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 97 Kendal & Morecambe

 98 Wensleydale & Upper Wharfedale

 102 Preston & Blackpool

 103 Blackburn & Burnley

 108 Liverpool

 109 Manchester

The first four are needed for the Northern Loop; the last four for the Southern. Sheet 98 is only needed for about 10km of the route, with no complicated navigation, so you could well manage without: as it includes the final stages of the highest climb on the route, you may well feel that ignorance is bliss!

There are now many apps which allow you to access OS mapping on a smartphone; check out www.viewranger.com for example. A good alternative to OS mapping is Open Cycle Map (www.opencyclemap.org). Alternatively, there’s much to recommend a dedicated bike computer, which will allow you to keep your phone safely stowed, and conserve its battery. The simplest cycle computers cost little more than £10 while GPS-based ones start around £75. Most GPS computers can be used for navigation as well as for tracking rides, and many will display simplified maps as well as giving turn-by-turn directions. Garmin (www.garmin.com/en-GB) is by far the best-known name in this field; I’ve recently been using their Edge Touring Plus, which comes pre-loaded with maps of the UK and Europe.