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| Isle of Skye |
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| You could cross this easily |
WATER FEATURES
Features such as rivers, streams and canals are usually shown by line symbols in blue. Seasonal streams are shown
by blue pecked or dotted lines. If rivers are wide enough, and scale permits, they may be shown by double lines with
a blue infill; tidal rivers have outlines in black, those that are not tidal in blue.
Locks,weirs,aqueducts and fords are shown as conventional signs or descriptions.
Lochs and other stretches of inland water are outlined in blue with a blue infilling. Areas too small to
be shown with a blue filling may be shown in solid blue. Bogs and marshes are shown by a blue area and may be combined
with green vegetation symbols.
All water features should be taken into consideration when planning a route cross country.
Why
- Weather What as the weather been like the last few days, has
there been heavy rain, if its been snowing ,is there a thaw on, if so streams, rivers will be in spate.
- Safety if no suitable safe crossing place
,i,e a bridge you will have to make a considerable detour. This will have a bounce on effect on your distance and timing.
- Remember Do not under estimate the
power of a stream or river when it's in spate, it is not just the force and volume of water rushing down stream, it's what
you cannot see is the biggest danger, under the surface.
- Putting it simply never try and cross any water obstacle
unless it is safe to do so.
Note:
- Thin blue line on the map indicates the width
of water anything from 4 metres wide or less.
- Thicker blue line width from 4 to 8 metres wide.
- Water features with two darker blue lines with lighter
shading in between 8 metres wide or more.
| River Nevis |
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| This was after one days heavy rain. |
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| Track |
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| This track part of the Kintyre Way, Tarbet to Skipness section of the way |
Click here for Kintyre Way
TRACKS AND PATHS Tracks, bridle paths and footpaths are
usually shown by broken or dotted lines.
Thing to remember about paths is that the path indicated on the map may have not been used for some
time, or the path could disappear quite suddenly and may be hard to find. Also paths will appear on your route that are not
marked on the map, which one do you take, this is where your compass comes into use.
| Path, the whole path is indicated on the map |
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| This path easy to find at the start but eventually disappears |
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