Detailed maps for CDR

Guys & Gals,

we will ride the CDR (Continental Divide Route) this summer from Canada to Mexico. I have been offered some GPS routes for my Garmin GPS, but I would like to get some detailed paper maps to allow me to plan for bypasses and to locate nearby towns, gas, etc.. In England there are a series of maps called Ordnance Survey maps which are large scale and cover remote areas, is there an equivalent here in the USA? If Not can anyone recommend some detailed maps that we could carry with us for infrequent use? We will leave late July and have 3 weeks to get as far south as we can!!

Any suggestions/ideas would be very welcome. We rode the TAT 2 years ago and I am really looking forward to this..

Gary

They are called USGS quads here. They are free. I'll send you some links later when I get to a real keyboard.

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http://www.usgs.gov/

Wow! I never knew. I could get lost in here for days.

Map lovers, stock up on printer ink.

Yes and the best part about it is that you can download them to most smart phones or tablets using a $10 app. For last year's LAB2V with SilverBullet I dumped all of Southern California and Southern Arizona onto an old Samsung tablet and my phone just in case.

Many thanks Mike & Philip..

Gary

Thank Mike, I learned of this when you did!

The maps I used when I rode it on bicycle are made by Adventure Cycling Association and can be purchased from them. The few guys I saw riding motorcycles were using the same maps.

https://www.adventurecycling.org/ro...ute-network/great-divide-mountain-bike-route/

Edit: just realized this is a very old thread. Not sure how to delete my post.