Which map to choose?

[beachcombers]

Please advise your own views

This what we found
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If you want to explore Crete and get away from the beaten track, you will want to buy a good map. We can recommend two. They are the best maps for walking and have a scale of 1/100.000. Unfortunately there are is no map with a smaller scale (with one exception, see further down) but these two have elevation curves and are reasonably accurate

Trekking and Road Map 1/100.000 Giorgis N Petrakis Editions, Heraklion is consists of 4 separate maps covering the whole of Crete. Many footpaths are marked. This good map is available at larger newsagents on Crete.

harms verlag produces a 1/100.000 map in 2 parts. This map may be available in specialist shops as well as on the internet. You will also find it in Crete.

freytag & berndt has published a 1/50.000 hiking map of Crete (ISBN-3-85084-809-4). It is the only 1/50.000 and much awaited it was! A big drawback though: it only covers five areas of Crete and only one in West Crete, around the National park of Samaria. So it is a good map but only useful if you are planning to walk exactly in the areas covered (the other areas covered are Lassithi, Orno Thriptis, Idi and Asterousia).
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Beachcombers

[harribobs]

we have the two harms verlag 1/100000, which are not bad but not really good enough for walking so when Leen mentioned the F+B 1/50000 i got quite excited

the map has just arrived in our local shop, and as pointed out, it only covers certain areas, none being the plakias area. looks OK I will be getting a copy but not as a priority

HOWEVER!!  there is another well detailed 1/50,000 map that covers all Crete,  

the trick is being able to get your hands on a copy, the Greek military produces a very well detailed map and there are a few in private hands. (but not mine I may add)

[beachcombers]

we have the two harms verlag 1/100000, which are not bad but not really good enough for walking so when Leen mentioned the F+B 1/50000 i got quite excited

the map has just arrived in our local shop, and as pointed out, it only covers certain areas, none being the plakias area. looks OK I will be getting a copy but not as a priority

HOWEVER!!  there is another well detailed 1/50,000 map that covers all Crete,   

the trick is being able to get your hands on a copy, the Greek military produces a very well detailed map and there are a few in private hands. (but not mine I may add)
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There is certain risk walking   with photographic equipment   in a deserted   (?? military ?? ) area with a illegally   obtained Greek military map of Crete. My face will go like this:        

[harribobs]

There is certain risk walking   with photographic equipment   in a deserted   (?? military ?? ) area with a illegally   obtained Greek military map of Crete. My face will go like this:       
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 don't you like a little excitement on your holiday??  

 

[beachcombers]

There is certain risk walking   with photographic equipment   in a deserted   (?? military ?? ) area with a illegally   obtained Greek military map of Crete. My face will go like this:       
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 don't you like a little excitement on your holiday??  

 
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I found some exciting tips for next (extended   ) holiday.

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For us this is a bit too much of excitement.  
Leen      

[harribobs]

   no...come with us up to the white mountains and we'll find a few planes that didn't make it over them!

we are still planning here, but we're going to the amari valley, up gingilos and i think  we'll be spending a few days in sougia ( but not on the beach) i have a couple of walks planned round there, Tripiti, Stefanoporo

[beachcombers]

  no...come with us up to the white mountains and we'll find a few planes that didn't make it over them!

we are still planning here, but we're going to the amari valley, up gingilos and i think  we'll be spending a few days in sougia ( but not on the beach) i have a couple of walks planned round there, Tripiti, Stefanoporo
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We have ideas only   as planning never makes sense in Crete  

We started count down:

77 days  

Beachcombers
 

[harribobs]

i should be booking on monday!!    

i bought that 1/50,000 map this week as well ( just to cheer me up) i wish we'd have had it when we were walking around lassisi