UTM Coordinates

Adventure racers must be able to plot UTM coordinates. Although developing a full understanding of the UTM system take time, adventure racers can learn the basic skills required to plot UTM coordinate in a few minutes.

The links below will provide all the information needed to plot UTM coordinates, and to understand the UTM system.

Overview of the UTM System (Background, but not critical for AR)

Plotting UTM Coordinates (This is what you're going to need to know -- excellent navigation website, where you can purchase UTM grids, including an adventure racing specific UTM grid -- a bit large, btw -- and an smaller UTM grid)

Excellent AR Specific Navigation Information, including how to plot UTMs (Key stuff)

More information on the UTM System (Not critical)

Converting UTM to Lat/Long. (seldom used in AR)