Cycle Map of GB

12 Dec 2023

New - Cycle Map of GB

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All mapping data is derived from OpenStreetMap, including the downloadable maps. Many thanks to OpenStreetMap contributors for their skill & dedication.

New - Cycle Map of GB

cycle-map Dartford area

I’ve just finished creating and testing this new map with the following features:

National cycle routes are shown in bold red,
Regional cycle routes are bold pink,
Local cycle routes are blue,
References for the cycle routes are displayed, often in a ‘shield’,
This is a lightweight style, aimed at use on a cycle computer, and a number of changes have been made to ensure it responds quickly on a cycle computer, and that information important to a cyclist is displayed,
- Buildings are not shown,
- Gardens are not shown,
- Icons for many features not needing to be seen by a cyclist are not shown, for instance an icon for a carpet shop,
- Motorways, and other main roads that cyclists usually avoid are shown in grey,
- As cycle parking places are now so frequent, I have not shown them as in dense areas they can clutter the map so much it becomes confusing,
Cycle shops, and those shops which sell cycle items used by cyclists, are shown,
Parkrun starting points are shown, where they have been added to OpenStreetMap,
Postboxes are shown, with their collection time, if available,
The map is both routable, and searchable,
Available as:
- for windows users cycle-winexe-2023-12-12.7z.torrent,
- for apple and windows users cycle-gmapi-2023-12-12.7z.torrent,
- for those using QMapShack, or who only wish to install the map on their Garmin device, cycle-2023-12-12.7z.torrent.

Available from

https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/6cQesAz38DWRWBo

Each of the different variety (exe, gmapi, or gmapsupp & tdb) are compressed with 7-zip, but are still approaching 600mb in size, and are supplied as a torrent file, which will allow you to download the complete file.

See https://daphne-nick.uk/openstreetmap/garmin-maps/2023/10/18/garmin-map-instructions for instructions on using the files.

This map will be updated on a monthly basis whenever possible, with a new version created on the first Tuesday of the month, and posted on my site for download as soon as I have tested it, often the same day.