Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Same with Boston. My favorite map is the Metropolitan AAA road map. Scale is appropriate to provide detail to find good roads, but covers enough distance, about 50-60 miles from downtown, to plot a century. I use my phone to locate myself on the paper map.
I have used one for DC too, as well as Philadelphia and Toronto.
I used to tote metro atlas maps on local rides. Fairly light & the book style made it easy to check route during rides w/o hassle of folding & wind. Sometimes routing is easier with paper maps vs a small-screen device. On an extended tour I'd think about getting a tablet though.