looking for some maps

 

i was looking at going hiking and i was trying to find a downloadable trail maps for my garmin etrex legend Cx and if they are actually able to be naved through i have heard that some downloaded ones cant be used a a nav map

Hi, I have Garmin National

Hi,
I have Garmin National Park Maps v2 and it works for me. I have anyway a nuvi 360.

ok that would be awesome but

ok that would be awesome but im broke and cant afford to buy anything now

Here's some

dvlmn wrote:

...I was trying to find a downloadable trail maps for my garmin etrex legend Cx

Try http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com

In particular, there are 695 USA Topographic maps available for download.

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I have heard that some downloaded ones can't be used as a nav map

If you mean that they're not routable, you're probably right - but they will show your position on a moving map.

If you've got some time to spare, you could always have a go at making your own!

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do i need mapsource to

do i need mapsource to upload those maps to my GPS unit?

no

Have a look for a program called "SendMap20" - I don't have a link to hand at the moment...

Update

Click here to download

If do you want to load any of those maps into Mapsource, see http://cypherman1.googlepages.com/

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