Michelin Maps/Atlases

[StevenF]

I've heard that Michelin Maps are great because they have all the good goads highlighted in Green - does anyone know if it is the same with their Atlases? I was thinking of buying their Atlas of Europe if it is.

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Steven
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[barnhatter]

The AA road map europe series has the scenic roards lined in green also.
For maps on the bike I prefer the AA series as they are easier t read on the move, slightly larger scale and less clutter.
The Michelin are single sided and the AA are printed on sides.
I find that even trying to look after it a map only lasts 1 two week trip.

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[barnhatter]

I like the idea of a big map atlas but its noo good for use on a bike, car use okay.
I use a highlighter pen to draw my route on the map so can quicky use it to find my way.

[c-m]

I don't use maps at all, i use sat nav, but the idea of the map being A4 was that it would fit in the map holder of my tank bag.

Changed to a new tank bag now and it doesn't fit. lol

[barnhatter]

I use a satnav but back it up with a map. It is easier to find out where you are with a map as a satnav only gives a little bit around you. I have a magnetic map holder on my tank.

[StevenF]

So the AA ones are pretty good then? Is it one map for all of Europe or do you have to buy one for each country? Looking for something A4 so it can fit in my tank bag. I don't have a satnav either so something easy to read is a must
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[kitty kat]

We used a sat nav for final destination, but I had a large Michelin European map book (non spiral version) which I kept in the top box and I had Michelin fold out maps for every country we intended to visit. The large book was dragged out at night to study possible routes and the relevant fold out map was kept in the map pocket of my tank bag. Sat nav had destination input each morning and a couple of stop off points were put in so if we did get lost we could get more or less back on the correct road.

You can't beat spreading a map out infront of you and being able to see start point and finish point on 1 page even if it involves crossing borders.
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[barnhatter]

The AA maps are foldout type.
As I said they are a larger scale 1:800 000 as opposed to the Michelin at 1:1 000 000. They are double printed and less cluttered. They cover areas/countries 8 maps for the whole of europe.
Best go to a shop and look at all the maps and see which you would find easiest to read while riding.

[motobiker]

Depending on where you're heading of course.. but a great resource with maps you can download and print - with most importantly: the best biker routes outlined. go to the UEM website.

https://www.uem-moto.eu/Tourism/OverviewUEMmaps/tabid/54/Default.aspx
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[Peirre oBollox]

The michelin maps are fine, & I`ve used them for several trips.
It just depends on the level of detail you need, & how much time your spending within a local area. That will decide which scale of maps are suitable

Theres a similar series of laminated folding biker maps produced for Germany, Austria, Switzerland etc
"Die Motorrad General Karten" Available on amazon, & a few other places
https://edelweiss.smugmug.com/gallery/8997311_uHZnp#598345074_Zsvjz

These too have highlighted scenic "biker" routes, camp sites & more. They come with both German & English indexes so even if you don`t speak german, you could at least point to the map.

Likewise, freytag & berndt maps are another alternative, to Michelin
https://www.freytagberndt.at/rtc-freytagberndt/en_EN

Edit: If anyone has a spare copy of Die Motorrad General Karten No18 map for the black forrest let me know, as its out of print atm, & unavailable
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[Grazoid]

Michelin maps are superb , just depends on which size you require. If you are making for an area and just using motorways and size will do , but if you use local equivalents to minor A roads then the Orange range is ideal.

Also get a map now for planning and when in Europe stop at a garage and buy the water-proof and tear-proof versions they sell over there on plasticized paper.

The "Indestructible" ones can take tank bag leaks and weird folding without falling apart.

But the best place to go without doubt is Stanfords in Covent Garden who have more travel books and maps than you can shake a stick at ... it's all they have done for over 100 years!

[Phoenix]

I use an AA Europe Atlas, it's bigger than A4, if it's not raining I just fold it in half and put it under my tank bag while riding, easy to get out and check. I don't use sat nav at all, I will be taking the one I do have this year purely to find campsites though. The AA atlas has scenic routes highlighted with green, it's very useful as they're all very scenic as it suggests, makes route planning much easier. The only problem I had is the mapping is very poor for Hungary and Romania compared to the rest of Europe so you would need seperate maps if heading there. I bought mine for about £3 from Aldi 3 years ago but not seen them since.

[Grazoid]

[quote="Phoenix" I bought mine for about £3 from Aldi 3 years ago but not seen them since.[/quote]

I would buy a new one then if you can - it will be already 5 years out of date!

It's always better to take the newest maps you can find when touring in Europe as they are always upgrading their road networks.