Hi Everyone,
I am busy planing my retierement plans, and one of these plans would be a trip from Germany to my Daughters in Sydney.
I tried google but I get only up to Iran, google Maps doe`s not let get me any further.
Any suggestion`s which free App/Map I could use for route planning!
Cheers Klaus!

Take a look at these:
https://www.openstreetmap.de/

For rough orientation I found the Garmin base map useful at times. At least it gives you clue as to where you are.

And - welcome to the travelling community! You aren't from Lower Saxony, are you?

Happy planning

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Hi Vaufi,
thanks for your answer, and yes, I am from lower saxony!
Have a nice Xmas !
Cheers Klaus!

Hi Klaus,
Nice free topomaps for your garmin nav based on osm: https://garmin.opentopomap.org

Apps:
Maps.me has free on-and offline maps for your phone
Ioverlander lets you find places: https://www.ioverlander.com/apps

Marc


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Hi Klaus,

unfortunately there is no app that does all. Some apps work great in certain countries, whereas are crap in others. e.g. google works great in western Europe and North Amerika but sucks in many other places. In some cases it is best to ask locals what they use and adapt accordingly.
The app itself is not so important as most of the relay on the same source goolge maps or open street maps. Only the algorithm to calculate the route differs.
No matter what you use the further you go away from western countries the more unreliable every app will get. So don´t be surprised when roads which are supposed to be there are not and vice-versa.
I mostly use a combination of osmand+ (open street map) and google and a local apps.

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Here I do maintain a list of usefull apps for travelling. Together with the specific use case during travelling:

https://www.4x4tripping.com/2022/12/...s-im-2023.html

But yes, the planning of a trip is different to the usecase what app you will use during your trip.

You have to collect the legs of your trip at your own, you had to prove what is possible with your passport. What is possible with your restrictions when you start to considering security. A route planner will use too countrys like Irak, Afghanistan or Myanmar. Not any boarder is open, not any bordercrossing is open for tourists.

Or the routing will lead you through China without to tell you, that you may need an chinese driving licence, an additioal guide and a predefined route who will cost you cash (and a lot for preparation and paperwork).

Do you really need a detailed daily plan with mileage, or does it make more sence to start something like this with some months in your pockets.

Google did restrict their routing recently.. Here, one of my suggestions at the link above, is the better way - but you had to set what is possible at your own.

If you really want to do detailplanning, probably tripline is to mention too. To collect useful POIs for an extended trip, for not missing beautiful sightseeing, is another challenge..

Surfy

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As allways interesting and helpful tips from your side!

Why not use google maps in trip planning for a personal POI archieve?
I am doing it for quite for a long time. Everytime I found or read something interesting to see, to visit anywhere, I enter it as a personal POI in my maps google account. Works for me.

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