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Alsace – Vosges South – Colmar – Mulhouse 2-Map Set Kompass 2222
The southern part of the Vosges Mountain in France on a set of two double-sided, GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:50,000 from Kompass with an extensive overprint highlighting local footpaths and long-distance GR routes, cycling and mountain biking routes, horse riding trails, accommodation facilities, etc.This southern set, one of three to cover the whole of the Vosges Mountains, provides coverage from Colmar to Mulhouse. Topography of the region is shown by contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading and colouring for woodlands, etc. The colouring also prominently highlights local vineyards.An overprint highlights the region’s numerous hiking trails, shown where appropriate with their GR numbers or icons for named routes, plus graded into cart tracks, footpaths and narrow steep paths. Also marked are cycling routes, indicating mountain bike trails, and horse-riding paths. A wide range of symbols shows various sport and recreational facilities. The maps also show campsites, youth hostels, mountain refuges, etc, bike hire and repair shops, and numerous other places of interest. The maps have a 2-km UTM grid. Extensive, very informative map legend includes English.Each of the three sets comes with a separate bilingual French/German Aktiv Guide which provides more information about the area, including useful contact addresses. The booklet is not available in an English edition.Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of hiking and recreational maps, with extensive coverage of Germany, Austria, Italy and other countries in various maps series all listed on Stanfords’ website.