Grouchfungus
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- Herts
Anyone know which series of OS Maps show the National Cycle Network routes?
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Grouchfungus
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- Herts
marinyork said:
Thanks for reply.
Auntie Helen
Ich bin Powerfrau!
- Location
- 47906 Kempen, Germany
I find the orange ones are too detailed for useful use on a bike (plus my orange one doesn't show the route very clearly). The pink one works well though!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Yes, 1:50,000 'Landranger' maps are best for the road. The 1:25,000 'Explorer' maps are better for walking and mountain-biking where you need more detail.Auntie Helen said:
wesa
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- Location
- Oxfordshire
I just pre-ordered this
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/acatalog/Memory_Map_National_Cycle_Network.html
Not quite sure what to expect. I am sure that, at best, I will only use a couple of hundred miles of routes that are in my area.
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/acatalog/Memory_Map_National_Cycle_Network.html
Not quite sure what to expect. I am sure that, at best, I will only use a couple of hundred miles of routes that are in my area.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
wesa said:
My fingers have been itching over the order button for that ... just wish they had some example screen shots so you could see what you were getting. Also I don't just want the routes to be marked on the map but to be selectable as a route so that you can see the profile etc.
I would love some feedback when you receive it.
(Perhaps it will tempt you to go further
)This is something that puzzles me.
The Highway Code describes a cyclist as a 'Road user', as we are.
With this knowledge, I am happy to take my stance on any road except a Mway.
Then there are organisations who try to segregate us ( in our own interest ), giving a clear message to motorists 'cyclists don't have to ride on the road'.
?? I will continue to ride on Red, Green, Orange and Yellow roads and keep off the Blue ones.
No dots or dashes.
The Highway Code describes a cyclist as a 'Road user', as we are.
With this knowledge, I am happy to take my stance on any road except a Mway.
Then there are organisations who try to segregate us ( in our own interest ), giving a clear message to motorists 'cyclists don't have to ride on the road'.
?? I will continue to ride on Red, Green, Orange and Yellow roads and keep off the Blue ones.
No dots or dashes.
Grouchfungus
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- Location
- Herts
GPS'ss
So are you intending to use with GPS? What unit would the maps work with?
wesa said:
So are you intending to use with GPS? What unit would the maps work with?
wesa said:
Beware...
YOu need to buy and run V5 for this program. It is simply finacially unviable for many of us. Especially as the routes etc generated in V5 are also not compatible with earlier versdions.
I have used MM since 2004, and refuse to spend over £300 just to use this!
wesa
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Oxfordshire
I currently use MM V5, I have the OS 1:25k & 1:50k maps as well as a few others. I use this with a very old Garmin GPS48, it does not display the maps but it does talk to the PC (via a USB-RS232 converter) and allow routes & tracks to be transfered. I find it does everything I need it to. I did play around with MM on a Mio PDA, this worked pretty well, I still have it somewhere, but the PDA was a bit fragile and lacked any sort of weather protection.
I am hoping that the cycle routes are selectable as routes and can be edited a such and downloaded to the GPS. I will provide an update when I get my hands on it (and whne the PC starts behaving again)
I am hoping that the cycle routes are selectable as routes and can be edited a such and downloaded to the GPS. I will provide an update when I get my hands on it (and whne the PC starts behaving again)
DJ
Formerly known as djtheglove
- Location
- On my bike in the smoke!!!!!!!!!!
jimboalee said:
It's a good point, something that has been going through my mind recently as well having been out with fellow CC'ers (strictly on road) on Saturday and then doing some cycling with my family later in the week, this taking us along sustrans cycle routes, two experiances on bikes and each a world apart from each other!
Which one of those makes me a serious cyclist? Answer: both of them.
The first situation, being part of a social group , getting some mileage under my belt and keeping fit, really great.
The second scenario, encouraging my children in to cycling in a safe and pleasant environment, and me enjoying the great outdoors and the rural locations these rides can take me through as well as a great way to spend quality time with my kids.
I don't feel that either of these situations out does the other, infact they are both equally and irretrievably important and supportive of each other.
I don't think we have to choose between the two, and I don't think one is more important or politically correct than the other, snobbery in cycling like in other walks of life is simply rediculous!
We (as cyclists) are in an enviable position that we can do both, cheaply and with the added health benefits! So just enjoy.
Cheers.