Is there any way to get google maps back?

Mij google maps has also dissappeared and I would love to see it back - How do I 'make it so'?

As the title says or failing that, is there any other software that we can use that utilises google maps?

Google Earth is quite good. Export your activity to a GPX file.
Open up Google Earth and from the menu select Tools > GPS.
Select the radio button "Import from file" and browse to your activity.
To see Speed, Cadence, HR etc, drill down in the places panel from
Temporary places > gpx GPS device > Tracks > untitled
Right click on untitled and select "Show elevation profile" to show graphs of Speed, Cadence, HR etc

Try runkeeper.com. I just uploaded a run there and it works very nicely and uses Google Maps! It's beautiful, as the map window is much larger than GC and even has built in mile markers...FWIW, I noticed the new Bing maps uses a really thick red line, whereas the plot for Google Maps is a thinner and more transparent pink.

Thanks for your runkeeper.com advice, it seems quite useful and at least they use Google Maps. My country is totaly useless with Bing maps, such a bad move from Garmin...

Yep move away from Connect and move to Runkeeper. I like the advice given in the quote below as well, slick little page/site

Big maps seem to work OK for me. Running FF 3.6.12 on WinXP SP3.

I actually think Bing maps have better resolution than Google maps and seem to be updated more frequently.

I wish Garmin would allow that little map window to be expanded though. Whew.

If you want to export your data & plot it on a Google map, take a look at this thread on GMap4.

https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?t=10528

I have been using GMap4 for months now and it works great for me! Here is a sample from a recent hike:

BMG Wilder Ranch hike - 09/25/2010
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=https://sites.google.com/site/joe00data/home/hike-data/WilderRanch-activity_50504195.gpx

Move to RunningAhead.com. I already have. Plus, you can keep track of your shoe mileage there.

I don't see maps for any of my prior runs at all. Luckily I always upload my data not only into GarminConnect but also into RunningAhead.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I have bookmarked RunKeeper and RunningAHEAD and will try them over the weekend.

They both look like good options :)

Here is another option for cyclists http://ridewithgps.com/

Also, how does one pull all the data off the garmin site (ie calender, ride data etc)?

Garmin Response

Dear Mike Bronze,

Thank you for contacting Garmin International.

It is my pleasure to assist you. Thank you for registering your Edge 500. Garmin has a rich history of collaborating with industry leaders, and using Bing maps with Garmin Connect provided an opportunity to build upon our existing relationship with Microsoft.

Garmin Connect users will continue to enjoy all of the familiar mapping features and functions that bring more than 40 million saved activities to life, and working with Bing will lead to more exciting developments in the future.

With Best Regards,

Terry M

Product Support Specialist

Outdoor/Fitness Team

Garmin International

.....and using Bing maps with Garmin Connect provided an opportunity to build upon our existing relationship with Microsoft.....

With Best Regards,

Terry M

Product Support Specialist

Outdoor/Fitness Team

Garmin International

So what makes Terry think we give two turds about Garmin's relationship with MSFT? We're customers you jerk, we want the best product.