I am extremeley dissapointed in the TOPO Mapping I purchased for my GARMIN Colorado 300.

The cover on the case of the SD card I purchased it on carries an Ordnance Survey logo and states 'Enabled by' just in front of it.

Having read previous reviews and noted that GARMIN seem uninterested in the level of satisfaction I have sent the following letter to Ordnance survey and will post their answer here later.Maybe if more people do the same the OS will do something.

"Dear Sirs,
I purchased a Micro SD data card for my Garmin Colorado 300 with TOPO Great Britain mapping for Northern England. Reference 010-C****-00 TOPO GB. The cover of the mapping casing is endorsed with the Ordnance Survey logo and this is the only reason I purchased it as I specifically expected to find detailed mapping of footpaths, bridle ways and the detail that I have come to expect from Ordnance Survey Maps.I am afraid that the product is not fit for purpose as many footpaths are not shown, many more seem to start and stop in the middle of nowhere with gaps in them as well. I have to say that I am surprised such a bad product carries an Ordnance Survey logo and hence implies to a buyer that Ordnance Survey has endorsed it.

There are many threads from purchasers complaining that GARMIN have taken a very uninterested stance concerning the fact they have many unhappy customers that share my view and I would be interested to learn just exactly what the term 'enabled by Ordnance Survey ' is supposed to imply as you can rest assured that I expect a full refund for this unusable product.
I consider that I have been misled with this product through misrepresentation caused by your trusted logo appearing on the product and that this product is being 'passed off' as an OS product when in fact the product itself is not to OS standards.
I look forward to your earliest response.
Many Thanks"

I bought the Edge 705 and paid the extra £115 for Topo GB DVD. Although it improves the detail of the maps on the Edge unit, if you plan to buy this software for planning routes as i did then forget it. The contour lines and topographic detail seem to be accurate but paths and roads are simply incorrect with many well known tracks and bridleways missing or detailed as streams or rivers, some simply end at random. I only hope that if Garmin bring out an improved version it will be free for anybody who wasted money on this one. With so many FREE route planning websites around (bikely.com or mapmyride.com) to charge around £100 for this is almost criminal.

Pretty much everything has been said about the Garmin Topo GB already so I "tried" it for free. In my opinion, it certainly isn't worth anywhere near the asking price. Remember Garmin, we are consumers not businesses.

Well be warned that after my latest Training Centre download my "trial" version doesn't work any more.

Doesn't even come close to proper OS maps / Memory Map. However, I had to have some maps on my new Oregon and it's Hobson's choice.
Only now have I discovered the OpenStreetMap project - and it's free!

I feel that this product was oversold and is very disappointing compared with the quality of the Garmin 60Csx which is superb.
I think Garmin owe me.

Having previously bought the US equivalent ($60), I had expected to have a similar level of detail as the product is to quote the Garmin site and package designed for walking, trekking with tracks and paths included. What they don't say but Garmin now tell me is that the data acquired by Garmin from OSGB is limited so cannot provide the detail required for walking and trekking. You can't find this out without trying the product. The package shows lots of nice detail and colouring but don't expect the same for where you live. Garmin now tell me that as I've opened the package they cannot provide a refund.

Worst product I have ever bought.

I have never written a review on the web , as I am so disappointed with the GB Topo Map that I decided to do so.

This map is a waste of money, it suppose to replace the OS map but it is nothing like that.
I am a keen walker and was looking foward to this Garmin product, what a waste of money and Garmin should be shameful.
Many details and paths are missing even some the bridges on the major rivers are missing. If you only use this map , be ready to to walk few extra miles.
Forget to buy this product, buy Os and EuV7., otherwise you will be very disappointed.

Total waste of money. Buy City navigator Europe V8 instead.

City Navigator Europe V8 is a great product. This is total garbage.

Garmin, Mapsource & Ordnance Survey should be ashamed of themselves - It feels like this software was written by some spotty US teenager with no interest whatsoever in the topography of the UK or any of its non-major road details. Total garbage... DON'T BUY IT!

I'm afraid I have to agree with the negative review in all respects - this is nothing like an OS map in any way, and the lack of detail is quite astounding. There are major arterial roads that don't appear on the maps; moving about the map is time-consuming (and only alleviated to some extent by toggling between highest and lowest detail), and even when I tried to place waypoints along a route I often take, it was mostly guesswork as the path itself wasn't marked.

I had thought that the brilliant-looking Memory-Map would cost many times the price of Garmin Topo GB, but - unless I've completely misread the details - I could have got it for much the same outlay. I can't believe I chose Mapsource instead, but now I have to live with it.

The Garmin Topo GB is utterly useless for the purpose that I bought it. It does not show byways open to all traffic, many, many footpaths are missing, and other routes, such as roads used as a public path are missing. This software is a complete waste of money (£135.00) at the time of writing. Buy Anquet, memory map or Fugawi etc. Also, the software will allow only an area of approx 10 x 20 miles with the greater (?) detail. Total rubbish. Very poor mapping. It is miles away from genuine OS mapping. Very poor. What has made me even more disgruntled is that I have waited for about three years for this!! Anyone want to buy a Quest?