5-Day Navigation Course South Sweden (Snogeholm) 14-04 to 18-04-2027

5-Day Navigation Course South Sweden (Snogeholm) 14 April to 18 April 2027

Do you want to navigate confidently and independently without relying on GPS, your phone or other technology? During this intensive 5-day navigation course in the Snogeholm area of South Sweden, you will learn how to use map and compass in realistic outdoor conditions.

Snogeholm is located in Skåne, within reach of Malmö, and offers an excellent setting for practical navigation training. With forests, lakes, open areas, trails, shorelines and varied terrain, the area gives you plenty of opportunities to develop your skills step by step. Our basecamp is the starting point for each day’s training and field exercises.

Over five days, we spend as much time outside as possible. You will learn how to plan routes, read topographic maps, use a compass and determine your position in unfamiliar terrain. We practise on trails, in woodland and off-trail. The focus is not only on technique, but also on staying calm, making decisions and building trust in your own judgement.

An important part of the course is navigating in different conditions. We practise during the day and at night, when many familiar landmarks become harder to see and accurate map-and-compass work becomes even more important. One full course day is dedicated to canoe navigation. From the water, you will learn how to hold a course, estimate distances and use shoreline features to stay oriented.

The course is highly practical. Short theory sessions are followed immediately by exercises in the field. This way, you learn not only how navigation works, but how to apply it confidently when you are actually outdoors.

This course is suitable for:

• Hikers who want to improve their navigation skills.
• Future or practising Mountain Leaders who want to refresh their skills.
• Bushcrafters and outdoor enthusiasts who want to become more self-reliant.
• Anyone preparing for a trek, journey or expedition.
• People who want to be less dependent on digital technology.

What will you be able to do after this course?

After five intensive days of learning and practice, you will be able to:

• Plan and follow routes independently without GPS.
• Read and interpret maps by day and night.
• Work with map and compass on land.
• Navigate by map and compass from a canoe.
• Determine your position in unfamiliar terrain.
• Move confidently off-trail.
• Make route choices based on terrain, distance and conditions.
• Respond to disorientation and emergency situations.
• Make an emergency fire for warmth and signalling.

Instructors

Sara Eenhoorn & Fred Södergran

The course is in Dutch and English.

Included

The course includes: tent pitch, teaching material, map, compass, guidance from Mountain Leaders, certificate of participation, coffee, tea a small snack during the course days and a 10% discount at the Bushcraftshop of Bushpappa.nl

Not included

Your own meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are not included. You can cook over the campfire or bring your own stove. Return flights or bus travel to Copenhagen or Malmö are not included. For the final stretch to Snogeholm, you can use public transport.

Do I need experience?

No previous experience is required. However, you are expected to be fit enough to spend a lot of time outdoors and to sleep outside in your own tent. For some lessons and in bad weather, we use a cosy Swedish hottent. The course leaders speak Dutch and English.

What should you bring?

• Camping equipment
• Breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Cooking set and gas; cooking over the campfire is also possible
• Daypack, 30-40 litres
• Compass, preferably Silva
• Outdoor clothing and hiking shoes
• 2-litre water bottle
• Small first-aid kit
• Waterproof jacket and trousers
• Headlamp with at least 300 lumens, with red and white light