types of roads/trails in BaseCamp

This is old and things have changed somewhat, but it might help a little anyway: http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/mapLegend.html

-Boyd

Boyd,

Thanks for the info. But you must be correct, old as the hills. I don't even see the off road trails listed by type.

That's something that's getting very frustrating these days.

Use BaseCamp and it shows the trail, build a route. Go to follow it and you come to the start and there is a sign that says "no motor vehicles" or it will be an off road trail, but single track for dirt bikes only.

Need be able to plan for that, instead spending time planning a days outing, only to find that we're not welcome!

Other thoughts? Surely there must have been something in the design of BaseCamp on what was used to show roads and trails.

Thanks,

Rooster

Other thoughts?

Yeah... I don't think the data that you want is part of the current Garmin 24k topo series. I have the Northeast 24k topo and have never seen any distinction between trail types. I make my own maps (http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/byuser/282/) and can tell you that this kind of data is hard to come by.

Now Garmin has released a new kind of topo product in the EU that appears to address this, but I haven't seen any announcements for a US version yet. See POPEJ's post(s) in this thread for more info: https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=27954

-Boyd

You may be able to get this sort of data from www.garmin.openstreetmap.nl with the routable cycle map option. The only problem with openstreetmap data is that if somebody hasn't ridden over it, it won't be correctly identified. In the US, most of the OSM data was uploaded from US Census bureau files that labeled dirt roads and two tracks "residential roads". I also make my own maps of the southwest http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/view/518 . This map will indicate limits of private and public lands, and will give you a general idea of road surface type, but doesn't cover the data in the detail you seem to require.

I guess this is why my "way better half" is accusing me of hogging the horizontal surfaces in the Toyhauler. I've got my laptop with BaseCamp up along with Forest Service Maps, National Geographic maps and whatever else I can get my hands on spread over the horizontal surface.

I'm finding that I have pretty good luck planning a ride and have it go as planned, but it is a lot of work without a BaseCamp legend of trail types.

Maybe next patch.

Thanks for the responses,

Rooster

I've got my laptop with BaseCamp up along with Forest Service Maps, National Geographic maps and whatever else I can get my hands on spread over the horizontal surface.

Do you have any FS maps that indicate road surface? In my neighborhood, I just assume "unpaved". Also, are the FS maps on the laptop? If so, how?

Seldom,

Yes I have the Trails Illustrated "National Geographic" maps. They provide input on what the trails are designated for. So I find myself spending lots of time looking at the maps and looking at BaseCamp to find trails we can take.

Its a long and frustrating process. For instance, the Taylor Park, Colorado area is in the corners of four maps. So you have to have all four maps at hand and fold to match trails.

I'm trying out scanning the maps and using the new HP "Scan and Stitch deluxe" software that came with a new printer. Perhaps then I can print out just what I want of the area and make life easier.

Rooster

If NG Topo copyright permits, and your Garmins are handhelds (Oregons or newer) you may want to consider scanning them as Garmin CustomMaps (no space) on them, as described here.

This is an old thread, but it looks like somebody has already created a workflow for doing this: https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=14133

-Boyd