Product Description

Thanks to all the walking research and road surveys carried out by Shirley and Mike Whitehead for the new Walk! Madeira we have been able to comprehensively update our digital database to produce a new 6th Edition. Significant changes include the new road system around Cabo Girau, a new 'roads in construction' layer showing proposed road developments, new road numbering system, plus the hundreds of updates to walking trails and dirt roads surveyed during Shirley and Mike's research. Scale 1:40,000 2.5cms = 1km.   Total printed Map area 152 cms by 60 cms. Map size double-sided 84 cm by 60 cm folded to 23cm by 12cm. Roads; Motorway (Via Rapida), major roads, secondary roads, minor roads & tarmacked lanes up-to-date at June 2009 for all the new roads and tunnels; including the new road numbering system. Tracks & Trails; Unsurfaced (dirt) roads and walking trails. Heights; 100 & 50 metre contours, height & trig points in metres, height background colours in 200 metre colour bands. Grid; 1 minute Latitude Longitude grid with WGS84 Datum. Published Walking Routes; 'red dashed line' walking routes 'tracked' onto the map from new Walk! Madeira while Shirley Whitehead's Madeira Walks and other published walking routes are shown in 'green dashed line'. Madeira Tour & Trail Map 6th Edition has been produced in 'Map-Paper' and 'Super-Durable' versions. If you are just planning a one-off trip to Madeira you might want to save £3 by buying the 'Map-Paper' version. Is it worth paying £8.99 for the Super-Durable version? Yes, it is. You get the best Madeira map that is waterproof, feels like silk but has incredible strength that will survive rough use for years to come - invest in the best. Still not convinced? Just ask anyone who has used a DWG Super-Durable Map, they'll soon tell you the advantages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56882 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-23
• Format: Folded Map
• Binding: Map
• 2 pages

From the Publisher
Quite simply the most detailed map of Madeira that you can buy.

From the Author
Whichever walking guide you choose for this popular island this is the map you will need for planning your walking and touring routes.

Customer Reviews

Good - but not as good as OS Explorer Maps
This map (which is double-sided to give the best scale) is very good, but it doesn't have all the local roads marked on it which made navigating through the villages a bit confusing. It does have the key walks, levadas and footpaths marked and also a street map for Funchal. It does have the contours (which is essential in such a mountainous island), but note that they are 50m bands (not the usual 10m). However, despite looking in shops in Funchal itself, I've not seen a better map, which therefore makes it the best!
(And Madeira is beautiful!)

Best Map of Madeira for Walkers
This map is really clear and easy to read. Plus, it is really up yo date with new roads etc. so useful for driving and particularly for walking showing many tracks.
I would recommend this map as ideal for visitors to Madeira.

Very useful
This is a good, useful map. Two sided, each 55cm x 65cm, scale 1:40,000, 2.5cm =1km, which is about 1.5inches = 1 mile. Not quite as good as a British Ordnance Survey map, but better and cheaper (from Amazon) than any maps I saw in Madeira. All the main roads, tourist info, contours, (with good background colouring to indicate height,essential in such a mountainous region), footpath details, with references to walk numbers in guide-books, levadas, a place-name index... There is also a small street-map of the centre of Funchal, but it's really too small to be of use. Collect a free advertising tourist map from your hotel for the centre of Funchal. David Brawn's Madeira Bus & Touring map is also useful if you plan on using local buses.