A pace is a rough estimate of measure to determine your length of travel. Divide 100 by the number of paces you took and that gives you the number of feet in your pace. When determining your pace, it's important to walk as normal as possible, explains A.J. Dupere, community forester at the Urban Forestry Center. Walking your own pace is key in accurately measuring your length of travel. If you're walking up hill or down hill, your pace may be different than what it is when you're on flat ground.
Safety is important when venturing into the woods.
Always tell someone where you've gone and when you'll return and try to leave your destination in time to return before dark. Dress for a change in the weather, bring a map and compass, plenty of food and water, a first aid kit and wear hunter orange. You never know what you may run into in the great outdoors. Check the UNH Cooperative Extension website for upcoming events .