Lake District Maps
If you are walking in the Lake District then there are three obvious choices for the range of maps to use.
Ordnance Survey Landranger
Ordnance Survey Landranger, 1:50K scale maps, cover the Lake District in four double sided sheets:
| 89 - | West Cumbria, Cockermouth & Wast Water (coverage shown in purple on our map) |
| 90 - | Penrith & Keswick, Ambleside (coverage shown in red on our map) |
| 96 - | Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland (coverage shown in green on our map) |
| 97 - | Kendal & Morecambe, Windermere & Lancaster (coverage shown in blue on our map) |
Ordnance Survey Explorer/Outdoor Leisure
Ordnance Survey Landranger, 1:25K scale maps, cover the Lake District in four sheets as part of their Outdoor Leisure series:
| OL4 - | The English Lakes - North Western area (coverage shown in purple on our map) |
| OL5 - | The English Lakes - North Eastern area (coverage shown in red on our map) |
| OL6 - | The English Lakes - South Western area (coverage shown in green on our map) |
| OL7 - | The English Lakes - South Eastern area (coverage shown in blue on our map) |
Harvey
As an alternative to the Ordnance Survey you could look at Harvey's range of maps. Harvey maps are specifically designed for walkers and are made of polyethylene, not paper. These maps are tough, durable and 100% waterproof. They are also compact - not the great bulky package you get with a laminated map - and light to carry.
Harvey's Lake District British Mountain Map covers the centre of Lakeland at a scale of 1:40K and is published in co-operation with the British Mountaineering Council.
On the reverse of the map there are extra segments at 1:40K covering Ennerdale and Great Calva and detailed 1:15K enlargements of Scafell and Pillar, along with geological maps of Lakeland.
Coverage of all the 1:40K areas is shown on our map in blue.
Harvey's Superwalker
Harvey also do a range of four 1:25K Superwalker XT maps covering Lakeland:
Harvey's Ultramap
If you want something smaller and more easily pocketable then Harvey do a second range of four 1:40K Ultramaps covering the same areas:
In addition if you're thinking of doing the Cumbria Way then at the same 1:40K, they publish a strip map of the way.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.