diff --git a/app/components/MapLegend.tsx b/app/components/MapLegend.tsx
index c19e72a..835dfe3 100644
--- a/app/components/MapLegend.tsx
+++ b/app/components/MapLegend.tsx
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ export function MapLegend({
         ) : selectedLabel ? (
           <>
             Viewing <span className="font-semibold text-oa-navy">{selectedLabel}</span>
-            . Click another area to change · drag to pan · scroll to zoom.
+            . Click another area to change · click-drag to pan · Ctrl+scroll or
+            pinch to zoom.
           </>
         ) : (
           <span className="text-oa-grey-600">
-            Click an area to filter, or use the location filter. Drag to pan ·
-            scroll or pinch to zoom.
+            Click an area to filter, or use the location filter. Click-drag to
+            pan · Ctrl+scroll or pinch to zoom · two fingers on touch. Normal
+            scroll moves the page.
           </span>
         )}
       </p>
diff --git a/app/components/OpportunityMap.tsx b/app/components/OpportunityMap.tsx
index d574ca8..eaebc34 100644
--- a/app/components/OpportunityMap.tsx
+++ b/app/components/OpportunityMap.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,20 @@ export function OpportunityMap({
     const zoom = d3
       .zoom<SVGSVGElement, unknown>()
       .scaleExtent([1, 14])
+      // Page scroll wins for one-finger touch and normal trackpad/mouse wheel.
+      // Map pan/zoom: primary-button drag, Ctrl/Meta+wheel (pinch), two-finger touch.
+      .filter((event) => {
+        if (event.type === "wheel") {
+          // Pinch is delivered as wheel+ctrlKey; plain two-finger scroll must
+          // reach the page, so only accept modified wheel here.
+          return event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey;
+        }
+        if (event.type === "touchstart" || event.type === "touchmove") {
+          return event.touches.length >= 2;
+        }
+        // Primary mouse button drag pans the map.
+        return event.button === 0;
+      })
       .on("zoom", (event) => {
         zoomRoot.attr("transform", event.transform.toString());
       });
@@ -398,7 +412,7 @@ export function OpportunityMap({
     <figure className="relative flex h-full min-h-0 w-full flex-col">
       <div
         ref={containerRef}
-        className="relative h-full min-h-[480px] w-full flex-1 touch-none outline-none [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] [&_svg]:outline-none [&_svg:focus]:outline-none [&_path]:outline-none"
+        className="relative h-full min-h-120 w-full flex-1 outline-none [-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent] [&_svg]:outline-none [&_svg:focus]:outline-none [&_path]:outline-none"
         style={{ background: "linear-gradient(165deg, #e4ecf4 0%, #d6e2ec 45%, #c8d6e2 100%)" }}
       >
         {isAutoFramed && (
@@ -441,7 +455,7 @@ export function OpportunityMap({
 
         <svg
           ref={svgRef}
-          className={`h-full w-full touch-none cursor-grab outline-none focus:outline-none active:cursor-grabbing ${status !== "ready" ? "opacity-0" : ""}`}
+          className={`h-full w-full cursor-grab outline-none focus:outline-none active:cursor-grabbing ${status !== "ready" ? "opacity-0" : ""}`}
           aria-labelledby="map-title"
           aria-describedby={tooltipId}
           tabIndex={-1}
@@ -461,9 +475,11 @@ export function OpportunityMap({
 
       <figcaption className="sr-only" id="map-title">
         Choropleth map of opportunities per {boundaryNoun(loadedBoundaryType)}.
-        Click an area to filter by that location, or use the location filter.
-        Drag to pan and scroll or pinch to zoom; zoom buttons are available
-        after the filters in the tab order.
+        Click or tap an area to filter by that location, or use the location
+        filter. Click and drag to pan. Pinch or hold Ctrl and scroll to zoom; on
+        touch, use two fingers to move or zoom the map. One finger or a normal
+        trackpad scroll moves the page. Zoom buttons are available after the
+        filters in the tab order.
       </figcaption>
 
       <MapLegend
diff --git a/docs/explorer-map.md b/docs/explorer-map.md
index 4b32a2a..aca4230 100644
--- a/docs/explorer-map.md
+++ b/docs/explorer-map.md
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ Clicking an area calls `onAreaSelect` with a name, optional code, and boundary t
 
 `scopeAreaNames` highlights which areas are in the current selection. `selectedDistrict` is used when exactly one area or trust is chosen. Zoom controls and the legend sit in `MapZoomControls.tsx` and `MapLegend.tsx`.
 
+## Touch and scroll
+
+The map sits on a long page, so everyday scrolling must move the page, not the map.
+
+In `OpportunityMap.tsx`:
+
+- The map container does **not** use `touch-none`, so the browser can scroll on one finger
+- D3 zoom has a `.filter(...)` so:
+  - **touch pan/zoom** only starts with **two or more** fingers
+  - **wheel zoom** only when **Ctrl** or **Meta** is held (trackpad pinch). A normal two-finger trackpad scroll moves the page
+  - **mouse:** primary-button click-drag pans the map
+- The `+` / `-` / reset buttons always zoom
+- A short tap still selects an area (existing click vs drag threshold)
+
+Same rules on phones, tablets, and large screens.
+
 ## What this is not
 
 The map does not call Monitor for geometry. It only uses Monitor for the counts. Changing the boundary files in `app/data/` is how you update the basemap.
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