travel successfully between two points, make two sketch maps, one of an urban and one in a rural setting.

5.       Complete at least three different orienteering courses in a reasonable time.

6.       Complete a comprehensive route plan for a 20 km hill-walking route set by an appropriate adult.

7.       Complete a journey using a map other than an Ordnance Survey map (eg a Harvey map) or use a good guidebook illustrated with sketch maps (eg a Wainwright guide).