Although most of my riding is in areas that I’m very familiar with, we’ve recently been doing longer rides in other areas and need cue sheets or maps. I’ve used RideWithGps to prepare maps and save and import the tcx file into my Garmin 500 for the map and cue sheet. This is usually works great for most rides, but it’s nice to have a hard copy of a map as a backup and also to hand out to others without computer guidance. Also, some riders are unfamiliar with the territory and need a map if they fall off the back.

There’s several mapping programs that are good to prepare the route and provide a cue sheet/map, but none that I can find will allow you to customize the map. What would be helpful is to label the street names so they can be read easily en route. Is anyone familiar with a free mapping program that allows for the custom street labeling?? I know they are out there, just can’t seem to locate them. Thanks.