There is great variability in spatial navigational abilities across the general population, and impairments can adversely affect quality of life. Previous research has sought to identify the cognitive underpinnings of variance, implicating factors that include spatial working memory and mental imagery manipulation. Assays of concomitant navigational difference have, however, tended to be relatively limited. Here, we present findings from a large-scale project that seeks to examine differences across a wide range of behaviours in typical adults. Participants completed a comprehensive battery of measures that included real-world navigation (e.g. route learning, computing shortcuts), laboratory tasks (e.g. place learning, path integration), and standardised cognitive assessments (e.g. attention to detail, executive function). Analyses revealed several links between navigational behaviours and cognitive performance. In the real world, route learning from a map was associated with working memory, whilst combining two learned routes was related to mental rotation ability. In the laboratory, allocentric place learning shared variance with spatial working memory, path integration, and spatial anxiety. Future testing will further enable us to characterise navigational impairment with inclusion of neuropsychological data from people with hydrocephalus, a common neurological condition associated with everyday wayfinding difficulty.