Using Garmin Basecamp on an Edge 800

Bobbinboy

I have to say I was pretty reluctant to admit defeat and post a new thread but can anyone give advice on how the hell to use Garmin Basecamp to plot an off road route for my Garming Edge 800?

I have the trail pack with the 50:1 OS map and I can view this in Basecamp but for some reason the Basecamp software will only let me create a new list and then route and because of this all the waypoints appear as locations in the main folder. I could use maymyride or bikeroute toaster but they don't use OS maps and even the new OS Mapmyride software won't let me upload the route I have created (it gives me an error of sorts). It so frustrating to have such a good device and not be able to easily plot an offroad route on an OS map!

Any help would really be appreciated!

Briggo

I wouldnt bother.

Use www.bikehike.co.uk and save the gpx route onto your garmin in the course folder.

andrewjoseph

garmin basecamp and roadmap are no good for off road routes. Bikehike is better.

I use anquet on my mac and buy the maps I need, but importing off road routes into my 705 doesn't work (garmin insists on computing the route, not following it), so I have to export them to bikehike and then download to the garmin.

Bobbinboy

Thanks for the responses. The thing is the unit comes with the OS map which I really want to plot on. There seems little point in having an OS map if you can't use it! I can bring it up in Basecamp but not save a route on it other than all the waypoints sticking themselves into the locations folder.

I have tried to use the new OS Getamap software which is great for creating the route using bridleways etc but when I try to save it to the Garmin I get the error "Your Device Does not Support Reading of the Type: GPSDataDirectory' whatever that means..

I guess I will have to use Bikeroute Toaster or Bikehoke etc but it still bl**dy annoys me!

andrewjoseph

Have you tried the garmin forums? you might get more technical help from there.

Bobbinboy

Well at least I have the answer from the Ordanance Survey who say that the Edge 800 does not support the Garmin Communicator Plugin API that is used by Getamap. Looks like I will be emailing Garmin to sort this out as the OS Getamap has been specifically setup for Garmin devices so its a bit pants that the new 800 doesn't work with it... Bike Hike it is then!