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A walker on the Regenboldshorn, a short diversion from the Pommernpass on Route 88

Recommended Maps

The series of maps published by the Swiss national survey – Landeskarte der Schweiz (LS) – are works of art. Open any sheet and a picture of the country immediately leaps from the paper, for by shading, contours and colouring, the line of ridge and rock face, the flow of glacier and stream, the curve of an amphitheatre, the narrow cut of a glen, the expanse of a lake or forest on a hillside all announce themselves clearly. They are a source of inspiration for study at home, and a real pleasure to use in the mountains. Check the LS catalogue on www.swisstopo.ch/en/. LS also produce maps for use with a mobile phone. Check details on www.swisstopo.ch/swissmapmobile.

The yellow and orange-covered Wanderkarte series at 1:50,000 carry the letter ‘T’ with their personal identification number; these have major walking routes outlined in red, mountain huts circled, and postbus stops also shown. Although the 1:25,000 series shows greater detail, the 1:50,000 scale should be perfectly adequate for most walkers’ needs here, while the commercial publisher Kümmerly + Frey produces a series of hikers’ maps at a scale of 1:60,000. Printed on waterproof and tear-resistant paper, detail shown is similar to that of the LS Wanderkarte series.