I'll be travelling down through Belgium to 4 days in the Austrian Alps. Heading through Black Forest or possibly the Vosges. What number Michelin maps do I need to cover that area? Also any that cover the Grossglockner etc.
Michelin maps of Germany
- Thread starter Dirty Ming
- Start date
Michelin offer various maps of Germany, in varying scales and details.
For the whole country in one go, map 718:
For more intimate regional mapping for the areas you are heading to, I’d suggest: 543, 545 and 546
Which will look like this:
For Austria, Michelin are more limited. Use 730.
You might even get away with 719 and kill several birds with one stone, depending on the detail you need.
You might find some of the German / Austrian map companies‘ offerings better? Like toothpaste and motorcycle helmets, maps are personal things. Find the one that suits you best.
PS You’ll need some French Michelin maps, for when you hit the Vosges.
For the whole country in one go, map 718:
For more intimate regional mapping for the areas you are heading to, I’d suggest: 543, 545 and 546
Which will look like this:
For Austria, Michelin are more limited. Use 730.
You might even get away with 719 and kill several birds with one stone, depending on the detail you need.
You might find some of the German / Austrian map companies‘ offerings better? Like toothpaste and motorcycle helmets, maps are personal things. Find the one that suits you best.
PS You’ll need some French Michelin maps, for when you hit the Vosges.
Last edited:
Cheers bud - I couldn't figure out the numbers and where the covered. I've already got maps of eastern France down to the Vosges, but this time we may be avoiding France. I'll have a look at the scale on that Austrian one to see if there's enough detail. I try and plan as many green edged roads as possible
The scale is one thing but it does not always correlate exactly with detail. I have two, single page, maps of the whole of France, both by Michelin and to same scale. One has all the detail stripped out, limiting itself to just the major roads and principal towns. The other isn’t so limited.
Green edged roads are those decided upon by Michelin as ‘scenic’. That of course does not always make them great motorcycling (or indeed, driving) roads, sometimes much above dawdling along.
Now that Germany has allowed Google to turn its street view on, you can get a very clear picture of what roads are actually like. Similarly, if the green lined road passes through village after village after village (all very scenic) when you really want to be pressing on along a perfectly good (but less ‘scenic’) road or two, then the map will tell you this.
Green edged roads are those decided upon by Michelin as ‘scenic’. That of course does not always make them great motorcycling (or indeed, driving) roads, sometimes much above dawdling along.
Now that Germany has allowed Google to turn its street view on, you can get a very clear picture of what roads are actually like. Similarly, if the green lined road passes through village after village after village (all very scenic) when you really want to be pressing on along a perfectly good (but less ‘scenic’) road or two, then the map will tell you this.
Yeah - when I've planned routes in Spain from the map I usually take a look on Streetview to check what the roads are like. Half the fun is in the planning 
Enjoy your holiday.
Hoho a kindred spirit, one up for the Michelin map..
Praise the Lord!
I have used street view for years to "spot check" sections, and with MRA now integrating with Street View it is so easy to look at your planned route, spot check it, or compare the road your route is on to ones either side etc.
Been looking at Vianden - Black Forest for this years jolly, sweeping out, acrosss and down the Eifel and it has been invaluable to check for goat tracks and how built up roads are.
Similar threads
