Your favourite OS map?

[Bearbonesnorm]

What's your favourite OS map and why?

I've got 2 - Explorer 213 because I view the whole area as 'my playground' and Explorer 442 because you don't often find that many contour lines so near together

I know it's borderline geeky but humour me

[johnnystorm]

OL17

Takes me back to Uni and getting out *every* weekend, and usually mid-week as well.

[gairym]

IGN 2936 O

Sorry, but my favourite is a french map - it covers most of the riding I do on a day-to-day basis and has yielded some truly stunning trails.

I've still yet to ride even 5% of the available trails in the area and I've been riding here for the last five years.

[Zippy]

Well I currently still have an academic subscription to edina digimap, so can make my own custom OS maps for wherever (if I have the time and inclination)

But otherwise, it's got to be your local area hasn't it :D ..not that I can remember what number that is

[Dan_K]

OL1 - Dark Peak

Because it's where my in-laws live and I love spending time staying there but away from them! Seriously, it was my father in law who first got me out on a mountain bike so i'll always have a soft spot for those eye-opening first rides that he took me out on. More recently, i've gotten into walking and I love the harsh scenery of the Dark Peak. Like OL24 too as it contains the Goyt Valley which is another nice area up there.

Funilly enough, i'm not that interested in the London South OS map of where I live!

The OS map is pretty useless anyway in the south as a lot of the trails aren't on the map and are cheeky local knowledge ones.

[Cheeky Monkey]

I'd have to check for the number but the one that covers SW Cumbria, Scafell, Wast Water etc

Worked up there for a few years and have some intense memories.

Other than that any laminated OS map. It's cartography's equivalent of the combined poncho / tarp

[gairym]

OL1 was always my favourite too (I grew up in Rotherham) but now it's just gathering dust awaiting some future outing!

[Ian]

OS Landranger 147 - Elan Valley and Builth Wells.

[nobby]

Landranger 137, but I'm not very adventurous

[faddyvictor]

Memory map uk 1:50,000 cos i can drift off to any where i want from my nice warm den at home :D

[Mike]

Any of them coz if im looking at one then im not at work!