Bearing By Hand

Farenh

About this app

Bearing By Hand is a practical offline trainer for learning map and compass navigation. Work through ten focused lessons covering map orientation, contour reading, bearings, pace counting, handrails, aiming off, attack points, declination, and calm relocation.

Use the Bearing Bench to calculate a walking leg from direction, distance, and your own pace length. Build and save training routes with terrain cues, then test your judgment with ten field-style questions and immediate explanations.

Your completed skills, best practice score, saved routes, and readiness summary stay on your device. The app works without an account or network connection, making it useful at home, in a classroom, or before a day outdoors.

Features:
• Ten concise map and compass lessons
• Interactive bearing and pace calculator
• Editable offline route board
• Ten-question practical navigation drill
• Local progress and readiness summary
• Deterministic starter routes for immediate practice

Bearing By Hand is an educational planning aid. Always carry an appropriate map, compass, backup plan, and supplies, and use qualified instruction for travel in remote terrain.