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Reading a map scaleRunning
Coordinate navigator. Map distance at 27.6 cm. Ground distance 13800 m, Route length 7000 m. Currently ground distance is over by 6800 m.TUNING7000MAP DISTANCE →↑ GROUND DISTANCE
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Ground distance

13800m

Route length

7000m

Ground distance is over by 6800 m

27.6 cm

Coordinate navigator. Map distance at 27.6 cm. Ground distance 13800 m, Route length 7000 m. Currently ground distance is over by 6800 m.

What has to balance1:500001 : 50000

What is happening

You arrive at a trekking group planning a day walk from a paper map.

The map scale is 1 cm to 500 m, and the group is carrying water for a 7000 m walk and no further. Nobody knows how long that route is allowed to be on the paper.