BEACON GPS Guide Maps

The ultimate all-weather “on the hill” map and guide for UK hill-walkers & climbers

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WHAT ARE BEACON GUIDE MAPS?

Beacon guide maps are a new range of high quality encapsulated, weatherproof, map and mountain navigation guide for all hill-walkers & climbers in the UK.

They use HARVEY maps (Superwalker Maps) and are carefully designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

See Features for full details of what they offer mountain goers.

Snowdon Horseshoe picture

Photo taken from Grib Coch - Snowdon Horseshoe - Guide No. 10

GPS USERS

The Guide maps specially cater for GPS users. They give key route finding waypoints defined to 10m  See Navigation

THE ROUTES

Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon are covered by five guides. The range is steadily expanding. See The Guides for more details.

See the GUIDES page for our current web offers -  also the new 2008 National Three Peaks Challenge Information Packs and mountain guide map sets are now available

To check out the current mountain conditions in three areas - see the live webcam links below:-

Ben Nevis webcam

Snowdon webcam

Wasdale webcam

Mountain walking, scrambling and climbing are risk activities. Great care is taken in preparing the information contained within Beacon Guides and this website, but the authors accept no liability for any consequences resulting from using the guide maps or following directions contained within the guide maps or this website.

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Site content includes mountain maps and mountain guides, plus information on the three peaks (3 peaks) challenge. Guides use Harvey maps and GPS waypoints. Walker's and climbers guides available for Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Scafell and Snowdon, including the Snowdon Horseshoe. Mountain navigation page describes use of map, compass and Global Positioning System (GPS) for mountain navigation. Sales of weatherproof guide maps for the UK high mountains including National Three 3 Peaks challenge map sets.