Learn map reading
Contour is built around real map-reading skills. These short guides cover everything the game uses, and they work just as well on a real hill with a paper map.
How to read contour linesSee hills, valleys, ridges and cliffs in a pattern of orange lines.
Map symbolsChurches, castles, woods, spot heights and more, as drawn on Ordnance Survey maps.
Grid referencesPinpoint any place to within 100 metres with six numbers.
New to Contour? Start with how to play.