I will have a GPS for my 2 1/2 road trip through Scotland but I'm thinking I should also get a good road map. Any suggestions for what map is best and what scale? I'd like to be able to see small towns roads as well as highways.
I'll be looping from Edinburgh, to Stonehaven, Inverness, Skye, Fort William, Sterling and fly out of Edinburgh.
The Ordnance Survey is considered the state of the art map. Sold at petrol stations, convenience stores, etc. You can also get them online
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/
For realistic driving itineraries, see Secret Scotland
https://www.secret-scotland.com/
you need a paperback road atlas - something like
https://shop.theaa.com/store/uk-1/big-road-atlas-britain-pb
you'll see others in shops, petrol stations - Collins is another publisher you'll come across
Every petrol station will have maps.Anything about 3 to 5 miles to the inch is plenty good enough
Perfect! Thank you!
Ordnance maps are great. Different colors indicate the scale. The red ones are the tourist maps and I find that they work fine and I don't think are official ordnance maps. I've gotten some pink ones which give the most detail for a few areas. The orange maps are less detailed. I also have the atlas. I mostly use it at home. :)
Pam
