{"id":32728,"date":"2023-11-15T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d5097adf-cbca-4b15-a327-f58426d8e663"},"modified":"2023-11-15T12:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:40:44","slug":"how-to-read-map-symbols","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/how-to-read-map-symbols\/","title":{"rendered":"How to read map symbols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Which symbol means what on your map? Find out with this two-minute navigation video by the Ramblers. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By countryfile\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 11:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Map symbols are really useful for finding out where you\u2019re going to go and what you\u2019re going to see. <\/p><p>This video by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramblers.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramblers<\/a> will help you understand how to use map symbols\u00a0to find out what you should expect to see before you set off \u2013 and how to find out what they mean by checking the legend.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/what-is-navigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is navigation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/how-to-navigate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 simple tricks to help you navigate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 id=\"h-which-symbol-means-what-on-a-map\">Which symbol means what on a map?<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"How to read map symbols\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kXxaWj7Hjrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to read map symbols\/Credit: The Ramblers<\/figcaption><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 id=\"h-looking-for-more-navigation-tips\">Looking for more navigation tips?<\/h2><p>The Ramblers\u2019 research revealed that 21% of people are put off from tackling a walk for fear of getting lost. 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