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OS Map App Review

The other day I was discussing the secret feature of OS Map app, that is (in my opinion) a real game changer to finding hikes and walks in your surrounding area – especially during this lockdown. Since then, I’ve luckily been able to get a day of beautiful weather to explorer a route, and use the app, and so I thought I’d take a moment to review my first experience with it.

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Get an OS Map, to UNLOCK a secret feature to survive Covid!

Over Christmas, I was actively looking for new ways to explore and go on adventures, while being a good boy and abiding with the Covid-19 restrictions currently in England. Adventures and exploring is an important part of my mental health – when I am physically able to do so.

Currently, as write this, Englands’ Covid restrictions mean that there is no limit to the amount of time of exercise anyone can do per day – just once a day. Which compared to other areas of the United Kingdom who are limited to an hour exercise per day, I am truly grateful for. Meaning that as long as it’s from your front door, you can cycle 24 miles if you want – or like me hike for a few hours in a haunting yet eerily beautiful winter landscape.

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