UPDATED 2021- How To Download Free Garmin Compatible Openstreetmap (OSM) maps for Handhelds or ...

This is an update on a video I did 8 years ago on how to download a Garmin OSM compatible routable map onto a micro SD card to have on your Garmin Handheld. The data source was OpenStreetMap and the process has not changed much since but where you can easily download the map has changed.

But the basic process is finding a website which offers a recently compiled Garmin compatible OpenStreetMap; downloads the extract as a zip file; uncompressed it and copy the IMG file to a GARMIN folder onto your micro SD card.

I’ve tested this on video using the GPSMAP 66st, but the card also worked on a Montana 700 and eTrex 22x.

I prefer maps that use OSM because it is updated often and many app and even Garmin is using it to compliment their products.

Prior to June 2020 I would have recommended a specific website to download the map extract to load onto a SC card or even import into Garmin basecamp but as with anything, website owners lose interest and eventually abandon their work. So the question is: where can I find a website that does the heavy lifting for me?

On OpenStreetMap.org, there is a specific page which outlines how you can compile you own Garmin OSM map, but at the bottom of this page is a list of websites that you can try based on your region to download a IMG file and install on your handheld of basecamp.

Recent Garmin handheld will support multiple *.IMG file. So you could rename the gmapsupp.img to something else if you had multiple files (i have not verified this)

Basically your steps are:

1. Find a site that offers a recently map extract
2. Download the ZIP file
3. Extract the ZIP file
4. Create on your micro SD card a folder called GARMIN
5. Copy the *.IMG file from your extract to the GARMIN folder
6. Load micro SD card into your Garmin Handheld
7. Confirm that the map layer is enabled via MAP SETUP.

LINKS:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin/Download

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