{"id":19080,"date":"2025-11-07T10:38:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T11:00:03","slug":"sue-viccars-on-guidebooks-navigation-and-the-joy-of-walking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/sue-viccars-on-guidebooks-navigation-and-the-joy-of-walking\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Viccars on Guidebooks, Navigation, and the Joy of Walking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_6bf610d27cc3c8ef5223eb7210e30bf4\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/walking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWalking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/uk-hiking\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHiking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/cornwall\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCornwall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/os-authors\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOS Guidebook Authors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/devon\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDevon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSue Viccars on Guidebooks, Navigation, and the Joy of Walking\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/profile-pic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Hilary Pullen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-11-07T10:38:58+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 7, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t6 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1376\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sue Viccars with sunglasses joyfully leaning on a trig point at a scenic viewpoint, with a picturesque landscape of hills and a turquoise sea in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-author.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-author-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-author-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-author-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_72a5b3bc2e558e227b0dec9426ae4c04\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-os-guidebook-author-nbsp-sue-viccars\">Meet OS Guidebook Author&nbsp;Sue Viccars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sue Viccars has spent her life exploring and writing about the landscapes of southwest England, combining a childhood love of the outdoors with a career in publishing and guidebook writing. With a background in geography and archaeology, and years as a commissioning editor for outdoor titles, she brings both expertise and passion to her work. In this interview, Sue shares her process, from studying OS maps and walking routes with a voice recorder, to the satisfaction of when a route \u201cworks\u201d. 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When I was a child I had a pony and spent long days exploring the local countryside with her. After studying geography and archaeology at Exeter University I worked for a map publishing company in London (working on a tourist guide to Devon and Cornwall) before moving to Dartmoor for a job in the editorial department at David &amp; Charles publishers in Newton Abbot. I was the commissioning editor for all outdoor subjects (walking, climbing, equestrian, countryside, landscape) for many years before going freelance in 2000. While at D&amp;C I had joined the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild, and through that contact I started getting commissions to write walking books and articles, mainly (but not exclusively) in southwest England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-tetcott-mid-devon.jpg\" alt=\"A scenic view of a rural countryside with a small village, featuring traditional houses and a church amidst lush green fields and trees.\" class=\"wp-image-19085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-tetcott-mid-devon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-tetcott-mid-devon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-tetcott-mid-devon-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tetcot in Mid Devon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-you-tell-us-a-little-bit-about-the-process-for-writing-one-of-your-guidebooks-and-which-part-you-enjoy-the-most\"><strong>Can you tell us a little bit about the process for writing one of your guidebooks and which part you enjoy the most<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I really enjoy the whole process, from studying the OS map and working out potential routes, to going out and walking the route and taking images (and finding that \u2013 often than not \u2013 that they \u2018work\u2019!). I record my walks on a handheld digital recorder, then play it back to myself and type it up to produce notes, which are then reduced down to meet the terms of the particular commission in terms of word count and format. It\u2019s a very satisfying process that really helps to \u2018embed\u2019 the route in my memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lynmouth-from-the-two-moors-way-n-devon.jpg\" alt=\"A scenic view of a coastal landscape featuring lush green hills and a blue sea in the distance, with a small village nestled in the valley.\" class=\"wp-image-19090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lynmouth-from-the-two-moors-way-n-devon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lynmouth-from-the-two-moors-way-n-devon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lynmouth-from-the-two-moors-way-n-devon-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lynmouth from The Two Moors Way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-your-top-tips-for-people-starting-to-get-into-walking-and-hiking\"><strong>What are your top tips for people starting to get into walking and hiking<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t stint when it comes to paying out for a decent pair of boots and \u2013 if you do a lot of walking, don&#8217;t be surprised if they only last a couple of years. It may be expensive (over and over again), but it\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ditto when it comes to waterproof top and bottoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t underplay the importance of acquiring good navigation skills. Learn how to read a map; digital devices are great, but if everything fails and you are \u2018in the middle of nowhere\u2019 you will have to resort to map and compass. Take personal responsibility for your safety on the hill; don\u2019t rely on others, however skilled they may appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_61a08abcf0551b32917c05c59f1496c2\" class=\"Inner InnerButtons\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center justify-content-md-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"InnerButtons__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/knowledge-hub\/\" class=\"Button Button--orange \" target=\"_self\" >\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn How To Navigate With Our Outdoors Knowledge Hub\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__arrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<g>\n<path d=\"M5 12H19M19 12L12 5M19 12L12 19\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n<\/g>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-have-a-favourite-of-the-books-you-have-written-for-os-what-made-it-so-special-to-create\"><strong>Do you have a favourite of the books you have written for OS? What made it so special to create?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.osmaps.com\/north-and-mid-devon-pathfinder-walks-guidebook\/\">Pathfinder North and Mid Devon<\/a>. Devon\u2019s heartland \u2013 a 30-mile-wide strip between Dartmoor and Exmoor \u2013 is so little walked that when I was researching the book every excursion was a real adventure! It&#8217;s marvellously quiet and off the beaten track: \u2018proper\u2019 Devon. And when you are given the chance to combine that area with the glorious north Devon coast \u2013 including a large chunk of Exmoor \u2013 you end up with a book filled with 28 superb walking routes. It was a wonderfully satisfying project to work on an I am very proud of the end result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sv-above-hartland-quay-n-devon-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Person leaning against a tall stone in a scenic outdoor landscape with hills and ocean in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-19088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sv-above-hartland-quay-n-devon-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sv-above-hartland-quay-n-devon-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sv-above-hartland-quay-n-devon-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sv-above-hartland-quay-n-devon.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sue above Hartland Quay in North Devon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-do-you-use-to-help-with-plotting-routes-and-navigating-do-you-use-paper-maps-or-have-you-fully-transitioned-to-digital-tools-like-os-maps-and-gps\"><strong>What do you use to help with plotting routes and navigating? Do you use paper maps, or have you fully transitioned to digital tools like OS Maps and GPS?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When I receive a new book commission I get out all the relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.osmaps.com\/maps\/os-explorer-maps\/\">OS Explorer paper maps<\/a> and study the area in detail, and start plotting possible routes, making sure to get as good a spread a possible (depending on the detail of the particular commission). It\u2019s good to be able to see the overall picture. Then I examine each route in detail via OS mapping online, print it out and take it with me when I do the route. I find it helps to mark up specifics on the print out \u2013 a spectacular view, an important grid ref, and so on (especially on a very windy day, when my voice recording may get a bit muffled). It\u2019s reassuring to have \u2018paper and pen\u2019 back up. When out on the route I tend to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/osmaps\/\">OS Maps app<\/a> to check my exact location: and this is particularly useful when it comes to recording a route across common or open access land, when the rights of way on the OS Explorer rarely match the walkable line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sheepwash-north-mid-devon-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A traditional thatched cottage with a triangular roof and white walls, featuring a well-kept garden and a stone church tower in the background under a cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-19089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sheepwash-north-mid-devon-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sheepwash-north-mid-devon-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sheepwash-north-mid-devon-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-sheepwash-north-mid-devon.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Traditional Devonshire Thatched Cottage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-have-you-noticed-any-changes-in-how-people-engage-with-the-outdoors-since-you-started-writing-guides\"><strong>Have you noticed any changes in how people engage with the outdoors since you started writing guides?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t get me started. Since the pandemic there are many more people out there who are treating the countryside \u2013 the National Parks in a particular \u2013 disrespectfully, and who seem to think that they can do what they like when out (fly camping, lighting fires, leaving their rubbish behind). It has revealed a complete lack of respect for our countryside, flora and fauna, and our protected landscapes are under assault. Add to that the fact that there are now something like 12+ million dogs in the UK\u2026 sadly not all dog owners are responsible when it comes to clearing up poo or controlling their pets when encountering sheep etc. Obviously millions of people enjoy the outdoors responsibly, but there does seem to have been increase in a general sense of entitlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then there are drones\u2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lee-bay-north-devon.jpg\" alt=\"A scenic beach view featuring rocky cliffs and calm turquoise waters under a clear blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-19092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lee-bay-north-devon.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lee-bay-north-devon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sue-viccars-outdoors-author-lee-bay-north-devon-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lee Bay in North Devon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-can-we-learn-more-about-you-and-follow-your-adventures-online\"><strong>Where can we learn more about you and follow your adventures online?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twomoorsway\/?locale=en_GB\">Two Moors Way Facebook page<\/a>, and occasionally the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/exmoormagazine\/?locale=ms_MY\">Exmoor Magazine<\/a> Page. 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