Map

[willis1337]

Can anyone recommend what scale mapping is best to use when using the map on top of a tank bag - obviously small enough to save having to keep stopping and turning the page, but big enough to be meaningful to glance down at when moving along.

Also any recommendations as to make of map - AA, Michelin etc

I am looking for Black Forest region in Germany (Baden-Baden area) initially and may get a couple of extra maps for other areas nearby to explore.

Will be using in conjunction with a TomTom Rider 2 satnav
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

In the car I use a 1" to 4 miles :-

https://shop.theaa.com/content/what-scale-do-you-want

On the bike, I print an A4 sheet of the area I want to cover between stops, along with a list of key points of main junction/road names I need to make changes at.
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[John933]

I don't use a map in the pouch of the tank bag. To small what ever size you get. hard to read on the move.

Me I get a black felt marker pen. Then In big letter's road number and junshion turn's, on a pice of A4. Mils' between. Then at each turn off click the reset on your milo metter. Give you an idea of when the next turn is comeing up.

So you end up with something like this.

E40 J30 m 83
E6 J83 m 48
E blar blar blar.... J 26 and a half M 1,286.


Get the idea.

That will get you where you want to be and a sat nav will get you to your over night stay in the place you are going. A map will help you plan out the route page for the next day.
John933
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[stinkwheel]

As said. Do a route card. I use green OS "Travel map- road" maps for Uk route planning because that is the largest scale that covers EVERY legally vehicle accessable road. Go larger and you're reducing your options. Never needed more than two in my mapcase when I did my tour of britain.

However. The UK is arguably the best mapped country in the world. You simply can't get maps that good for anywhere else.

Oddly, they seem to have discontinued this series of maps on paper. Fucking typical, they were 1:250,000 and were absolutely perfect for detailed navigation of the UK by "the road less travelled". I think there were about 10 or so covering the whole of the UK. They are still available digitally as a 1:250,000 colour raster but that's not much use on the road.
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[willis1337]

Nice one, thanks. I like the listing idea, I'll give that a go
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[Peirre oBollox]

if the OP is intent on buying maps, I`d sugest the Michelin maps, and nothing smaller scale than the Regional series, then for the B roads and areas they`re riding more of, I`d use the local series. The national maps don`t show enough detail

The Op could always take a look at https://www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Maps. Then they can drag & zoom into the area of the map they want & scale they want, and print it off for free.
If they have access to a laminator, they have the option of making several waterproof maps for their trip. They can either cut the printed paper maps to A5 size (140mm wide x 200mm depth???) & fit the maps back to back (4 maps to an A4 laminate sheet) or fit 2 maps back to back and cut them approx 140mm wide x 290mm depth to fit the window of his tankbag. With the option of highlighting the route before they laminate the maps
Personnelly I`d use the larger sized maps in 5-10mile scale for outlining the motorway route to get from the UK to the area I was going, then use maps in the 2-5 miles scale for the more scenic routes and B roads
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[willis1337]

Thanks Pierre, I'll give that site a try.
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