Garmin Edge 530 Download Maps [NEW]

You can actually toggle the DEM map separately. So you could just add the OSM maps in there as you want (should have plenty of room for both), and then just got into the menus and toggle which layers you want, including (or not including) the DEM map.

The gmaptool.eu maps definitely do include DEM data. There are routable topo maps available for everywhere except Europe. I have used the Southern Africa, Southeast Africa, East Africa and Southwest USA maps both on fnix 5X and in Basecamp. They are very high quality.

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Ray,

Any idea if Garmin is planning on updating their integration with OSM in the web version of Connect? The current implementation is horrible. No contour lines, missing road names for secondary and fire roads, blocky trails. Just terrible. Looking at connect.garmin.com and openstreetmap.org side by side in a browser is night and day. The maps on the edge device actually look better than the maps in Connect!

The google maps layer may be fine for road rides, but it sucks ass for mtb trails and we have to rely on the OSM option. Unfortunately the connect integration is terrible and absolutely needs to be addressed.

I prefer this maps over the Garmin maps even where the detailed Garmin map is installed. I very seldom use routing, but quite often I use the map during bike rides to make spontaneous decisions where to go next. In this maps here

1) you can see if a road is paved or unpaved and get proper information of which quality the unpaved road is.

2) official bike routes are marked, so I can spontanously decide to follow a bike route with no need to download it.

Ray, I bike tour (unsupported) all over the world. I buy the Garmin SD map cards for the regions/countries of the world I travel (I never bike tour in the US anymore, since 2009 for safety reasons). I have had the Garmin 705, 800, 1000 and now the 1030 (for 3 years). I find using the Garmin SD map for say SE Asia to be great, have never had a problem using the Garmin bought SD map cards. I was on tour in Morocco with a friend from Australia, who also had an Edge 1030 and he had downloaded OSM maps onto his Garmin. He had nothing but problems with turn by turn navigation as well as vast differences between what my Garmin was telling me for distance to go to a city, etc. The navigation errors he had using OSM maps were quite bad, such that he shut his Garmin off and we used mine. I have talked with others who had similar problems with OSM maps downloaded. I love the Garmin SD map cards, expensive but for me, worth every penny.

As always a great a detailed article with relevant content. Thanks.

I have (only) an Edge 520 but decided to try it out with a super small piece of map from Austria. File size 7,1 Mb.

I created and downloaded the .img-file according to your description above. Then I tried to install the .img-file on my 520.

As expected the disc space was not sufficient. So I decided to move the two pre-installed .img-files (total 51,5 Mb) to a temporary storage place on my desktop. In theory, this should free space up for a small 7,1 Mb file.

Unfortunately this did not happen. I still miss 6,4 Mb to install the downloaded map. I cannot move the two pre-installed .img-files back to the 520 because of lack of disc space. So I basically lost the ability to use my pre-installed maps.

Can you give some advise on how to restore the Edge 520 storage capability? At least so I can get the original pre-installed maps back onto my device. Thanks in advance.

/Morten

The issue is that if you have maps in only in .gmap format for Base Camp (e.g. Africa TOPO maps from ) and need to put .img format for the fenix, you need MapInstall to transpile from one format to the other. MapInstall will only transpile maps onto a Garmin device or an SD card. In the case of an SD card, it works best if there is a GarminDevice.xml file.

A more long-term workaround that does not require a fenix 5x, is to mount a virtual SD card DMG file in macOS and have MapInstall send the maps to the virtual SD card. Then I can copy the .img files it created from the DMG in the Finder to the watch with Android File Transfer.

hi ive just got the 830, i wanted to do xc routes on it using footpaths and bridleways but seems only roads come up when setting a mtb route.. is there a more detailed maps for it ,like the topo maps on the fenix x ? thanks

I have been trying to follow these instructions to download maps on my Garmin Edge 520 Plus that I purchased in the US but am currently in Singapore. Frustratingly, nothing seems to work. I get to each stage and even saved the gmapsupp file to my Garmin device. However, when I look into the device I cannot see the downloaded/saved maps.

Great article and thanks so much. I was nearly at the point of selling my Edge as the maps were so basic and difficult to use, but downloading these maps has changed things completely. The step by step guide is awesome and even allowed a tech idiot like me to install it in about 5mins. Thanks again.

Looking for some help here. I hope to be cycling in the Netherlands this summer. I am new to GPS devices. I have bought a Garmin Explore primarily for the navigation help it provides. It has the following maps loaded and enabled:

Sadly the garmin openstreetmap nl website isnt properly working anymore. It is only possible to download the entire map of a country and therefore it is no longer useable with my 520 edge. Do you know of any other way to create maps of selected areas only?

I ended up buying the euro maps from Garmin for $20. But they offer zero documentation (that I found) on moving/replacing the US maps already loaded. This write up was helpful in that respect so thank you!

So that method worked, copied out all the existing img files out of Garmin to my PC. This time downloaded the regular and lite versions in latin. Renamed the lite version as per the article. Now only these two maps show up and I am able to enable them. But nothing loads when I go to navigation.

I ordered the Edge 530 from amazon.de that came with the Europe map installed.

I figured i would try copying the NA cycling map from my Fenix watch over to the edge in the folder location in the article above. It worked!

So if you have devices from different countries (or have a friend with a device that does), you can just copy it over among devices,

It then got picked up.

I disabled all other maps (except trail forks) under Settings -> Activity Profiles -> [the activity] -> Navigation -> Map -> Map Information, only the new map is enabled there.

As I said, I was able to follow the instructions and download a map to my Vista HCx GPS, by means of copying the gmapsupp.img file.

The created map was OK for my use, however I found that when following a track at night, sometimes the street outlines were so faint that it was difficult to distinguish the specific streets at intersections, which made navigation tricky,

Also, the process for selecting a map region was limited, and also there is a limit as to the size of the map image you are allowed to create. So for longer rides (like a 1200k) I think it would not be viable for me as I can only download a single image to my particular GPS.

Bottom Line: I am still looking for a viable alternative.

Im doing the LA tri in may this year (2020 trip over from the UK in 2020 postponed for obvious reasons!)

Am I correct in the assumption that my garmin 830, which has uk and europeans maps installed, will require USA/california maps to function properly?

When I was just in Middle East I got lost while riding a few times (purchased my Edge 530 in USA). I just chatted with Garmin Support. They suggested this TopoActive MENA link to garmin.com for $60 USD

Thanks for your input and recommendations, guys! A new / never opened U.S. version Edge Explore showed up on ebay two days ago and I jumped on it. So, I longer have to investigate updating maps in a non-US device. Thanks again!

Hello, I just downloaded a New Zealand map from BBBike. Ive dropped it into my Garmin but detailed maps of NZ are not working. I have tried turning it off and on again. But still no luck. Have you got any tips. Kind regards, Kieran

I have a Garmin 800 and just went through a challenge getting the maps to show. I am really tech challenged! After you unzipped the file and opened it what file did you select to move to your Garmin? I use a SD card. What unit do you have?

i travel quite a bit and use openstreets to download the region for my garmin. it has always worked fine but i am now finding that with multiple maps it is not giving me the base map information. do you know if there is a maximum number of maps allowed on Garmin 530? when i go into select maps, i only see a finite number of maps on my unit

Hi, Thnks for a good guide as always! I have used your guide earlier to install free maps on my Garmin Fenix and my hunting GPS the Astro and it worked great. Now I am trying to do the same on my Garmin Overlander which runs Android as an operating system. The map viewer on the GPS is Garmin Explorer, but the maps are of poor quality with not much details. Do you know if there is a way to install free maps on this type of GPS? I live in Europe and have found different .img and .supp maps but have so great not succeeded in making them work on this gps.

Thanks for the tips Paul. I have sideloaded several apps, but most of them require a payed version to have all features, typically that would include downloading maps. Most of the apps does therefor require the Goole Play app on the device to verify that you have paid for the app and to log in if that is required for the app. After a lot of research I have found two app that actually works. The best I have found so fare is LocusMap and have a system where you can buy a voucher and activate this on the device without Google Play. Locusmap have a to of different maps that you actually can download via the map which makes it very easy. I have also installed som Garmin .img maps manually, ant that also works well. They also have database so you can synch your waypoints, routs, tracks etc, and you can do your planning on a computer and synch to the GPS. Their menu system is quite intuitive and dont include to many advanced functions I dont need. They dont yet have an IOS app, which I would prefer being a part of the Apple universe. But all in all very good and it works very good on the Garmin Overland GPS. The other alternative I have found is Oruxmaps that work pretty well in the free version. I would require Google Play for the payed version but that does not seem necessary. The app works pretty well, and can use a lot of different maps to include the Garmin .img maps. But the app is quite advanced with a lot of functions I dont need even in the lite-version. I will keep both on the Garmin Overlander GPS and try the during my next Overland trip to evaluate how they work. ff782bc1db