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Using the Guide

Maps

This guide contains sections of the Ordnance Survey map relevant to each walk described, and are taken from the 1:50,000 series which it is hoped will be sufficient at 1¼ inches to the mile (2cm = 1km) to provide an overview and a general outline of the route to be walked. However, for greater detail and a wider perspective the Explorer series drawn at a scale of 1:25,000 (2½ inches to 1 mile; or 4cm = 1km) is recommended, with the individual sheet information given at the head of each walk description. Most of these Explorer sheets cover several walks.

Grid references are frequently quoted to enable you to locate a given position on the map. Each OS sheet is divided by a series of vertical and horizontal lines to create a grid. These lines are individually numbered, and these numbers are quoted at the top, bottom, and sides of each sheet. Numbers increase from left to right for vertical lines (known as ‘eastings’), and from top to bottom for horizontal lines (‘northings’).