03-Aug-2026 — keep the map choices on a walk page in its web address ref #284
What's new
The choices you make on a walk's map are now part of the page address, so the map looks the same when you come back to it or send the link to somebody else. That covers whether you are looking at OS Maps or Google Maps, whether the map is showing the start, the finish or both ends of the walk, and the postcode you entered for driving directions. Previously the map always reset to the start point, so a link to a linear walk could never show somebody the finish.
At a glance
- A walk link now remembers whether you were on OS Maps or Google Maps
- It also remembers whether the map was showing the start, the finish, or both ends
- A postcode typed into "Driving from" stays with the link, so directions are ready when it is opened
- These only apply on a walk's own page. Choosing them on a walk card in a list no longer affects any other walk on the page