You can look at the e-Walks Overview Map to select an area and then zoom in a bit deeper or search through the e-Walks List, which is a sortable table by clicking the headers. More information is available in the following sections.

If you want to print a map of your walk you will need  a printer that is connected to your computer or smart phone.
If you want to download the .gpx track to your GPS device you will need a cable to connect your GPS device to your computer. You will also need a programme that will transfer the .gpx file into your GPS (see the Links page for further details), or if you are familiar with the file structure of the GPS device you can use the Windows file explorer.

If you have a smart phone you will need a mapping app. For more information please look at our smart phone apps.

Each red marker shows the start of one or more walks, as indicated by the number in the circle. As you zoom into the map the clusters open up showing more accurately the walk start.

Click/tap on a marker to display the popup information about the walk (Grid reference, Distance and link to display an overlayed track on a map)

These are buttons to help with viewing the map more efficiently.
Reposition your map by dragging (left click hold - move) or tap-hold-move for mobiles.
Zoom in and out - click/tap the  or   or use the zoom slider scale.
With some computers/browsers you may be able to use the mouse wheel (or double click to zoom in and Shift double click to zoom out).
Click/tap  to obtain a full screen view. Press Esc or click/tap  to exit full screen.
Hold the Shift key and drag the mouse (left click hold - move) or use two fingers for mobiles to rotate the map. Click/tap  to Reset North. 
Move the cursor around the map (or tap on the map for mobiles) to view the Grid Reference. 

Click/tap on the marker that indicates the start of your walk. The popup window may show more than one possible walks starting from there. Click/tap on the 'Show this track on a Map' link. Your selected .gpx track is overlayed on a map.
 
 This opens in a new window.
 

In our e-Walks List page our collection of walks is shown in table form. Search through the sortable table to find the walk that is suitable for you.

Our collection of walks is initially sorted by Walk Number. 
You can click on 'Filter:All' to select the available walks from a particular location from the dropdown menu.

The table can be sorted alphabetically by clicking in the 'Start Location & View Map' header row.

 The table can be sorted by distance by clicking in the 'Miles' or 'kms' header row.

You can view the map and track of your walk by clicking at the Start Location name of your walk within the table.

The table is organised to show 20 walks at the time. By clicking on the double arrows >> at the bottom of the table you can see the next (<< or the previous) 20 walks.

First you display the map and track by clicking on the name of the Start Location within the table.
Reposition your map if necessary by dragging (left click-move for PC or tap-hold-move for mobile) so the track appears centrally on the screen. You may find it better to use  to view full screen.
Click print  at the top left of the Map. A file with filename 'ewalkxxx.jpeg' is downloaded in your 'Downloads' folder. This file is a picture of the screen that you can print with any of your other image software.

Usually it is as simple as clicking/tap on the 'GPX Track' link in the table.
Alternatively right click on a track name in the GPX Track column of the table and select:
- Save link as in Chrome or Firefox

You may find in some web browsers that the prompt to save the file is not shown with a .gpx extension and is saved as a .XML file. To fix this make sure you type .gpx after the file name and then click 'Save'. This ensures the file has a .gpx extension.

Connect your GPS device to your computer.

If you are familiar with the folder and files structure in your computer you can use the Windows file Explorer to copy and paste the .gpx track in the appropriate folder of your GPS device.

Alternatively you may run a GPS transfer programme such as easyGPS or Garmin BaseCamp (see the Links page for details).
 

Click on the GPS tab, select Send to GPS and tick the box by the track to send. The track will be transferred to your GPS and you are now ready to use your GPS to navigate around your selected walk.

You view a selected walk overlayed on an OS map with two methods:
1  Click on a name under the 'Start Location & View Map' heading in the e-Walks Table List.
2  On the e-Walks Overview Map, click on a marker, select your walk and then click on 'Show this track on a Map' popup.

These are buttons to help with viewing the map more efficiently.
Click/tap  to select your map from the dropdown menu.
Three options are available: OS, OpenStreetMap, Bing aerial.
In order to see the footpaths under the track clearer click/tap on 'Track on/off'

Click/tap  to view the elevation profile of the walk. Click/tap again to reset.

Click/tap on  for full screen view. Click/tap  to exit full screen. (or Esc for PC)
Hold the Shift key and drag the mouse (left click and move) for PC (or use 2 fingers for mobile) to rotate the map. Click/tap  to Reset North
Move the cursor around the map (or tap) to view the Grid Reference. 

Zoom in and out - click/tap  and buttons or the zoom slider scale. With some computers/browsers you may be able to use the mouse wheel (or double click to zoom in and Shift double click to zoom out).
Click/tap  to download the .gpx track of the selected walk to your device.
Click/tap  to print your map. You may find it easier to first switch to full screen . A file with filename 'ewalkxxx.jpeg' is downloaded in your 'Downloads' folder. This file is a picture of the screen that you can print with any of your other image software.

There are a number of location buttons that can show your location on the map when static as well as when you move.

Turn on locate me   Click/tap to bring up the Location marker at your position.

Turn on track me    Click/tap will place the Location marker at your position as you move.

Turn off Track me   Click/tap to reset track.

If you right click (tap hold) at any point on the map to get in a pop up:

This includes: Latitude/Longitude, Grid Reference (6 figure and 8 figure), What3Words coordinates and Nearest Post Code if available.
Close the pop up, or right click elsewhere for more information at a different point.
The what3words link transfers you to navigation apps (like Waze or Google maps). So if you tap-hold at the walk start you can immediately set course to the start of the start of the walk.

Lets do the first walk. Open the e-walks List.

To download the .gpx track of that walk click/tap on 'eWalk001' in the table.

From the e-walks List page click/tap on Hoddesdon to view the track over the OS Map.

Right click (tap hold) at the walk start to obtain location information.

To print your map click/tap on 

Open the e-walk Overview Map.
Click/tap on a red marker 
Click/tap on 'Show this Track on a Map'.
To download the track click/tap 

Right click (tap hold) at the walk start to obtain location information.
To print the map click/tap 

In as many ways a paper map can help you and perhaps more...
If you click 'Track off' you have the use of 3 maps independent of e-walks.

You can use the maps to plan a walk, by checking the OS Map for footpaths, then have a look at the satelite view of the countryside around your planned walk and with OpenStreeetMap find your starting point.
You can find the Grid Reference, nearest post code or What3Words of any point on the map just by right click (tap hold).

Select your walk, print your map, mark out your route and go out to rece your walk. When you have worked out your walk right click (tap hold) on the start and you have all the information for submitting your walk to our NHRG walks programme.

Display your e-walk on your smart phone. Tap/hold at the walk start. Tap the What3Words code link. Select the navigation app to take you there.

It does not have to be the walk start - tap/hold at any point you wish and follow the what3words link to your nav app

So you are following a walk with Map and GPS track displayed on your smart phone, but not sure if you are 'on track'.

You can make the map fill the screen by tapping  just for a better view if you wish.

Tap  and a marker will appear at your location. The location button will change to. Now you can see how far you are from the track you wish to follow.

Tap and now the marker will follow your location around the map when you start moving. Try and keep the marker on track. The location button will change to 

Other than the straight forward  you can use some other methods that are a bit long winded but may centre your map a bit better.

1. When in Map Track view click the 'restore down' button  on the top right of your browser. Adjust the map area to what looks like A4 proportions and adjust zoom to fit your track. You can even rotate the map if this helps. Now when you click  you get a .jpeg map that fits better the A4 paper that you may print with other software.

2. When in Map Track view click Ctrl+P. This opens a printing window that you can print, but it usually loses the right hand quarter of the screen. With some trial and error you may get some better results.