Map-reading challenge pack

Trail Navigator word puzzle pack

Read the grid like a topographic map: check every direction, notice crossings, and keep your bearings. Twelve navigation terms hide in a 15x15 challenge before six clue-guided anagrams test the language of landforms and maps.

Prepared by Puzzled.Com editorial · Published and reviewed August 8, 2026

Difficulty: Challenging
Best for: Older learners and outdoor map readers
Format: 15x15 · all eight directions
Activities: Word search + 6 anagrams

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Activity 1

Find 12 hidden words

Words may run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, forward or backward.

0 of 12 found

Select the first and last letter of a hidden word, or drag across it.

Words to find

COMPASSHidden
TRAILHEADHidden
WAYPOINTHidden
CONTOURHidden
ELEVATIONHidden
LANDMARKHidden
BEARINGHidden
NORTHHidden
LEGENDHidden
DISTANCEHidden
ROUTEHidden
RIDGELINEHidden

Activity 2

Unscramble six clue words

Every answer uses exactly the letters in its scramble. Spaces and letter case do not matter.

0 of 6 solved

HUMIZAT A direction measured clockwise in degrees from north.

Unsolved

BLYMOS A mark on a map that represents a real feature.

Unsolved

POLES How steeply the land rises or falls.

Unsolved

TIMMUS The highest point of a hill or mountain.

Unsolved

MASTER A flowing water feature that may appear on a topographic map.

Unsolved

YELVAL Low ground between hills or mountains.

Unsolved

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Word search answer

H Q D Q C K L E G E N D V S I I J L V K N C N Q X A A Z A U B E L E V A T I O N W E K W X E T T M R F L M A V C H G D X A N A U P D J E G U I L V Z V R I I Y O J W C G Y X I H O C I O I L R R T N L C D A M W M N P I T E N W A W F T R C C W G Y Z W L G N T S N G T O Z C C A V N X D D S Z S G N M P N I W N R M O H I N Z T T P T N V G J A R T E D R O F T A B Y L Q R Q R R N N U T R L S Y I O K S I V R Y R Z E S T S A T O C A P Y E Y S O D D A H I W

COMPASS, TRAILHEAD, WAYPOINT, CONTOUR, ELEVATION, LANDMARK, BEARING, NORTH, LEGEND, DISTANCE, ROUTE, RIDGELINE

Anagram answers

AZIMUTH: A direction measured clockwise in degrees from north.
SYMBOL: A mark on a map that represents a real feature.
SLOPE: How steeply the land rises or falls.
SUMMIT: The highest point of a hill or mountain.
STREAM: A flowing water feature that may appear on a topographic map.
VALLEY: Low ground between hills or mountains.

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