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Garmin export gpx file how to#
Garmin export gpx file Pc#
Garmin export gpx file windows#

Click MAP to preview the route on the unit or select GO (green button on bottom left).Hit the Down arrow icon on the left until you find the correct route.

Click on the Apps icon (middle blue circle icon at bottom of GPS unit screen).If you get a message reflecting the above, click OK.If the route has more than 29 via points, the route will be split into two trips (this is unavoidable at times, depending on how complex the route is).The newly imported route can be found under the Custom Routes icon (from Home screen, click Where To, then scroll down with arrow icon until you see the Custom Routes icon).Once it has finished calculating, a message should will pop up saying: Data imported successfully.Click the check box beside the route you wish to import.Once the unit has finished searching for imported routes, scroll down with the arrow icon until you find your desired route (if there are more than one).Click the Down Arrow (bottom right), until you see My Data (folder icon).Once the unit has powered up, click the Tools icon on the home screen of the unit (blue circle icon with wrench at bottom right).Once the import is finished, you’ll find your routes under Where To > My Routes.

This option will import the route(s) one at a time.

once the unit has powered up and is ready for use, a message will pop up saying “ new routes found, would you like to import?”.

If your unit didn’t automatically power up after you ejected it from your computer, hit the power button to turn it on. Your route is now on your GPS unit however, you still need to import them on the actual unit itself.

Follow the instructions for one of the above units.

Drag or copy the GPX file into the Folder labeled GPX.

Double click on the unit’s icon on your desktop, which will open the unit on your computer.

Open the folder containing the GPX file you’d like to add to your GPX unit.

Locate the GPS unit on your computer (should show up on your desktop).

Plug your unit into your computer via the USB cable that came with your unit.

Garmin export gpx file windows#

*If you are still using Mapsource (no longer supported by Garmin), the steps are identical, except some of the wording in the windows may be slightly different Transferring your GPX route directly to your Unit from Your Computer (without BaseCamp)

A new window should pop up saying Transfer Complete.

*For PC, select your Device name from the list in the pop up window and the data should begin to transfer.

A window will pop up with the option to include tracks, routes, and waypoints.

From the Transfer options, click Send to “name of route” to Device.

*For PC, choose the Device option in the top menu, and then select Send to Device, and then choose the file you’d wish to transfer.

From the menu at the top of window, click Transfer.

Garmin export gpx file Pc#

*note, we work on macs, PC wording/options may differ slightly Import the route you wish to send to your GPS unit and make sure the route is selected in the Basecamp.Once the unit is ready, a graphic of a computer will show up on the screen.Wait for all the data to load on the unit.Plug your GPS unit into your computer via USB cable.Transferring GPX files from Basecamp to Your GPS unit The units we’ll be using for demonstrating purposes are a Garmin 550, a Garmin 220, 390, and a 660.

Garmin export gpx file how to#

In this tutorial, we’ll be showing you how to export your GPX routes from Garmin Basecamp and Mapsource and directly from your computer. There are several different ways you can add GPX files onto your GPS unit, and the final steps are often different from unit to unit.