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Great link for free GPS contour map data.

burly · 2011-03-07 16:24:12

I used this site last summer to download a California contour map onto my Garmin eTrex vista hcx using mapsource. It served me very well on a self guided hiking holiday in the Sierra Nevada's last summer. http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/ They seem to have all the US states covered, and have a full list of other…

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burly

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I used this site last summer to download a California contour map onto my Garmin eTrex vista hcx using mapsource. It served me very well on a self guided hiking holiday in the Sierra Nevada's last summer.

http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/

They seem to have all the US states covered, and have a full list of other international countries which you could search if your planning a hike abroad, and want to use your own GPS. Ireland has a page also, with links to the SMC maps which irish handheld gps users might be familiar with.

Thought id share, will post also in outdoor pursuits, as I think its equally relevant there.

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