Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
In the UK, I find that the OS 1:50,000 format is by far the best of understanding how the landscape and the roads fit together. I well remember the Bartholomew's 1:100,000 series (and the half-inch maps which they replaced) but I always found them annoyingly dumbed-down, with much detail I really wanted to see missed out.
Nowadays I use the Bing Maps facility to access OS 1:50,000 most of the time but I still like to lay out a paper map sometimes. They rarely accompany me on the bike though.
It ought to be possible to create something with a smaller scale but still showing enough detail to plan cycle routes with confidence, and some of the maps Michelin have created over the years for France demonstrate this admirably. Things might have been better in the past; a few months ago I was browsing in a second-hand shop and found a couple of well-preserved Michelin maps from an old 1:100,000 series covering the UK, dating from between the wars. The mapping is absolutely beautiful and I snapped them up for £1 each with very little thought. Here's one of the series currently listed on eBay, and the pictures clearly show what they offered in their time:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254841697423?hash=item3b55bfb48f:g:U6IAAOSwWYtgCwHo
I love like the way the cover tells you which end to open depending whether you want the north or south panel. I am of course looking to collect the set but £10 is a bit steep.
Nowadays I use the Bing Maps facility to access OS 1:50,000 most of the time but I still like to lay out a paper map sometimes. They rarely accompany me on the bike though.
It ought to be possible to create something with a smaller scale but still showing enough detail to plan cycle routes with confidence, and some of the maps Michelin have created over the years for France demonstrate this admirably. Things might have been better in the past; a few months ago I was browsing in a second-hand shop and found a couple of well-preserved Michelin maps from an old 1:100,000 series covering the UK, dating from between the wars. The mapping is absolutely beautiful and I snapped them up for £1 each with very little thought. Here's one of the series currently listed on eBay, and the pictures clearly show what they offered in their time:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254841697423?hash=item3b55bfb48f:g:U6IAAOSwWYtgCwHo
I love like the way the cover tells you which end to open depending whether you want the north or south panel. I am of course looking to collect the set but £10 is a bit steep.
