Canal Map - GB - Garmin Compatible
20 Jun 2025
All mapping data is derived from OpenStreetMap, including the downloadable maps. Many thanks to OpenStreetMap contributors for their skill & dedication.
Updates
Updated 13/06/2025 & now includes;
- Lift Bridges and Swing Bridges have their own ‘bridge ref’ icon, and the displayed name includes ‘Lift-or-Swing’ when sufficiently zoomed in.
- Pump-outs are now displayed (searchable).
About
Useful if you want to see where you are in relation to locks, bridges and other features such as turning points (winding holes). It is not routable for boats, but is useful, and can be fun to look at - I find it useful when trying to work out exactly where winding holes and other features are ahead of me. I keep an old Garmin edge cycle computer at the back of the boat with me. The routing is for cycles, and it also shows cycle routes - these are often canal towpaths, making cyclists frequent users of the canal network.
It is no substitute for a good guide book! Treat it as a bit of useful fun, and hopefully you will enjoy using it.
Downloading
Each map has it’s own download folder containing the current & previous months map, together with the .torrent files you will need to download the winexe or gmapi version of the map. Also included is a .txt file containing the md5 sums for the maps, so that you can check the integrity of any downloads.
All dates {DATE} are in the format YYYYMMDD.
| Name | Link to download folder |
|---|---|
| Avenue Verte | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/cqqzmY74nCogB6C |
| GB Barriers Filtered | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/3Q2QZALxs5cnqtC |
| GB Canal | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/To876G9AfB5wPLK |
| GB Electric Wheelchair | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/nXEpZdM39NzrxSX |
| North Sea Cycle | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/58r9FGfz59Z4aBS |
| Trike | https://daphne-nick.uk/nextcloud/index.php/s/zAMzKB5tX7RrH9E |
Verifying the integrity of your download
Using my linux computer the command: md5sum trike-2026-02-01.7z
produced the result: 60e12c4b599077a74d616a5938e9926d trike-2026-02-01.7z
If you have any doubt at all about the integrity of your download, please use this basic integrity check of the download, checking the result you get is identical to the result in the .txt file.
A similar method of producing the md5sum is available on Windows and Apple computers.
If you find this, or any of the maps I create are useful to you, please consider making a small donation to a charity or to the OpenStreetMap foundation at https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate/