A virtual walk in Welsh mountains - with just an OS map and my imagination
(The Guardian Travel News)

Kevin Rushby explores the Berwyn range´s contours and landmarks from the comfort of his home - finishing the hike with a well deserved, but fantasy, pint The method is simple: I examine my pile of Ordnance Survey maps, some battered and torn, others barely used, and find an area of Britain that I would like to visit. But I have no map, so I order the sheet I need online. I am going for a virtual walk there. No one can stop me, not even the Derbyshire constabulary. Related: Off the chart: the big comeback of paper maps Continue reading...