New Spanish Topo Maps Launched

Hot on the OM editorial desk today are two new topographical maps covering the Sierra Aitana in Spain and area described by leading outdoors journalist Ed Douglas as a 'top winter walking and climbing destination' and handily located just inland from Benidorm so great for cheap flights.

Spoiled as we are by the Ordnance Survey, it's easy to forget that other countries often lack comparable mapping and by all accounts existing maps of this area were pretty dreadful.

The new maps have been put together by a local guide. Jose Miguel Garcia, using a variety of sources and are aimed at walkers, climbers, mountain bikers and anyone else using the outdoors.

The maps include waymarked footpaths, climbing areas and access, parapenting areas, caves, tracks of all kinds and much more alongside all the contoured details you'd expect. They look excellent, clear and easy to use and a brilliant starting point if you fancy a walking or climbing trip to southern Spain.

We've actually climbed in the area ourselves and it's lovely, particularly when the UK is in the grips of wind and wet. In particular there are some fantastic mountain rock routes on the Puigcampagna just to the north of Finestrat.

The maps come in a plastic cover. More details from www.terraferma.net or by e-mail from josemiguelgarcia@terraferma.net.

The maps are available on line from www.editorialpiolet.com