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Planning walking routes on a Garmin Geko 201 GPS unit

Hi Although not a newbie to planning and walking routes using traditional OS paper maps, I have recently bought a secondhand Garmin Geko 201 GPS unit. May aim was to plan routes on software such as ExpertGPS and then download the waypoints the GPS prior to actually walking the route. Flipping the coin, I also want to be able to download actual walk GPS waypoints and tracks from the Geko into the software so that they show up on a background map. This would be of great interest to my walking group, having got lost on Exmoor a couple of times recently and suffering the inevitable post-mortems in the pub at the end of the walk!

My biggest headache at the moment is getting hold of and downloading maps into the software that show tracks and trails as on OS maps (most just show main roads) without going to huge expense.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Colin Smith Ilfracombe

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