Which maps for ATV trails in Utah?

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

I am looking for routable maps for use in the San Rafael Swell area of Eastern Utah. I have the TOPO basemap in my 64st but I am looking for more obscure trails. It would be great if they were separated by vehicle type, as in 4WD and OHV.

 

Which map should I purchase? I was looking at garmins hunt series and their 24K topo series. But I am open to any suggestions.

 

While out hunting for caches yesterday, there were plenty that I couldn't find a trail to, and routing would be a huge help and save time and fuel.

 

Thanks!

[+splashy]

gpsfiledepot.com

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

gpsfiledepot.com

 

Do these maps support routing?

[+Mineral2]

most topo maps at gpsfiledepot don't. But there is one based on OpenStreetMap data called Big Desert Southwest that does route on roads and trails. It's worth checking out.

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

I started downloading it a while ago.

 

I will give it a shot on the 60csx and if it works well I will try it on the 64st. I hope the download didn't get interrupted by the computer going to sleep though. It said it would take a couple of hours...

[+Mineral2]

Try it in Basecamp. It's easier for previewing a map's capabilities.

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

Well, it looks like a good map. I did scroll around in base camp first and there are a lot of trails that didn't appear beforehand. After installing it on the GPS, it appears to have wiped out the maps I already had on it. I might need a bigger SD card. Still, if this is the only map I can use at one time, it appears to be a good one.

 

Thanks for the suggestion!

[+Mineral2]

I recommend at least an 8 GB card. Some maps are pretty big.

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

I have a 2gb in there now. At the time I bought the GPS, it was one of the bigger sizes available. But I seem to remember there being some limit to the size of card the unit could handle, or maybe that was the 1st gen. Etrex Vista I am thinking about.

[+Mineral2]

Your 64st can handle bigger cards.

[+PeoriaBill]

OP, the information previously given by others is where you need to find maps.

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As far as memory cards go, the GPS is based on FAT32. Fat32 is limited to a 2TB "drive size" The largest "volume" i.e. card the GPS will accept is 32GB. The largest file size the GPS will accept is approx. 4GB (2 raised to the 32 -1). So unless you want to store unrelated GPS data, etc. on the card only 4GB is useful for maps, etc. My recommendation is a 4GB card unless you need the space on the card for something else.

[+ThePetrifiedWood]

Thanks for the responses.

 

I have a 16gb in the 64st, and a 2gb in the 60csx. I loaded the map on both of them. I was amazed at how much faster it was to load maps directly to the card in a card reader. I guess the 16gb is overkill, but I had one lying around unused.

 

The routable map works well! But I don't like the way some of the detail displays. There appears to be a vegetation layer or something that leaves these distracting little checkered squares at certain zoom levels.

 

In any case it is a nice map for free. Shaded relief still works as well on the 64st.

[+Mineral2]

OP, the information previously given by others is where you need to find maps.

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As far as memory cards go, the GPS is based on FAT32. Fat32 is limited to a 2TB "drive size" The largest "volume" i.e. card the GPS will accept is 32GB. The largest file size the GPS will accept is approx. 4GB (2 raised to the 32 -1). So unless you want to store unrelated GPS data, etc. on the card only 4GB is useful for maps, etc. My recommendation is a 4GB card unless you need the space on the card for something else.

 

That's not entirely true. Your file size might be limited to 4GB, but you can have many 4GB map files. Remember, Garmin has changed the way it compiles maps and loads each one as its own file rather than a single gmapsupp file.

[+cs300823]

I use the Big Desert Southwest on my Montana 600 and it works awesome for trails I use it all the time while out on my atv while in Utah !!!