The stock EU maps out of the box on my 6S pro don't have contour lines or nearly as much detail as the opentopo/German made ones in terms of trail details, water sources etc.
There's an opensource app called QMapShack which lets your browse any of the Garmin map layers on a computer ( to see their various styles too). I use a combination of Opentop and Free Summer hiking maps made for most EU countries, designed for the fenix which are sourced from a German creators website.~~ ( If you look in my post history you'll see I've done one or two about the mapping) You can download sections for offline use to so you don't have to rely on a data signal. There is the garmin explore app (and desktop browser app) which when paired with your watch gives you all the route/waypoint and mapping information in an easier to navigate format.
I would much prefer to use the out-of-the-box maps from Garmin then, and not having to juggle the OpenTopo stuff.ĭoes one need to select a region or something like that in a PC-/Smartphone-based app, or does the watch have a gigantic storage and has the whole world on it? )ĭo we still use something like MapSource, BaseCamp or however it is called these days with the Fenix, like it was in the distant past with other Garmin devices?Īdding to what a few others have already said. I am thinking about getting rid of the eTrex and getting a Fenix as primary device for navigating on the MTB or while hiking (aside from all the other features of course). So far, I am using OpenTopoMaps with some open source program for route planning those upload nicely to my old Garmin eTrex. Coverage: Includes coverage of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.How would you compare the details and quality (ie., speed of updates) of the map on the Fenix 6 Pro/Sapphire with, say, OpenTopoMap? Roughly comparable? I'm specifically thinking about hiking and mountainbiking in the European (German/Austrian/Italian) alps. They also display 3-D terrain shading on compatible devices. These highly detailed maps include terrain contours, topo elevations, summits, routable roads and trails, parks, coastlines, rivers, lakes and geographical points. TOPO US 24K Northeast - microSD/SD Outdoor enthusiasts: your adventure is waiting - in vivid detail.
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