

They can be just as good or better than the expensive maps that Garmin sells.

You have the right idea looking for community made maps.

See how ExpertGPS can display waypoints and tracklogs from your handheld GPS receiver over. Click the download button above to install a free demo of ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS runs on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7. New features were added to ExpertGPS on August 19, 2022. There are some variations on the OSM map, such as It gives you maps in different visual styles to choose from. Download now and start your free trial of ExpertGPS 8.26. But, you will be able to route along roads and trails, if they have been added to the map. These won't come with topography, but then I've found that the OSM topo maps that you can download aren't super nice to look at either. Roads are pretty decent, but only as up to date as the maps, so if caching in brand new neighborhoods, keep that in mind.įor routable street maps that are kept up to date, use OpenStreetMap: But they do give you a good frame of reference plus tons of landmarks as POIs to use while navigating. The maps you'll get here, for the most part, are not routable. There are plenty of threads in the forum on maps for garmin devices, but I can't seem to get the forum search bar working at the moment, so I'll just list a few of the common sites (based on your location in the US):įor topo maps (may or may not have trails displayed, but there are some trail overlay maps you can download here as well): The models tested to date are GPSMAP, etrex, nuvi, montana, oregon.I'm not sure that link is the best place to start.
