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#1
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From: Frederick, MD
Bikes: Trek H2 APEX, Trek Cross Rip, Gary Fisher Tassajara, Bianchi Alfana
New to Touring
I'm thinking about touring this summer and riding across Maryland. What is the best source for obtaining maps that will show bike friendly roads? At this point I am thinking about riding my road bike which is a Trek Apex H2. I plan on traveling very light and lodging at this point might be hotels. If I want to go the camp route then I would switch bikes to the Gary Fisher Tassajara with non-knobby tires. Any assistance in where to look for maps would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mike
Thanks
Mike
#2
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From: NE Tx
Bikes: Tour Easy, Linear USS, Lightening Thunderbolt, custom DF, Raleigh hybrid, Felt time trial
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From: Frederick, MD
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Cyclebum, Thanks for the link. I have been here but was looking for a bit more detailed maps but these may be exactly what I need. Thanks again.
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From: Austin, Texas, USA
Bikes: Trek 520, Lightfoot Ranger, Trek 4500
Those county maps look pretty detailed (and I've toured on a lot less). However, one place for additional detail is the state atlases published by Delorme, e.g. https://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELi...§ion=10096
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From: cherry hill, nj
I purchased a bunch of county maps from Kappa Map Group (https://www.kappamapgroup.com/). They are wonderful. A fellow touring friend recommended them to me and I like them a lot. It is not bike specific per say but it is very detailed.
On a side note, will be doing a tour of DE this year I hope. You are more then welcome to come with if you would like.
On a side note, will be doing a tour of DE this year I hope. You are more then welcome to come with if you would like.





