How to download maps?

[Jare_jt]

I've seen many online tutorials and instructions to downloading Geocaching maps to your gps, but none for the gps I own. Could anyone tell me step by step, how to download maps to the Garmin Streetpilot 2730? Thanks.

[+GeePa]

Are you looking to load maps into the unit or geocache locations?

 

Cache Locations

I am not sure if that unit supports cache information directly so you may have to load cache locations as 'points of interest'. I would try the Garmin poi loader here: http://www.garmin.com/us/maps/poiloader

 

Maps

You can get various maps for Garmin GPS units from GPSFileDepot for free as https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/ . There are instructions at https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/ on how to load the maps installed from that site to your Garmin via Garmin's map management software called Basecamp (I do this all the time with my handheld Vista Hcx)

[+GeePa]

Also, since you are using a unit designed for automotive navigation you will need to change the routing to off road when trying to go on a trail to a cache. You can find the manual for the unit at http://www.gpscentra...etpilot2730.pdf . Look at page 16 of the manual (page 24 of the pdf) or search for Off Road.

Edited April 16, 2017 by GeePa