Hello: We just completed a 2-week trip to Europe, to include Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. We did a good amount of walking and hiking in Switzerland at the higher elevations and such. In some selected cases, we were surprised by the height, grade, and level of descent on some of the designated trails and we did not have adequate maps of each trail, etc. Can anyone recommend good/excellent/exceptional maps that go into detail about these trail dimensions and expectations? For example, a few years ago I purchased a copy of this "small, hard to read" book:
https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-in-the-bernese-oberland-fourth
Do you know of any other similar walking/hiking books/references maps that are easier to use, either in hard copy form or otherwise - electronic? Also, please note, I would prefer not to continue to try to read an e-book on my small cell phone size. I would be more interested in a 8 1/2 by 11 size that I can study/review in detail before actually getting to Europe. And, if I may, Google Maps to me was NOT a good option for determining the intensity/dangers/opportunities on a given trail. I am searching for an option more traditional in hard copy format.
Please advise. Thank You.
Dale F. Weeks
Minneapolis, MN