Start by going to the Garmin Connect site and logging in. I’ve found it easiest to import the routes using my computer. Importing a route with the Garmin Connect website First, you need to import it into Garmin Connect, then you need to sync it to your device. Uploading a route to your watch is a two-step process. Importing a GPX file as a course in Garmin Connect

From the three-dot top menu, select Export, then GPX. Select a route on the map, and open the route details view. Let me know in the comments if you have any trouble. These instructions are for the iPhone application, but they should be similar enough for Android. From the Data dropdown menu, select the GPX option to download the track. Name the download something you will remember in the next step. In the export window, select a single day at a time, then click Export. Here are instructions for exporting the routes you’ve created in either CalTopo or Gaia and downloading them to your computer for the next step. I find it easier to plan trips on the big screen of a computer. Exporting a GPX from CalTopo or Gaia on desktop Garmin Connect does not support loading GPX files with several tracks. Note: Even if you plan several days in one map, be sure to export them separately, one route per GPX file. For any other apps, search Google for how to export a GPX track. Below, I’ll show you how to do it with the two apps I use for planning trips: CalTopo and Gaia GPS. The first step for using the course navigation feature on Fenix 6 is to find or create a track. Loading a course and starting navigation on Garmin Fenix Exporting a route as a GPX file The trail was difficult to follow in the dense forest under several feet of snow. This has turned out useful in situations like my early season trip to Desolation Wilderness. It will also overlay a red direction arrow on each activity screen that shows you where to go.īut the benefit I find most useful when using the course navigation is that it will let you know if you get too far off course without you having to continually look at your GPS. When you have the feature active, it will show you your remaining course profile: distance and elevation map. In short, the course navigation feature allows you to load a track while you record an activity. In course navigation mode, you get info on distance and elevation remaining, and a directional arrow pointing you in the right direction. The course navigation feature in the Garmin is really helpful, but it took me a long time to figure out it even existed. Suunto 9 review, the software isn’t always the most intuitive. The Garmin Fenix 6 is a fantastic GPS sports watch.

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