Considering a few different devices, would you say that the 1:50 000 OS maps are sufficient?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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yes, definately. you can cover too much ground to warrant the 1:25K
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The 1:25k makes it easier to zoom in to see more detail, such as which path to take if theres more than one option at a junction. Most of the time it will be sufficent, but the 1:25k is better if you can IMO.
yes, definately. you can cover too much ground to warrant the 1:25K
Don't follow that one
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is 1:25 000 available in the garmin 705 or garmin 800
cant seem to get confirmation
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They use the Garmin Discoverer maps don't they? Only the National Parks are available in 1:25k, rest is 1:50k.
(thats what I use I think)
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Used 1:50K UK which is fine (and affordable). I do think that in some circumstances 1:25K would have its uses - linking forest tracks etc.
Most of the time the route is either programmed in and I am following or alternatively I am exploring what I see in front of me, while the GPS tracks where I have been (so I can find good bits again).
Sometimes use it to navigate back to car at the end of the day.
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I'd say 1:50k is absolutely fine. The extra detail of 1:25k would be nice at times, seeing field boundaries etc can be a help, but for me not worth the extra expense.
Do the Garmin units do OS type navigation well? I thought Satmap or Memory Map looked better and use memory map software on an old phone myself.
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I use 1:50000 and its fine. Occasionally 1:25000 would be useful but its much more expensive per sq mile for me and not really needed.
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No (I think) the edge ones are just for training so dont have a map on them IIRC, my edge 305 doesnt anyway.
I use to for following a route, which it does fine in the open, it beeps to tell you you've gone off route within 5-10m of missing a turning, so even with 2 or 3 alternatives its easy enough to work out which one to take. On a 29 mile loop on Saturday which I saved as a course a month or so previously on a group ride and ammended when I got home to add another loop of singletrack shown on the map (so vaguely familiar, but i wouldnt have managed it without a map) I only missed 2 turnings, which I think is acceptably good.
Carrying a map is a good idea anyway as they have a habit of running out of battery or breaking down at the worst possible moment.
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is 1:25 000 available in the garmin 705 or garmin 800
705, No, 800, Yes.Posted 1 year ago # -
1:50000 = poo except in big, isolated areas
1:25000 = brill
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I use 1:50K on and off road seems fine to me.
Oregon 450 here.
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Just to add... some phones make excellent bike GPSs. They are often cheaper than a 'proper' gps and add a load of functionality like live tracking, google maps (including aerial view) and open maps and you are probably carrying a phone anyway. You can get supplemental batteries if you end with one with poor life, mine doesn't seem to need it.
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Also see this...
it allows you to download loads of different scale maps for loads of areas around the globe. I'm loving it with my MM.
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Dibbs - Member
is 1:25 000 available in the garmin 705 or garmin 800705, No, 800, Yes.
Can you point to it please dibbs, i can only see 1:50 000
Birds eye satellite imagary looks cool though
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Viewranger on a smartphone 1:50000 national parks is £30. You can also download as you go or use open source maps as you go for free. Plot routes and it will direct you.
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