simon c Posted 5 May , 2018 Share Posted 5 May , 2018 Next year am about to attempt riding the western front top to bottom on my bicycle, having done some sections before following the Tour de France, but not all in one go. To that end am in need of a large scale detailed map showing the line of the western front to plot/plan my route. There are numerous small scale ones about but a wiggly line through Belgium and France on a A4 map is not much help. To that end does anyone know a producer of said large scale version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 5 May , 2018 Share Posted 5 May , 2018 how about this one, but needs to be imported https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hammond-Large-Scale-War-Map-WWI-Western-Front-Antique-Map-1917-/162863679425 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon c Posted 6 May , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 May , 2018 Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandy hall Posted 6 May , 2018 Share Posted 6 May , 2018 Or this one, picture showing part of the map. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbem Posted 6 May , 2018 Share Posted 6 May , 2018 (edited) I guess therefore you can get that here https://www.historial.fr/en/boutique/ CARTE IGN EVENEMENT TOURISME & DECOUVERTE GRANDE GUERRE 1914 - 1918 Principales batailles de la grande guerre 1 : 410 000 (1cm = 4.1km) Edited 6 May , 2018 by jonbem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 6 May , 2018 Admin Share Posted 6 May , 2018 That's the one I have purchased to plan the route to Alsace this June. Two wheels as well, but with a 1000cc engine....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandy hall Posted 6 May , 2018 Share Posted 6 May , 2018 Available on Amazon £8.13 + postage. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly Posted 6 May , 2018 Share Posted 6 May , 2018 Hi, You need a better map, I strongly reccommend not to ride on the ex"N" (now"D") roads (red roads on Michelin Maps). It's a lot of planning to do it. I would suggest you to contact Carl Ooghe, he is a WW1 battlefield guide as well as a cyclist. He rides the entire Western Front on his bike and knows all the back roads from Nieuport to the Swiss border. His website is: http://cyclingthewesternfront.co.uk/index.html email: carl.ooghe@gmail.com One day I hope to be able to do it ! Regards, Sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomisitt Posted 8 May , 2018 Share Posted 8 May , 2018 (edited) I did something similar two years ago, riding the route of the Circuit des Champs de Bataille (a bike race across the battlefields in 1919). Part of that route involved riding the length of the Western Front from Diksmude to near the Swiss border. A book about the race and my trip will be published next year. There are some photos here: http://www.isitt.org.uk/14.html It’s quite hard to define precisely where the Front ran, unless you pick a specific date. I would be more inclined to pick the points you want to visit and then join them up with minor roads. An on-line route planner such as www.ridewithgps.com is very useful (it also allows you to use Google Street View to check what sort of roads you’re planning on using). Maybe a version of this: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18001774 It’s a trip well worth doing, I loved every moment of it. Tom Edited 8 May , 2018 by tomisitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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