We're going to have a look at a few more advanced techniques over the next few puzzles. Starting with transit lines this week. This is a very useful way of p...

Ten navigation puzzles! How did that happen over the last two and a half months? If you've followed through all the puzzles to date, you'll have practised th...

I've been having a fair few chats with lots of people about how they're faster, or feeling stronger during lockdown. For many, this is about consistency - mo...

This puzzle is about being a little creative with your thinking. Say you were stood on Bont Fawr in Dolgelllau [SH 7285 1799] and you wanted to get to the Pu...

Every morning I wake up, wander to the kitchen and look out at this view. Not being able to get into the hills personally is taking a massive amount of will ...

This one should be easy, as easy as A,B,C A bit of learning early on, the Welsh Alphabet consists of 29 letter - A, b, c, ch, d, dd, e, f, ff, g, ng, h, i, j...

Last week we looked at Naismith's rule. This is a good, but very rough measure of how long it will take to move along a certain route. In 1892 A Scottish mou...

Speed, time, distance - there's some great equations to be had here, but for moving on foot, there are a few simple ways to deal with this. Over the next two...

Whilst I realise that you're bored of reading about Covid-19, it is really important to no-mad Adventures that we keep explaining what we're doing at this ti...

More contours, more puzzling

Navigation Puzzle 4 is all about route selection in wild places.

This week's puzzle is all about being a bit of a detective. No nasty bearings ;-), just distances and a story. Be super careful of the map that you use - you...

The glaciers shaped much of North Wales, and it's so important for us at no-mad to be able to explain this to you when you're with us.

Ring contours are lovely to find out in the hills, and they are the focus of this puzzle. This is definitely easier done on a paper map, with a compass and p...

As everyone is aware at this stage, the last week has been a massively fast paced and changing environment for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. And, today the...

Well, it's possible you might just be looking for something to keep your mind fired up in Navigation mode at the moment! So, here's a little map based puzzle...

Right now we know that a lot of people are understandably very worried about the next few months. It's a fast moving situation. no-mad is a small company, an...

We believe in developing people, and passion for places, and striving to do a good job at it too..

Using your compass less might be a way to become a ninja navigator!

A lovely journey trail running into the Dyfnant forest.