Free topo, trail and street maps for Garmin GPS handhelds, bike computers and wearables are an alternative to commercial maps! These OpenStreetMap based maps are mostly free of charge and available even for countries not covered by Garmin or other map providers. The quality and level of detail varies from country to country.
How to install free OSM maps?
You can use these maps for Garmin devices like:
- epix
- fenix 5X
- fenix 5 Plus series
- fenix 6 series
- fenix 7 series
- eTrex Touch 25 / 35
- eTrex 20 / 20x / 30 / 30x /22x / 32x
- GPSMAP 62s / 62st / 64 / 64s / 64st / 64sc / 64x / 64sx / 64csx / 65 / 65s
- GPSMAP 66 / 66st / 66i
- GPSMAP 66sr
- Montana 600 / 610 / 680 / 680t / 700 / 700i / 750i
- Oregon 600 / 650t / 700 / 750 / 750t
- Edge bike computers with mapping (e.g. Edge 1030 Plus, Edge 830, Edge 530)
Free OSM maps – examples
OSM Maps – Download Quicklinks
(some websites are only in the local language)
Most important link for Garmin OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Recommended OSM maps (some in German, but global maps)
- Freizeitkarte (my favorite)
- Reit- und Wanderkarte
- OpenFietsMap
- Frikart.no
OSM Maps – US Maps
- miscjunk.org
- gpsfiledepot.com: US Southeast
- gpsfiledepot.com: all countries
- gpsfiledepot.com: U.S. Montana
- gpsfiledepot.com: My Trails Map
- caltopo.com
- switchbacks.com
- anyplaceamerica.com (PDF & online maps only)
(some examples from gpsfiledepot.com)
OSM Maps – Download Link Collection
Alps, Piemont
Alps, South Tyrol
Argentinia
Brasilia
Canada
Several maps
- alternativaslibres.org
- userbeam.de
- frikart.no
- velomap.org
- gmaptool.eu (Maps for Garmin fenix1)
- openmtbmap.org
- garmin.opentopomap.org
- osm.thkukuk.de
- openmapchest.org
- openmaps.eu
- openstreetmap.org
- wanderreitkarte.de
- osm.thkukuk.de
- speichenkarte.de
- bbbike.org
- NEW 2022 hike-and-bike.ch (Europe)
- NEW 2022 openhiking.eu (Europe)
Finland
Iceland
Italy
Malaysia, Singapore
Mexico
New Zealand
Spain
- misescapadaspornavarra.com
- www.elgps.com
- topopirineos.blogspot.com (Pyrenees, Download: click "Entradas antiguas")
South Tyrol
USA
- gpsfiledepot.com
- gpsfiledepot.com (trail maps)
(Update January 2021)
For libya
Tried a couple of maps for Canada out of curiosity, never know what one may find. I found that the maps have numerous inaccuracies for the area where I live and a good portion of the surrounding area. I do a lot of hiking, biking, quad riding, snowmobiling and hunting in my area and use my Garmin GPS all the time so I know it well. The level and type of inaccuracies makes me wonder how accurate the maps are for other places. I appreciate they are free and you get what you pay for, but the amount and level of inaccurate information on the maps is very concerning as it could be disastrous for someone relying the information provided. Thanks for the site, I just urge caution to anyone who may think of relying on these maps.
Dadelus,
OSM is crowdsourced data. Check open streetmap.org and see if the detail there is correct. If it still has the inaccuracies you observed then you can create an account and correct these.
If not, then it is possible that the maps from Canada were created some time ago and these maps need to be regenerated.
The link for Japan site is not longer available. Any suggestion (even just the name of the org without link to website would help). Thanks!
Teo
Hi, check this: https://www.userbeam.de/osm/maps/asia/japan/
No Uk???
http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/
i use maps from these, it’s last updated june 2020
what of Africa map?
check e.g. openstreetmap.org
Hi,
congratulations for the site, it’s very interesting and useful!
For Italy i would suggest this map:
https://www.geodati.fmach.it/italia_osm.html
there are multiple versions: base, for cycling, for hiking.
The one for hiking it’s very clear.
Thank you.
For hiking