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[Closed] Garmin maps for the Alps

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Has anyone used Garmin winter activity map for biking in the Alps? They're based on OSM, but with added ski resort data I think.

Can you recommend good Garmin 800 installable maps for a pootle around Mont Blanc? To buy France, Switzerland and Italy from Garmin would cost a few hundred pounds!


 
Posted : 07/04/2014 9:14 pm
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confusingly OSM is used for Ordnance Survey and Open Source. Have you looked at Open Source solutions? I downloaded an "OS-like" map of france from openmtbmap, didnt end up using it (trip cancelled) but from perusing the PdeS area it looked pretty detailed and accurate.


 
Posted : 08/04/2014 11:01 am
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Have you tried the Velomaps? I have downloaded them for most of Europe and find them to be pretty comprehensive.

Sorry forgot link

http://www.velomap.org/


 
Posted : 08/04/2014 11:51 am
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Tom tom europe on your smart phone?


 
Posted : 08/04/2014 11:59 am
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The open source stuff is pretty good. The velo one is focused on cycle paths, theres also the MTB one:

http://openmtbmap.org/

and a skiing one:

http://openpistemap.org/


 
Posted : 08/04/2014 12:20 pm
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thanks!


 
Posted : 09/04/2014 12:23 pm