# ✅ Checkpoint: Hike Planning, Gear and Navigation

By Better Wise



## Quiz

1. Using Naismith's rule, what is the moving time for a 10 km hike with 600 m of elevation gain (before any pace adjustment)?
   - About 5 hours
   - About 3 hours
   - About 4 hours
   - About 2 hours
2. You plan to finish a day hike near sunset. What daylight margin should you build into the plan?
   - Be back at the trailhead at least one hour before sunset
   - Be back at the trailhead at least five minutes before sunset
   - Plan to reach the car exactly at sunset
   - No margin is needed if you carry a headlamp
3. Which statement about the Ten Essentials is correct?
   - A phone can serve as both navigation and headlamp to save weight
   - In a group, one person can carry the map, light and first aid for everyone
   - Every person should carry their own navigation, light, water and personal medication even when heavy gear is shared
   - The Ten Essentials are a ceiling, so you should not add trip-specific items
4. A map has a declination of 14 degrees east. You read a true bearing of 70 degrees from the map. What compass bearing do you dial?
   - 70 degrees magnetic
   - 14 degrees magnetic
   - 56 degrees magnetic
   - 84 degrees magnetic
5. On a 1:24,000 map, one centimetre on paper equals ____ metres on the ground.
6. An obvious, easy-to-find feature near your target that you navigate to first, before the final precise leg, is called an ____ point.
7. Plan a day hike using the one-page plan format. Write four lines: route and distance, elevation gain, turnaround time, and bailout points plus permit status. Then check your plan against the rubric.
8. Build a day-hike kit from the Ten Essentials for a cool, windy day with a chance of rain. List what you pack for each system, then evaluate your kit with the rubric.


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## Contents

Part of [🥾 Outdoor Living and Nature Reconnection](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection.md)

- **🥾 Hike Planning, Gear and Navigation**
  - [🗺️ Planning a Day Hike: Route, Timing and Permits](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/plan-a-day-hike-route-timing-and-permits.md)
  - [🎒 The Ten Essentials: Day Hike vs Overnight Gear](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/ten-essentials-gear-day-vs-overnight.md) (sign-in required)
  - [🧭 Map, Compass and Offline Navigation Basics](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/map-compass-and-offline-navigation-basics.md)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Hike Planning, Gear and Navigation](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/checkpoint-hike-planning-gear-and-navigation.md) — this lesson
- **⛺ Weather, Trail Safety and Camping Basics**
  - [🌦️ Reading Weather Forecasts and Trail Hazards](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/reading-weather-forecasts-and-trail-hazards.md)
  - [🏕️ Camping Basics: Shelter, Sleep System and Campsite](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/camping-basics-shelter-sleep-system-and-campsite.md)
  - [🌿 Leave No Trace: Seven Principles in Practice](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/leave-no-trace-seven-principles-in-practice.md)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Safety, Camping and Leave No Trace](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/checkpoint-safety-camping-and-leave-no-trace.md)
- **🧠 Solo Safety and Outdoor Mental Resilience**
  - [📞 Solo Trip Planning and Safety Systems](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/solo-trip-planning-and-safety-systems.md)
  - [🧘 Cutting Screen Time and Building Mental Resilience Outdoors](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/reducing-screen-time-and-building-mental-resilience.md) (premium content)
  - [✅ Checkpoint: Solo Safety and Mindset](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/checkpoint-solo-safety-and-mindset.md) (premium content)
- [Course cheatsheet](https://everwise.study/courses/outdoor-living-and-nature-reconnection/cheatsheet.md) (premium content)