Awesome Maps (Topo Map, Offline & Grid References)

Get detailed maps on your Garmin - even if your watch doesn’t support built-in maps. Awesome! Awesome Maps brings topo, satellite and national mapping to watches and Edge devices, streamed on demand from your phone. Includes high quality cartographic maps for: • Open Hiking Map (Worldwide) • Ordnance Survey (Great Britain) • USGS (USA) • IGN (France) • IGN (España / Spain) • swisstopo (Switzerland) • Kartverket (Norge / Norway) • LINZ (New Zealand) • NGI (Belgium) • BKG (Deutschland / Germany) • GeoDanmark (Denmark) • Natural Resources Toporama (Canada) • Satellite Imagery (for devices with more than 64-colour displays) ** No additional companion app is required on your phone, other than Garmin Connect. ** This is the sibling to the “Awesome Maps - Activity Datafield" for map access within your activity screens. Both apps have independent data limits (double your trial maps for free!) and share the same single license for unlimited access to premium maps. If you were looking for the other version, it’s here: https://apps-developer.garmin.com/apps/7a4f45d8-c126-459a-a81c-1071bf09c33c Awesome Maps is different to on-device maps that are only available on certain devices and require separate download and install (e.g. from Garmin or others). Awesome Maps loads maps on-demand and creates a small cache to optimise performance. However, it is designed to require data connectivity and so is not suited to planning trips into areas of poor reception, even with unlimited maps data subscriptions. Major benefits, on the other hand, include: • maps on all supported watches and devices, not just those with native Garmin-maps • up-to-date, high-quality maps styled for hiking and biking plus country-specific mapping • multiple zoom levels [with pan/drag to move the map for exploring (touchscreen only)] • North-up or heading-based orientation options • optional show "snail trail" to display recent locations • upload/download routes to follow - with offline capability • glance-screen location and grid-reference display • full configuration via touch-screen controls or button-menu with default settings configured from your connected device and Connect IQ app ** if you have any issues, please use the "Contact Developer" from this app page, from the contact menu in the app or direct email to [email protected] as this allows things to be resolved - unfortunately Garmin review processes are anonymous and don't allow interaction. I will *always* reply; if you send a message please check spam folders for messages from CrispGarmin - thank you! Also see the FAQ here: https://garminapps.com/awesomemaps.html ** as an independent developer, access to a range of devices for real-world testing is limited. The Garmin "Simulator" only replicates some real world experiences so feedback on Awesome Maps image quality, look-and-feel and user experience (touch or buttons) is always appreciated. Awesome Maps is provided as a freemium application; the default Trial version contains full functionality for testing, review and casual-use with limits reset every month. However, for unlimited map access a low-cost subscription service is required. Full details and costs are available from the ‘License…’ menu within the app. Map images require a small data transfer for download. Mobile data is therefore required for access. Please be aware of your own data costs and limits (and potential increased battery usage), especially when travelling/roaming. Awesome Maps is not a replacement for navigation skills and maps; do not use Awesome Maps as your primary navigation solution. More information, and direct contact details, available at https://garminapps.com/ See the Garmin Showcase forum for general Awesome Maps discussions at https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/f/showcase/433612/awesome-maps

Click 'See All' on reviews below to see all replies and updates. For the full (historical) changelog, help and contact info see the FAQ at https://garminapps.com/awesomemaps.html v4.0.1 - 11 September 2026 Update: Unexpected Shutdown Recovery v4.0.0 - 10 September 2026 Add: Offline Mode - download offline maps for routes with menu and on-screen mode indicators Add: Show/Hide route line setting and map menu control Add: Unexpected Shutdown Recovery Add: Foundations for language internationalisation - CrowdIn support required! Update: Changed all menus for better user experience Update: Refined home layout (text content for internationalisation and position) Fix: Clear cache timeout on Instinct3 (ERA Exception) Known Issue: Route distance markers and distance along route may have a small offset v3.8.0 - 2 September 2026 Add: Coloured slope indication in Route elevation graph Add: Current position and elevation in Route elevation graph Add (Preview): Parallel processing performance Update: Expanded tap area to switch between Route elevation and plan display Update: Refined route layout (text content, size and position) v3.7.0 - 31 August 2026 Add: Distance markers and direction indicators to routes Update: Refined on-map text style and layout Fix: Potential GPS status rendering on some devices Fix: Review and License helpers v3.6.1 - 28 August 2026 Add: Device support for Fenix 9 series Update: Limit background update to only licensed users Fix: Map types set on device are saved for next restart Fix: Reset map type if change country when on premium map type Fix: Reset map type if apply 'SAT' when unavailable to 64-colour devices v3.6.0 - 23 August 2026 Add: Natural Resources Toporama (Canada) maps Add: Complication publisher to send data to Awesome Maps Watch Face (new, additional permissions required) Add (Preview): Licensed user early-access to Awesome Maps Watch Face Add: Action Menu Indicator (e.g. for Vivoactive6) Add: First-Launch disclaimer Fix: Display of QR code from 'Licence QR...' menu option Update: Start-up experience (maps and reports status of old GPS data) Update: Refined text content, size and position Update: Exception handling Removed: Fenix6-series due to Complications v3.5.0 - 12 August 2026 Add: GeoDanmark (Denmark) maps Fix: Missing screen-tap menus/options for Home, Copyright and License Update: Re-installation detection Update: Optimise route drawing v3.4.0 - 30 July 2026 Add: BKG basemap Deutschland (Germany) maps Add: Route tiles highlight / preview (for devices supporting bitmap scaling) Fix: Maximum length on settings/properties for Default Map Type Update: Reduced start-up license checks (with SafeMode override) Update: Refined text content and layout (scalebar and copyright) Update: Exception handling ... v3.0.0 - 6 July 2026 Add: Device support for GPSMAP H1 / Hi Plus (no glance, no datafield version) (over 100 devices and variants now built and supported for Awesome Maps) Add: Preview / Experimental setting for testing new features (default is 'Off') Add (Preview): Route (x1, short) upload and view on map ** Feedback Please ** (not available on older e.g. Fenix 6 devices due to lack of Garmin API support) Fix: Menu options for ApproachS50, D2-Mach1Pro, D2-AirX10, Epix2-Pro, Tactix7 Fix: Make touch screen identification dynamic to allow for locked touch screen UI updates Update: Refined text content Update: Exception handling (ERA) ... v2.0.0 - 14 April 2026 Add: Zoom In / Out controls for touchscreen devices Add: Heading icon and map type control (for touchscreen devices) to the map Add: Optimise tile loading for rectangular (Edge) devices Add: Scalebar adaption for non-metric device distance units Add: Device support for D2 Mach 2 Pro Add: Updated icons Fix: Scale for Ordnance Survey maps Remove: Non-tiled maps (increased tiled map allowance to compensate) ... v1.0.0 - 17 March 2026 First Release