The purpose of this research is to illuminate the characteristics of the information that map reading beginner get by map reading, and to research the relationship between that information and getting lost.We asked 25 university students to participate. We gave a map, a compass, and a video camera to each of the students, and asked them to walk a specified route. We had them video what they saw as they walked.The information that they recorded with their video cameras was defined as“on-site information.” Before their walks, we asked the students to write down all the information that they received from their maps. This information was defined as “pre-walk information. ”By watching the students'videos, we investigated whether the students did or did not get lost.From the data we received, we classified our information into six types.As our statistical method, we used a cross table and logistic regression analysis to clarify the relation between the information and getting lost. Our research shows that the quantity of pre-walk information acquired is less important than acquiring pre-walk information about the characteristics of the course.Moreover, we have shown that in order to avoid getting lost, it is important to acquire on-site directional information and a great deal of other information as well.