Does it come with hiking and trail maps? Otherwise, can you overlay trail maps? Looking mainly at California
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It is a Topo map - but there are some trails. My experiences with it in Tennessee, Colorado, and Montana is that some trails are there, others aren't. It is sometimes surprising what will be there and the things that are not. If you intend to hike a national park, for example, it might be worthwhile to purchase a map for that specific park. For example, you can purchase from the Trailhead series. There's one for the Pacific Crest Trail, if that helps. Regarding a trail overlay - If you intend to load the Topo onto your GPS you need to check to see if it can handle the additional info. I use the Basecamp software from Garmin (free download) and with it you can install overlay information. You can also overlay aerial photography.
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Yes and Yes. The 600 comes with base maps which won't be helpful, but you can easily download free topographic maps. Check out the site gpsfiledepot.com (GPS File Depot) to get an idea of what's possible. Garmin also sells a wide variety of maps
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I do add waypoints on the PC (MapSource) software and then download to the GPS device. I have not tried adding routes. I remember trying it once and found it difficult. You can add waypoints right on the device ahead of time but as I remember it was not very intuitive. That said, nothing about the software and maps was very intuitive. However, adding waypoints while hiking is easy. I can download quite a bit of the map onto my 60CSx but it takes a very long time so I limit it to the areas I am most interested in.
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The MapSourse software that I bought does not give me enough detail to oinpoint trails , houses, etc. What do you think about your new buy?
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Yes and no. Yes, just put batteries in it and you can track your path on the trail, right out of the box. If you are expecting trails to be already marked on the built-in map, no. For that, you'll need to download or purchase additional maps.
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I am in the same boat as I just purchased the same unit and plan on hiking & driving in the (NE) US. I have considered the following software: Topo US 100K - has received many negative responses on postings Topo US 24K NE - ? City Navigator US - (for driving, used on a limited basis)not sure if I really need this Does anyone have any good feedback????
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Yes it does. We use it riding quads in the desert. It tracks existing trails, POIs and where we traveled. The manual is almost useless. Just play with it.
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I haven't used it yet but it does track where you have gone so that you can take the same way back. I bought it for equine trails. The map is not loaded but I found a sight where it's only around 9 bucks. You can fine many different maps there. It's called way points. You set way point & it draws a line from one to the next. You can set as many as you want on your trail. I plan to set one at every trail head. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps/on-the-trail-maps/c452-c456-p1.html
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You should check directly with Garmin. I think there is a very rudamentry map which is not of much use on its own. The package may include a card with a preloaded map or disc such as N. America
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It has maps for the entire country initially. However, after you hook it up to your computer, it will do a live update to whatever area you select you want to be more detailed. For instance, I live in the mid-west so I asked it to focus on this area. You would just ask it to focus on the eastern states of your interest. I love my Garmin nuvi! I hope this helps.
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Works very well. I have bought 3 so far, 1 for me and 2 for family. I have a very good gps with maps but I usually carry the backtrack while hiking or hunting. Backtrack will work good for you if you just want to get back to where your car is.
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I doubt it, it had little to no details. Just green area and topo lines. So you cant find your way around because there were no trails shown but I hear that there are some trails in the major parks. I think that they have allot of work to do on that product before it can be widely useable, hope that helps, R.
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Costa Rica would require the purchase of additional maps unless you purchase one with Central American maps. Personally, I wouldn't buy another Magellan anyway. Not good customer service. Tom Tom or Garmin are both better choices in my opinion.
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The software that comes on it uses the same maps as Garmin and it does show the forest service roads. Also, if you can plot a route on Google maps ahead of time then you can import the route and the GPS will follow it. But I do not know specifically about ORV trails.
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Anyone who has purchased this: Can you please tell me how the software is? Does it glitch? Is it slow or fast? How does the navigation work? Is it completely different then Google Maps?
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Hi, The options for this GPS are amazing. I only use as a backup to navigate on the water and it never fails me. Topography is not something that I have ever used the Garmin Montana for. I hope my answer helped. Capt. M. Price
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Yes, all of these suggestions sound good. I miss the little bound 3x5 handbook they supplied. It fit well in a jeans back pocket when hiking. It is not a deal breaker, but just a handy reference.