Garmin routes with elevation

Dippydog3
Dippydog3 Posts: 414
edited December 2014 in Road general
Can someone please explain what I need to do so that a route I create has elevation profile data as well.

I am happy to use any route building software. It's for loading onto my Garmin 800.

Is it something to do with file types?

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  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    Dippydog3 wrote:
    Can someone please explain what I need to do so that a route I create has elevation profile data as well.

    I am happy to use any route building software. It's for loading onto my Garmin 800.

    Is it something to do with file types?

    Routes created on the ridewithgps website and subsequently exported as gpx tracks contain elevation date.

    http://ridewithgps.com

    Here is one imported into base camp to show elevation data graphically.

    15952552002_d185844eb5_b.jpg

    Here is some of the raw data.
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

    <author>RideWithGPS LLC</author>
    <url>http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6589571</url&gt;
    <time>2014-12-05T16:59:26Z</time>
    <trk>
    <name>testr</name>
    <trkseg>
    <trkpt lat="51.21505" lon="-0.41382">
    <ele>106.4</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21521" lon="-0.41381">
    <ele>107.9</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.2154" lon="-0.41374">
    <ele>109.6</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21557" lon="-0.41364">
    <ele>111.2</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21572" lon="-0.41353">
    <ele>112.7</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21606" lon="-0.41326">
    <ele>114.8</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21623" lon="-0.41313">
    <ele>115</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21633" lon="-0.41306">
    <ele>115.3</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21656" lon="-0.41297">
    <ele>116.1</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21677" lon="-0.41291">
    <ele>116.8</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21719" lon="-0.41283">
    <ele>118.2</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21763" lon="-0.41272">
    <ele>120.7</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21783" lon="-0.41268">
    <ele>122.8</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21794" lon="-0.41264">
    <ele>123.9</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21801" lon="-0.41261">
    <ele>124.6</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21811" lon="-0.41251">
    <ele>125.6</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21823" lon="-0.41238">
    <ele>126.7</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21839" lon="-0.4122">
    <ele>127.9</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21868" lon="-0.41195">
    <ele>129.3</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21889" lon="-0.41178">
    <ele>130.4</ele>
    </trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="51.21905" lon="-0.41165">
    <ele>131.2</ele>

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