Laning in Warks/Worcs/WestMids?

Any of you guys in the midlands area fancy meeting up for a bit of laning and sawp some lane info? We could do with swaping lane refs and forming a route around the midlands. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Yup, I'm Just off M5 J2 so I'm in the area. Went laning for the first time last week, went out to the Long Mynd / Rattlinghope, some good long lanes out there. Had a great day out, planning my 2nd visit to the area already.

I'm up for it, just let me know when. I'm in Southam, nr Leamington Spa.

Right kool. Have you guys got the OS Explorer maps? Or Memory map for your PC? We could do with swaping some refs so we can plan some routes in advance.

im up for it ....let us know when an where

I've got some explorer maps of the area, not got memory map etc.
Which map O/S explorer map No's are you planning to work from, let me know so I can get whatever I'm diffy.

Ok. Ive got them all on memory map. If we meet up ill do some copies. You have to buy memory map for about £50. But ive got all the maps for it. So should save a few bob. Ill have a look later and jot down some refs for the good lanes I know of over Warks/Worcs way. If you guys can do the same we can exchange and hopfully come up with a monster Midlands Laning route.

Is "Memory Map", software?
If so I could maybe get a very good deal on it. ie;free.

I will post you a 1:50K regions 1 to 12 dvd as requested I missed the bit at the bottom of the email. will do it shortly. & post tomorrow.

Yes it is software. I searched for a (free) copy of it but didnt have any luck. Managed to get all the Explorer maps but not the software. But paying £50 for the program when youve got all the maps for free isnt a bad deal.

Memory Map Website - Welcome to Memory-Map Navigation Software : Digital Maps for PCs and Pocket PCs

PM me I have a cheaper option

Been having a quick look at the software for Memory Map.
Am I right in thinking that it's a base program that lets you do stuff with O/S maps that you load onto your puter. Am I getting too techie?
I'm good wi paper maps. Total crap with sat nav's etc, dunt know the fust thing about them.

Yeah your right! You load in the maps and you can zoom in and out and flag roads of interest. Then print out the area you want. I print a detailed map (zoomed in) of the area of interest then use my tomtom to get to a named road that is nearby. The other guys tell me that there is a route planning option on it but i am yet to use it.

HuN73R said:

Yeah your right! You load in the maps and you can zoom in and out and flag roads of interest. Then print out the area you want. I print a detailed map (zoomed in) of the area of interest then use my tomtom to get to a named road that is nearby. The other guys tell me that there is a route planning option on it but i am yet to use it.

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You click route on the tool bar, then plot your route on the map. Then select the route and right click. select follow route and 2 small windows will appear on the screen Right click in the lefthand box and a list of options will appear ETA, Distance Travelled, Distance to next waypoint etc. select the one you want and the info appears in the second box. Obviously you need a GPS receiver connected to the laptop for this feature to work. I haven't looked at the Ipaq so don't know if this works the same way on that as well. Will have a look later and let you know.

Memory Map works very well on the pocket PC platform, i happen to have a Pocket PC phone with a built in GPS reciever so it works a charm on that alongside TomTom

the GPS output will split between the two programs...

tomtom to get you there by road, then switch to MM when you hit the trail... very good!

Anyway keep me informed on Green Laning around the mids.

PS: if anyone needs a copy of MM/TomTom or Maps drop me a PM

Snap So do I meant I don't know if the follow route option is the same on the pocket pc as it is on my laptop.

there is a function where you tap/hold on a waypoint and choose navigate to... this brings up a direction arrow and other data...

is that what you meant??

battenberg said:

there is a function where you tap/hold on a waypoint and choose navigate to... this brings up a direction arrow and other data...

is that what you meant??

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Yes but on the laptop you can plot a route and click the full route and then choose "follow Route" this then brings up 2 boxes as per my earlier thread I haven't tried this option on the Ipaq yet So it may well be the same or you may have to do it waypoint by waypoint I haven't tried it yet. So don't know how or if that feature works on mine. I'll have a play later and see.

Just had a play and to follow a route you goto Menu/overlay/create/route mark your waypoints on the map then when finished click&hold the route and when the option box pops up click follow route. You can't scroll the map whilst drawing the route so it's best to zoom out on the map tthen position the waypoints roughly where you want them then zoom in and fine adjust them one at a time. once you've got it right then follow the steps above to follow your route.

generally i create the waypoints on the pooter then head off for the weekend only to get down the road, turn around, go home, and export them to my phone...doh!