North African Journeys » Maps

Tunisia V12 Map for GPS Receivers

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:14:51 +0000

Free vector map from Alf to load into a Garmin GPS receiver. It is compiled using the tracks of travellers in Tunisia and for great use especially when touring on pistes and tracks. Download it here.

Tunisia 1:200 000 Digital Maps

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:13:09 +0000

Large scale topographic maps, useful for looking at the terrain and elevations and for planning stretches off the main roads. Digital copies are available here.

Michelin 744 Tunisia

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:10 +0000

A good road map of Tunisia for global planning. Not always accurate however regarding the state of the roads.

Soviet Military 1:500 000 & 1:200 000 Topographic Maps

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:08:00 +0000

Topographic maps made by the old Soviet Union, based on satellite photography. Useful, but learn your Cyrillic alphabet. You can download the digital maps for free here. A much needed pdf file with detailed explanations and a legend is available here.

Freytag & Berndt Egypt 1:1 000 000

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:07:28 +0000

One of the better overview maps of Egypt at a reasonable scale, but quite useless in the desert regions.

Morocco Topo Map for GPS Receivers

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:03:20 +0000

For those using a mapping-enabled Garmin GPS receiver on their explorations, Olaf Kähler has made a free vector map for use in the unit. It is compiled using SRTM data, vmap0 data and tracks of travellers in Morocco. Especially useful when touring on pistes and tracks. You can download a free copy here.

Morocco 1:250 000 Digital Maps

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:02:08 +0000

Large scale topographic maps, the best to date regarding the terrain and elevations and for planning stretches off the main roads. Made in the 1960′s/70′s, these beautiful coloured maps are hard to obtain on paper. Luckily, they are freely available in digital format, e.g. here.

Morocco Paper Maps 1:1 000 000

Raf Verbeelen — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:01:14 +0000

The two main overview maps of Morocco are the Michelin 742 and IGN Maroc, both scaled at 1:1 000 000 (1cm = 10km). Both have their flaws also: roads not mentioned or wrong depicted (it is however not easy to keep up with the ongoing tarmac fever in Morocco). Basically, it comes down to personal choice. In my opinion, the most beautiful and usable is the Michelin, but the IGN has the advantage that it has grid lines.