With the latest beta of MyTrails, add a map configuration by just clicking a specially-formatted link. Here’s a short list of maps to explore:

• SwissTopo (Switzerland)
• SwissTopo (Switzerland)
• SwissTopo (Switzerland)
• SwissTopo (Switzerland)
• SwissTopo (Switzerland)
• National Geographic World map (US and world for low zoom levels)
• Some amazing maps from CalTopo (US – most of these maps are not available everywhere even in the US; if the map doesn’t load, zoom out and try to move around)
  • USGS 7.5′ Topo Maps
  • USGS 1:250k Maps
  • Forest Service
  • Visitor Maps
  • NPS Visitor Maps
  • USFS Visitor Maps
  • Historic 1885-1915
  • Historic 1915-1945
• Contour and altitude shading (US); combine these with the above using layer maps or update the URL map to include both maps, separated by a || (double pipe)
  • Shaded Relief
  • 40′ Contours
  • Fixed Slope Shading
  • Gradient Slope Shading
  • Example combined map: 7.5′ Topo Maps with Shaded relief (importing this map works in MyTrails 1.4.1b1 and later, and requires that you first import Shaded Relief and USGS 7.5′ Topo Maps)
• HEMA Road Atlas (US)
• USFS (US, world)

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