Route Planning PDF (Master Navigator Series – Part Seven)

From Map to Mission: Plot with Precision

Master Navigator Part 7: Route Planning marks a pivotal moment in your training. In this seventh entry in the 10-part series by Joshua Enyart, the Gray Bearded Green Beret, you’ll bring all previous skills—direction, distance, terrain interpretation, and map reading—into one of the most critical applications: planning a safe, effective, and realistic route across unfamiliar terrain.

This guide covers not just the theory, but the proven field techniques used by elite military units and survivalists to choose the right path, avoid dangerous obstacles, and maintain control—even under stress, fatigue, or unexpected detours.

Plot with Intention. Move with Purpose.

Joshua Enyart introduces a tactical and field-based approach to route planning using two main strategies: Dead Reckoning and Terrain Association. You’ll learn to break your route into legs, use distant aiming points or leapfrog techniques, and incorporate vital navigational aids like baselines, backstops, handrails, and attack points.

This volume also includes how to detour around unexpected obstacles while maintaining accuracy, when to offset deliberately for strategic navigation, and how to log your route effectively for clarity and correction.

Key Features

• Seventh in a ten-part land navigation series designed for serious skill progression
• Learn to plan routes using Dead Reckoning and Terrain Association methods
• Master practical field tactics like leapfrogging, deliberate offset, and bypassing obstacles
• Gain confidence using navigational aids including backstops, handrails, and attack points
• Developed and taught by a former Green Beret and Army Ranger
• Ideal for tactical movement, survival situations, SAR missions, and off-grid travel