Tracklogs Mapping Now Includes Open Access Land

The nice people at Tracklogs tell us that they've now added all the remaining areas of Open Access land to their range of 1:25,000 digital Explorer maps following the completion of the Open Access programme.

The production of new maps by the Ordnance Survey has been staged with the last rollout completing the Open Access programme. As you're almost certainly aware, the Right to Roam legislation changed your rights to use open countryside, so the entire range of OS maps had to be revised to reflect the changes.

Open Access areas - above - on the latest 1:25,000 maps are shown using yellow/orange highlights with orange "i" symbols added to indicate the locations of access information boards. MOD managed open access areas switch to purple with danger areas explicitly marked in clear text. With unification of the open access areas, land ownership status loses its emphasis and you'll find the corresponding ownership symbols have been removed (e.g. National Trust Land Symbol).

Tracklogs, since you ask, is digital mapping software which you can use either on its own or in conjunction with a GPS to plan routes. The company's software covers the whole of Great Britain either using standard products or, if you prefer, a centred service allowing you to specify the location, width and height of the mapped area.

More Tracklogs information at www.tracklogs.co.uk