Nelson Tramping Club / beta

Go to a fairly large area of flat ground such as a football pitch – take your compass and a couple of black plastic dustbin liners, which will go over your head. You need to take a friend to make sure you don't walk into anything nor have any difficulty with the bin liners . Mark your start point and, with the bin liner over your head, set the compass to north and follow the bearing for 25 double paces. Then set the bearing to east and follow this for another 25 double paces. Continue with south and then west so that you have walked a square. If you have followed the bearings accurately and have been consistent with your pacing you will finish up at the start point.