Looking for a recommendation on a good hiking map for Scotland - particularly Skye and the western Highlands. I love Kompass maps for Italy but it dont make one for Scotland. ideally looking for a map that's water resistant!
Posted by
Tunbridge Wells
6113 posts
There is only one brand of map worth buying in the U.K. for this level of detail - Ordnance Survey sheets, 1:25,000 scale. Explorer Active maps are waterproof.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32745 posts
what Jennifer said
Posted by
Royaume-Uni nul points, pas plus
2507 posts
Go to https://www.bing.com/maps/
change the view on the right side from Road to Ordnance Survey and zoom in - that's what they look like,
Posted by
Lincolnshire, UK
1834 posts
As already pointed out the OS Explorer maps are the best. (They are the hillwalker's bible!)
Have you found the Walk Highlands website?
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/
It has lots of ideas for walks on Skye and as well as the western Highlands. It also has an OS map for each walk which you could print off. (click on 'View / print our online route map' ) It also tells you which OS map you need .
Posted by
OP
Kansas City USA/Birmenstorf, Switzerland
453 posts
Thanks everyone! OS maps are the winner!
Sounds like there are some hikers/walkers on this thread. Any shorter (<3 hrs) that are not to be missed? I'm not looking for hikes that are amazing from a technical or physical perspective (done plenty of those in Switzerland and Italy); I'm looking for hikes that have amazing scenery or are just plain unforgettable. As much as I'd like to spend a week in Scotland just hiking, this is our first trip there, so we have to winnow things down a bit so we can also enjoy some of the normal scenic tourist stuff :-(