Topomaps for Fenix 5X

I've never dealt with anything other then road maps before and have a little trouble grasping this.

-A topo map that includes active routing is required to use the active routing feature on the fenix 5X
-- But the watch is not shipped with such map, will the feature not work unless I buy the map?
-The examples of navigation using 5X i have seen in videos are on roads.
--Will the watch not be able to create routes on trails?
-Topo maps are extremely expensive. The price is aproximatly $200 for a tiny part of my country. It would cost over $2000 to cover the entire country
--Am I understanding correctly that these maps are never updated? I understand terrain doesn't move, but the maps do contain POIs and trails.

I do want to get a 5X for the mapping features. I think the watch is too big and too heavy, but I like running on trails and running routes i've never run before. However if in order to use this, I have to pay a small fortune for maps that will simply get outdates in a few years this might not be the watch for me.

I've never dealt with anything other then road maps before and have a little trouble grasping this.

-A topo map that includes active routing is required to use the active routing feature on the fenix 5X
-- But the watch is not shipped with such map, will the feature not work unless I buy the map?
-The examples of navigation using 5X i have seen in videos are on roads.
--Will the watch not be able to create routes on trails?
-Topo maps are extremely expensive. The price is aproximatly $200 for a tiny part of my country. It would cost over $2000 to cover the entire country
--Am I understanding correctly that these maps are never updated? I understand terrain doesn't move, but the maps do contain POIs and trails.

I do want to get a 5X for the mapping features. I think the watch is too big and too heavy, but I like running on trails and running routes i've never run before. However if in order to use this, I have to pay a small fortune for maps that will simply get outdates in a few years this might not be the watch for me.

I'm sorry but I don't know how many times this can be brought up and said.....YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR MAPS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO. There are a ton of places on the internet that have opensource maps made by the community that are as good if not better than paid maps. Garmin has said you can use those maps if you want. The maps are always kept up-to-date as they are made by the community. Also yes, trails will be routable just like roads.

I'm sorry but I don't know how many times this can be brought up and said.....YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR MAPS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO. There are a ton of places on the internet that have opensource maps made by the community that are as good if not better than paid maps. Garmin has said you can use those maps if you want. The maps are always kept up-to-date as they are made by the community. Also yes, trails will be routable just like roads.

OK, yes. I can download free maps that MIGHT be as good or better then Garmin. That was not one of my questions, none of which you have answered.
I did some quick research and it seems that OSM maps don't have the same quality worldwide, and the quality of routing on OSM maps certainly varies. I don't have a problem with paying, I just like to know what I get for my money.

I see, thanks.
I have been looking at comparisons of OSM and Garmin topo maps on local forums and it seems that OSM is nowhere near as good in places that are less known/visited. I am in Norway, so there is a lot of mountains and generally difficult terrain here. This is however not a discussion of OSM vs Garmin, I am just trying to figure out how things work.

In Epix the OSM is acting. My productions are acting (Poland). It will be well :-)

I see, thanks.
I have been looking at comparisons of OSM and Garmin topo maps on local forums and it seems that OSM is nowhere near as good in places that are less known/visited. I am in Norway, so there is a lot of mountains and generally difficult terrain here. This is however not a discussion of OSM vs Garmin, I am just trying to figure out how things work.

Yeah, the hazard of using crowd sourced maps is whether or not there are crowds. Around here, with a big state forest near a major university, the trails are all well mapped on the OSM maps, and even the recent trail realignments were added quickly.

In the US Garmin topographic maps are based on the USGS (U. S. Geological Survey) topographic maps of the entire country, so there's no lack of data. The missing trails in my area were all missing on the paper maps of the area I bought. (Now that the USGS has all of its maps are online, I should check to see whether they've been updated.) Unlike the OSM maps, however, you have to buy the Garmin maps to see what's on them, and unfortunately they're locked to a single device.

Yeah, the hazard of using crowd sourced maps is whether or not there are crowds. Around here, with a big state forest near a major university, the trails are all well mapped on the OSM maps, and even the recent trail realignments were added quickly.

In the US Garmin topographic maps are based on the USGS (U. S. Geological Survey) topographic maps of the entire country, so there's no lack of data. The missing trails in my area were all missing on the paper maps of the area I bought. (Now that the USGS has all of its maps are online, I should check to see whether they've been updated.) Unlike the OSM maps, however, you have to buy the Garmin maps to see what's on them, and unfortunately they're locked to a single device.

I have checked OSM availability in the regions of interrest, and it's virtually non-existant. No trails, no names, nothing - barely basic terrain. I didn't realize garmin map can only be unlocked on a single device and can not be transfered. I seriously doubt I want to commit that much to a watch. Hardly any point buying a 5X if mapping features are incomplete.

I see it as the perfect opportunity to make a contribution to the open source maps in Norway:) Open source maps brought to you by Alex :)

I see it as the perfect opportunity to make a contribution to the open source maps in Norway:) Open source maps brought to you by Alex :)

Exactly! Since the day I read F5x will have maps I'm heavily mapping my area in OSM. Now, almost no unmapped forest road, track, path etc. around me. :) I also mapped about 31 thousand buildings, hundreds of POIs etc. but not sure all these are supported by watch or maps.

I wonder if it's possible to show all OSM objects in the map? For example, not only roads but also buildings, even power lines! :D