Off road cycling on farmland

9003962
16 days ago

Hello all you cycling folk, please be aware that if you use the garmin cycling app it will take you on private farmland, that's not a byway, actually the cyclist that nearly got mashed this evening when he ended up on the front of a very lage agricultural piece of equipment wasn't even on any lawful pathway.  Please cross check your route or get a better navigation system.  Luckily only his bike got mashed not him. He was entirely at fault,so it was an expensive lesson for him. Stay safe folks, and watch out for them farm dogs.

  • 0 15 days ago

    That is down to the maps not the device itself.  The maps are based on OpenStreetMap data.  If you know they are wrong in this area you can edit them to mark the relevant tracks as not for public access.  Then everything that uses these maps will update in time.

  • 0 15 days ago in reply to Wongataa

    I didn't know the maps were wrong as they are clearly marked on O.S. maps with the footpath and footpath number. I therefore consider it is the responsibility of the user/ cyclist to make sure the data or app they are using is in fact correct.  As  working farmer, I don't have the time to this sort of information out.

  • 0 7 days ago in reply to 9003962
    9003962 said:
    Hello all you cycling folk,

    This is pretty odd. There are subforums for 10 Garmin cycling-specific devices (and there are a bunch of old ones people are still using). Why did you pick this one and only one? What sort of reach do you think you are going to have here? (Only a small fraction of Garmin-using cyclists read these forums).

    9003962 said:
    I didn't know the maps were wrong as they are clearly marked on O.S. maps with the footpath and footpath number

    Do you even know there are different maps (with different data)?

    If something is correct on OS, it doesn't mean it's going to be correct on maps from other providers.

    OS data is proprietary (AFAIK). That would mean other map providers can't just take the data. 

    The default maps on the Garmin devices are based on Openstreetmap (OSM) data. It seems likely that the way you are talking about isn't indicated as being private (the Garmin devices should not route on private ways).

    9003962 said:
    I therefore consider it is the responsibility of the user/ cyclist to make sure the data or app they are using is in fact correct.  As  working farmer, I don't have the time to this sort of information out.

    This is certainly true. Even for "better" devices. Even for OS maps (which are never going to be perfect, like any map).

    9003962 said:
    As  working farmer, I don't have the time to this sort of information out.

    But you do have the time to make odd and useless posts here.