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Mountain Navigation: Maps, Symbols and Scales
In the first part of our mountain navigation series, we start by reviewing the different map sources available to UK users including online, handheld, paper and computer based.
We then go onto discuss the different scales used on the more popular maps used by UK hill walkers before reviewing the symbols used.
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UK Forecasts
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Mountains & Routes
UK Mountain Database
The mountain database contains details of all 3000 peaks in UK over 150m. You can browse by area or all the major ticklists including Munros and Wainwrights.
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Route Database
The route database contains details of walks, scrambles, rock climbs, mountaineering routes, ice climbs and alpine routes added by our visitors. Why not log your own routes and share them with others?