Garmin 705 made easy-help!

Mendip rouleur
Mendip rouleur Posts: 163
edited August 2009 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
I recently bought a garmin 705 for a LEJOG trip to act as a map.

I now want to download the Wild Eadric sportive route onto it, but don't know where to start, it doesn't seem very intuitive or easy and I can't find any instructions.

Has anyone got a step by step or idiot's guide to downloading maps to a 705 unit?

Thanks
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  • dmb101
    dmb101 Posts: 16
    best place is on you tube, the manual that comes with the 705 is a bit limited!!!!!
  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    find a gpx file of said sportive
    connect 705 to pc
    drag gpx file to gpx folder on 705
    look in "saved rides" on 705 et voila!
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  • Esoteric80
    Esoteric80 Posts: 84
    The instructions that come with Garmin are horseshit.

    Check this guy out for some help:

    http://frank.kinlan.co.uk/?page_id=1212

    BikeRouteToaster is great for route planning

    http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Default.aspx[url][/url]
  • Stuck on a Giant
    Stuck on a Giant Posts: 256
    Also consider bikehike.co.uk - save files as GPX track.
    You may find when you load routes into the unit, you have to re-name them as .GPX (in upper case) as if saved as .gpx the unit seems not to find them.

    Info is also available on Garmin's own website/forum - not sure if it's called bikely.com, or if that's something completely separate.

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