I also just tried out routing on my new Garmin Oregon 550...awesome. I was on cycling Churchill Park in Melbourne's east and camping the night. The gps, using only osm data, found me some really interesting tracks that I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Someone's done a good job in that area. It's particularly cool that you can see some interesting singletrack, take it, and the gps figures out a way to incorporate that decision and still get you to your destination.
Then, on the way home, I used it again. I had to get my car towed to a mechanic, then ride home. I would have gone a pretty boring way by default, but the gps pointed out that I was near the elster canal bike path, and took me that way. It's still not perfect — Garmin doesn't value bike paths as highly as I do — but it's really helpful. I was pretty skeptical about the value of routing on roads, but now I'm convinced that it can you help you find more interesting ways around. Steve
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