Maps
Modern topographical maps suitable for trekking are difficult to find for
areas of Nepal. The country was surveyed between 1924 and 1927 by clandestine
workers for the Survey of India. They ventured through the country with
concealed survey instruments and did a creditable job. While the altitudes on
their maps are usually not correct, the relative features of the topography
south of the Himalaya are portrayed well. But the trails are not always marked
accurately. The 1:250,000 series (one inch = 3.9 miles) of this survey is not
generally available. Like most Indian cartographic materials, its distribution
used to be restricted to official agencies. In the United States, the U.S Army
Map Service, Corps of Engineers, has printed these maps under the title Series
U502. Copies of these maps are sometimes available from the sources listed at
the end of this page. |