How To Install Free OSM Maps On Your Garmin GPS
100% free OpenStreetMap maps are a great resource for your Garmin GPS. You can use these maps for hiking, backpacking, cycling, hunting … on compatible Garmin devices like fenix 5X, Edge 1030, Oregon 750t, Montana 680t and all other GPS devices with the ability to add maps.
Our tutorial shows you how to install OSM maps!
How to find free OSM maps for Garmin GPS devices?
Read our article: Free maps for your Garmin GPS handheld (overview, download links)
How to install OSM maps?
For our tutorial we are using maps from garmin.openstreetmap.nl, a free service with different choices but a simple interface.
Installation – As easy as pie!
- The easiest way – choose a predefined country like “British Columbia”
- Click “Download map now”
- You get a new page with all available downloads for British Columbia; download “osm_generic_gmapsupp.zip“.
- Unzip the “osm_generic_gmapsupp.zip” file.
- Now you have a new file “gmapsupp.img” in the download folder.
- Rename the “gmapsupp.img” file, e.g. to “openstreetmap.nl_BC_feb_18.img” (source_country_date)
- Copy this file into the “Garmin” folder of a micro-SD card and not into the internal memory of the GPS device (except fenix 5x).
- Boot the device and enable the new map in the settings.
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Openstreetmap.nl interface, choose a “predefined country”
All available downloads, download “osm_generic_gmapsupp.zip”
Garmin folder with our new OSM map
Enable the map (e.g. Oregon 700 settings)
