Comments on: How To Put 100% Free GPS Maps On Your Garmin

By: Erik Dam

Erik Dam — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:53:00 +0000

Until now I have used edge 705 but it is broken and cannot be repaired so I might buy 820.
I make routes in basecamp where I have several maps: topo-denmark, velomap-denmark openfietsmap lite open mtbmap.denmark and often I have to use more than one map because all maps have some places with no connection between twoparts. So the route is often made using several maps. Afterwards I convert to a track and transfer to the gps where I normally have 2-3 maps. Here I have to choose one. But still I get turn by turn navigation.
Now I wonder if that will be possible with the 820 and osm maps uploaded?
Many greetings Erik Dam

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:45:00 +0000

In reply to philip. You sometimes need to enable the map. I am not familiar with the Touring Plus model, so you need to go through the manual and have a thorough check of the menu system. The walkthrough is normally something like: Settings/System/Activity > Navigation > Map > Map Information > Enable Openfietsmap Lite

By: philip

philip — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:11:00 +0000

hello,
i have successfully got the gmapsup file into a folder named “Garmin” ,on a 16mb microsd card, and inserted into the Garmin touring plus
no map shows on the Garmin touring plus screen, [the map is New Zealand , as that is where I am , just wanting to check i can do the process before venturing out of the country]
do i need to “enable” the map, but how? any other suggestions? thank you.

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:25:00 +0000

In reply to Joe Pavlik. I think they're better in cities, but not as good in remote areas.

By: Joe Pavlik

Joe Pavlik — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 03:05:00 +0000

Would you say that these maps are better than the standard basemap that comes with the edge 800?

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 08:03:00 +0000

In reply to Marc Couture.

I’ve just successfully put these maps on a Garmin Edge 820.

You’ll need to put the “gmapsupp.img” directly into the Garmin folder on your computer after you’ve plugged in the unit.

Then to enable the maps on the Garmin itself, the walkthrough is:
Settings > Activity Profiles > Train > Navigation > Map > Map Information > Enable Openfietsmap Lite

By: Marc Couture

Marc Couture — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 02:12:00 +0000

How can I load these types of maps on my Garmin Edge 820? It does not have a microSD slot.

By: Ian Palmer

Ian Palmer — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 06:01:00 +0000

Every time I double click on the zipped file to unzip it everything looks OK and you can see the file unzipping and then at the end I get an error message stating that – “Winzip only supports IMG files that are in the ISO format.”
Any ideas on how to resolve this as I’ve tried it numerous times with the same result?

By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com

Alee | CyclingAbout.com — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:11:00 +0000

In reply to Josef Morera. Sorry, I've only tried it with cycling GPS devices.

By: Josef Morera

Josef Morera — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:28:00 +0000

do you know if this works with an echomap 70dv