Germany maps

MIB said:

Hi to all

Do Germany produce similar maps to the OL 1.25,000 series.

If so does anyone know of a supplier.

The maps of the Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV - the German Alpine Club) are
1:25,000 and cover most of the alps:
http://alpenverein.de//template_loader.php?tplpage_id=157

The rest of the country is covered by 1:50,000 maps.

Chris

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Quoted message said:

Hi to all

Do Germany produce similar maps to the OL 1.25,000 series.

If so does anyone know of a supplier.

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Arrived home last night after few days walking (in the rain) in Germany.

The 'best' map for an area seems to vary from region to region. I usually
check out tourist office or local book shops and purchase what seems best
buy. For example, in Nationalpark Harz I use 1:35 000 published by Dr
Andreas Barthel - http://www.verlag-dr-barthel.de/. South of Dresden the
local authority 1:25 000 map seemed best:
http://www.landesvermessung.sachsen.de/produkte/karten/index_karten.html.
Latest trip was to Sauerland (east of Ruhr) and again the local authority
maps were used, but beware of Flash Player website at http://www.sgv.de/.

These are specialist walking maps (Wanderkarten) and I have never found a
consistent national mapping system like our OS. To be honest the maps
compared to OS are not very good and finding the correct route a real
challenge. Most trails are marked on map and along trail by symbols -
'square' path or 'triangle' path, but along the way at key junctions the
symbols often fail to be there and with map not having the detail we are
used to on OS, I do make getting lost something of a habit in Germany! All
this is OK for day walks (what I do) but designing your own long distance
hike would be less easy.

Walking is such a popular activity in Germany there are countless websites
offering more data, but little is in English.

David

MIB schrieb:

Quoted message said:

Hi to all

Do Germany produce similar maps to the OL 1.25,000 series.

If so does anyone know of a supplier.

There are 25.000 maps all over the country. They are not quite similar
to the OL series with additional information like pubs, phones or
parking places.

http://landesregierung.schleswig-holstein.de/coremedia/generator/Kategorien/Men_C3_BCleiste/Language/Language__Treffer.html

In some areas you might find "tourist"maps with these informetion but
probably not covering the whole country.

Which area are xou looking for?

Walter
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Walter Janné said:

Quoted message said:

Do Germany produce similar maps to the OL 1.25,000 series.

If so does anyone know of a supplier.

There are 25.000 maps all over the country.

That's right :-) They are also available on CD-ROM of course so you can
print out your own map.

Quoted message said:

They are not quite similar to the OL series with additional
information like pubs, phones or parking places.

That's right :-(

Might be confusing for British walkers that small tracks look on German
maps as fences/walls look on Britsh ones - a black single line (a
double line is a tarmac road, a single is a unmetalled one).

Walls and/or fences can hardly be found in German maps since there
isn't anything like the British rights of way, crossing meadows and
farmland, and you normally don't have to cross any of those. If there's
no marked walking path (which are numerous in most regions of scenic
beauty) you have to keep to the roads and visible paths; on the other
hand, there are enough small lanes or tracks so you don't have to
follow a traffic road, and you may use any small track you can find as
long as there is no "Betreten verboten" ("Trespassing forbidden"😉 sign
or the way is obviously closed, e.g. by a gate.

Quoted message said:

In some areas you might find "tourist"maps with these informetion
but probably not covering the whole country.

They are called "Freizeitkarten" ("leisure maps"😉 or simply "Karte mit
Wanderwegen" ("map with walking routes"😉, having printed the walking
routes (red lines) and/or cycling routes (green lines) additionally on
a standard map, giving the desired information (pubs, car parks, youth
hostels, places of interest) as well.

The "official" German map is called "Topographische Karte" issued by
the Vermessungsamt (Survey Office). In most regions the 1:50,000 issue
(called "TK50" shortly) is suitable for walking, as you shouldn't need
that much details; but, after all, you have to buy what they offer, and
they offer what is recommendable.

I strongly recommend to buy a map based on the Topographische Karte,
since they are very accurate and offer many details (though less than
the OS maps). There are simpler maps but they don't satisfy me 🙂

Here's a sample (1.2 MB download) of a Freizeitkarte based on the TK50:
<http://www.lverma.nrw.de/produkte/topographische_karten/tourismuskarten/freizeitkarten/images/Freizeitkarte_Ausschnitt.pdf>

Quoted message said:

Which area are xou looking for?

Good question 🙂

vG

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Volker Gringmuth said:

Quoted message said:

They are not quite similar to the OL series with additional
information like pubs, phones or parking places.

That's right :-(

Might be confusing for British walkers that small tracks look on German
maps as fences/walls look on Britsh ones - a black single line (a
double line is a tarmac road, a single is a unmetalled one).

Walls and/or fences can hardly be found in German maps since there
isn't anything like the British rights of way, crossing meadows and
farmland, and you normally don't have to cross any of those.

I now live here for more than 11 years and still have problems
adjusting in mapreading ... I'd rather know where a path is than a RoW
:-)

just came down Tryfan and lost the path right under my feet yesterday.
Some some tracking uncovered some cigarete-butts a friendly walker has
left identifying the general direction where to carry on walking.

cu

mgk

P.S. Fancy finding you in uk.* :-)
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The third ten million I didn't enjoy at all.
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Markus G. Klötzer said:

I now live here for more than 11 years and still have problems
adjusting in mapreading ... I'd rather know where a path is than a
RoW

I soon got used to the fact that a RoW is a right, not necessarily a
way - otherwise it would be called WoR (Way of Righteousness) or
something like that.

Quoted message said:

P.S. Fancy finding you in uk.* :-)

Usenet is simple - for progress, try to find me on the walk next year
🙂

vG

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Volker Gringmuth said:

Usenet is simple - for progress, try to find me on the walk next year
🙂

there I would definetly recomend the Pembrokeshire Coastpath ...

cu

mgk
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