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Garmin prohibits transparent maps from being displayed over topos in Basecamp on your computer, but they can beВ displayed on your GPS device.

ThatвЂ™s the case with the MyTrails map listed above, which contains detailed trail and point of interest information. Some of the maps distributed on GPSFileDepot are transparent, meaning they get superimposed as overlays on top ofВ topographic maps. MyTrails is a transparent map that is superimposed on top of your current map when transferred from Garmin Basecamp to your GPS receiver Transparent Maps

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How To Change Which Map Is Displayed On A Garmin GPS:В With so many maps to choose from on this website and available from Garmin youвЂ™re likely to have multiple maps loaded on your GPS receiver and youвЂ™ll need to turn some on or off to show or hide different maps.

How To Load Maps On My Garmin GPS Unit:В A tutorial detailing how to load maps to your map capable GPS unit such as the Gpsmap 60x(s)x, Etrex, Legend, Dakota, Oregon, Colorado, Montana, 62 series, and even the Nuvi.

How to Open Maps in Garmin Basecamp:В This tutorial instructs you how to open the GPSFileDepot maps you have downloaded in Garmin BaseCamp.

Here are a few example tutorials that illustrate whatвЂ™s involved: I didnвЂ™t have much experience using a modern Garmin GPS when I installed these maps on my eTrex 30x GPS Receiver, but I found the process very easy to follow and use.

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GPSFileDepot provides excellent tutorials that explain the map download and installation process as well as how to transfer the maps to your GPS device. All of the map authors that publish maps onВ GPSFileDepot package their maps up using the same installer software, so downloading new maps and installing them on your computer is the same across different map authors. Once run, the maps are installed into Garmin Basecamp, which is the tool you use to create waypoints and routes that get transferred to your GPS Receiver.

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The maps you download from GPSFileDepot are packed into PC and Mac installers that you run on the computer you use to connect to your Garmin GPS receiver. Northeastern United States (part 1 of 3) map loaded into Garmin Basecamp Installation It also has also lots of unpaved roads (particularly in the National Forests) andВ boundaries of things like Wilderness, Recreation Areas, etc. This map also includesВ parking, restrooms, water, campgrounds, showers, scenic areas, boat ramps, buildings, picnic, etc.

My Trails, which has tens of thousands of trails obtained from numerous sources and points of interest data for 37 states including all of the Eastern US, that are transparent and overlay the current map youвЂ™ve selected on your GPS.

GNIS Points of Interest вЂ“ summits, mines, falls, dams, cemeteries, towers, populated places, etc.

Borders вЂ“ County and state boundary lines.

Federal Land Usage вЂ“ Wilderness area, national parks, and military bases/ranges, native american reservations.

High resolution water data вЂ“ lakes, rivers, streams, and washes.

Roads вЂ“ Interstates, highways, arterial roads, residential roads, limited unpaved roads.

States: All of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire,В Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.В Parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Northeastern United StatesВ (part 1 of 3).

Boundaries: State & County from Census TIGER (2011-Feb).

POIвЂ™s вЂ“ USGS GNIS (2011 Feb) вЂ“ enhanced.

Contours вЂ“ 20ft вЂ“ created from USGS 1/3 arc sec (about 10m point spacing) NED (2011 Feb).

Transportation вЂ“ Census TIGER (2010 Nov.- 2011 Feb) вЂ“ enhanced.

Here are the three maps I use on my Garmin eTrex 30 GPS Receiver and in Garmin Basecamp, GarminвЂ™s desktop route planning tool:

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Free New Hampshire Topographic Map available from loaded into Garmin Basecamp The maps are all reviewed and rated by an editor so you wonвЂ™t waste your time loading less complete maps. IвЂ™m also a frugal hiker and would rather not pay for commercial GPS maps.Дespite being user contributed and free, the quality of the GPSFileDepot topographic and transparent maps we use is outstanding. I got turned onto GPSFileDepot by myВ bushwhacking buddy Kris, because the repository has maps that contain unpaved forest service and abandoned logging roads that arenвЂ™t drawn on the commercial GPS maps available for the region we hike in. The site also provides an excellent set of tutorials that describe how to load their maps onto a GarminВ GPS device as well as advanced tutorials on how to make your own GPS maps, which you can redistribute. If you own a Garmin GPS receiver, you can save yourself a chunk of change by downloadingВ and installing the free user contributed maps available at В which has an excellent collection of US topographic maps, as well as maps from all over the world. GPSFileDepot Home Page вЂ“ Free GPS Topo Maps for Garmin GPS Receivers

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