Does Anyone Still Use Paper Maps?

Yes, me. They’re much, much better for planning longer rides as one can see more of the country than on a screen. I do use base camp for plotting routes for the sat nav and sharing with others but I do still like a paper map.

 

Absolutely! Use my GPS but always carry a back-up 'spare' paper map & roll of tissue

 

I always use maps for planning a route, so much easier and more satisfying than trying to do it on a screen.
If I'm travelling to an unfamiliar area I usually carry a map like Traveler as a back-up.

 

No phone, No APPs, no GPS, no Sat Nav, no TFT (whatever that is), so I have to use a map, otherwise I'd get lost

 

Not so much on the bike but in the car and especially hill walking/orienteering, definately.

 

As @Pegscraper above but also....

A paper OS map for a new location offers so much more information than simple route finding. Often a look at 1:50k or 1:25k will result in ideas for days out or points of interest. Waterfalls, swimming spots, motorhome stopovers etc.

 

I use MyRoute-app for route planning and then download them onto the satnav for use on the bike. I do carry paper maps as back up though.

 

As far as hill walking goes I also actually enjoy navigating with a paper OS map and my trusty Silva compass, no batteries required!

 

Here's part of one of my paper maps framed and mounted on the wall. This one is quite large and behind glass hence the unavoidable reflections.

Temple Newsam 1935, they even drew individual trees on the map in those days to signify woods..

 

For the benefit of those less local than some @Gary Morgan et al and just for general interest.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Newsam

 

Old county series OS map. I use them in work and overlay over the latest OS every day. Useless for plotting biking routes though. LOL.

 

I do use Google maps but you can't beat sitting in a hotel room at night after a long day on the bike with a cold beer working out where your going the next day

 

satnavs are great for finding a specific address in a town or city, which I used to do with work. Modern satnavs allow you to put the house number in so are very accurate.

Maps are best for planning and plotting routes on but bugger all use on a bike if you have to keep stopping to put your glasses on first!

 

Are you even really using a map if it doesn't involve a compass?!! Kidding aside, using a GPS if I need to be at a given destination at a given time and also useful for traffic updates/ road closures etc. If not on a schedule, then paper it is! When towing, GPS was also good as it incorporated restrictions etc.

 

I alway carry a small map in my rucksack......no sat nav.....I use a combination of a road map and or Google Earth on my PC to pre plan my route.....GE......very very useful.

I then draw my route on a sheet of A4 paper.

I can fit a sat nav if req....but to date have never needed to....I find you never really know your position if following blindly.

I have to laugh when I hear tales of folk who end up 100s of miles from there destination...due entering the wrong details.

 

Paper map for planning route. Google maps or sat nav to know exactly where I am on that map at any given time.

 

I have an extensive collections of paper maps, most are waterproof, as a serious previous mountaineer that is all you need, apart from the skills to use the said map and compass. I do have the connectivity on my machine but only use it for the go pro function.

 

I have a set of these motorcycle touring maps for the UK and Germany.
They are waterproof, won't tear and you can write all over them and then wipe it off. They even highlight well known biker meeting points and list them in the key.

Seem to have lost a couple of the UK ones though!