Comments on: Free topo and trail maps for your Garmin GPS http://gpstracklog.com/2009/09/free-gps-topo-maps.html GPS reviews, news, tips and tricks Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2009/09/free-gps-topo-maps.html/comment-page-2#comment-153751 Rich Owings Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:32:20 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2674#comment-153751 You can load a topo map and use it, but you'll need to disable the highway map. There are a couple of ways around this: 1. Depending upon where you live, you may be able to find a transparent topo at http://gpsfiledepot.com, which should allow you to use both at the same time. 2. Garmin's new 24K topo series includes routable roads, and I'm assuming it would work with a nuvi. You can load a topo map and use it, but you’ll need to disable the highway map. There are a couple of ways around this:

1. Depending upon where you live, you may be able to find a transparent topo at http://gpsfiledepot.com, which should allow you to use both at the same time.
2. Garmin’s new 24K topo series includes routable roads, and I’m assuming it would work with a nuvi.

]]> By: Joe Liebel http://gpstracklog.com/2009/09/free-gps-topo-maps.html/comment-page-2#comment-153750 Joe Liebel Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:28:47 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2674#comment-153750 Can I use Topo maps for streetmaps on my Nuvi 255W? Can I use Topo maps for streetmaps on my Nuvi 255W?

]]> By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2009/09/free-gps-topo-maps.html/comment-page-2#comment-152041 Rich Owings Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:02:13 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2674#comment-152041 What details are you not seeing? Are you seeing all contour lines, trails, roads, place names, etc.? What details are you not seeing? Are you seeing all contour lines, trails, roads, place names, etc.?

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