We love maps! A special new edition of Britain's best-selling walking magazine

In shops Thursday 5 November

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“The best edition ever in the history of CW!”
— Subscriber Stuart Fox

Why every map’s a treasure map

Beautiful passports to freedom, companions in adventure, storehouses for memories – we LOVE maps and we know you do too. And whether you’re a bit daunted by them or you’re a life-long lover of maps, we’ve worked hard to bring them to vidid life for you – to help you get more out of them, lead you to wonderful new discoveries and give you the confidence to lead a life more fully lived on foot.

There’s no better use of lockdown than to learn more about maps, travel in your mind and make grand plans!

Guy Procter, editor

Guy Procter, editor

“The latest issue is the best ever.”
— Subscriber Michael Crouch
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Inside…

The 10 maps EVERY walker should own (and you could spend a wonderful lifetime roaming).

Long live the trig pillar! – The full story of the humble post with a heroic role in all our walking lives (and why they’re great fun to collect today, in their long retirement).

All the things your map is dying to tell you – plus 13 amazing things you never new about maps.

How to make your own map – a wonderful project you’ll treasure for ever.

How to walk into deep history – a world of woolly mammoths and scimitar-toothed cats.

Gear of the Year – Our testers reveal the personal choices they’d recommend to a friend (you) after a year on the trails.

A weekend of walking planned based in Coniston.

Stuart Maconie and much, much more.

“Best issue yet!”
— Subscriber Michelle Williamson

In shops, app stores and available to buy online now in print, single-issue form with free first-class delivery. Or pay less, get a great deal and have your copies come early, 13 times a year by subscribing.