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Going to the coast to coast next week and was just eyeing up the maps I'll need to navigate my way from St. Bee's to Robin Hood's Bay when I realised I'll need 7 explorer maps!!
wondered if it would be possible to get a single map printed that just covered the area I would need which could be a lot smaller and could roll up like my own little scroll of adventure!!!
Or do I just need to buy 7 maps and moan for 210 miles about the weight of the things!
Option B.
And get the maps ordered soonest if you are going next week - you'll need time to mark them up and put the route into a GPS if you are using one.
Or buy the Harvey maps, which has the whole route on 2 sheets. And they are waterproof, and pretty lightweight. http://www.harveymaps.co.uk/acatalog/Coast-to-Coast-Mountain-Bikers-and-Cyclists-map-set-YHCMCCK.html
Use a software package like memory map or one of the free online ones and just print it out on a4 sheets
You can even throw away sheets as to progress to save weight
Use a software package like memory map or one of the free online ones and just print it out on a4 sheets
+1
If you've got a GPX of your route but not got MM someone with it could PDF it for you.
There are also hundreds of signs 🙂 (at least in Cumbria)
7 maps, 1 pair of scissors, 1 roll sellotape.
Cheers for the help guys. Like the idea of printing the maps off then just binning as I go!!
Get some waterproof paper (or laminate them) too
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Map-Toughprint-Waterproof-Paper-Inkjet/dp/B000MMUA4C
Those Harvey's maps look like a good idea - I don't think that they existed when I did the C2C.
OS GetaMap allows you to print maps (and save as PDF), £20-ish for the subscription. The OS also has a custom map service where you could print your own but that would be expensive for the whole route. Given the Harvey's are a pre-printed cyclists set they seem like the way to go. You can download an app like "Outside" and get the OS maps onto your phone as you go (not great level of detail though)