How the hell do I import a GPX route file into Garmin Connect??

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  • tricadam
    tricadam Posts: 1
    I've spent a fair bit of time searching online for how to do this - then, the other day, by complete luck stumbled on an answer that requires only a mobile phone with an internet connection! See my post here: https://forums.garmin.com/forum/into-sp ... o-cable-pc

    (The previous way I'd been doing it works well but requires a PC (on which you have administrator privileges) and the special Garmin USB cable. That's also described in my post.)
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    The correct answer is buy a Wahoo Bolt
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • bungle73
    bungle73 Posts: 758
    Thanks.
  • SpongeArtist
    SpongeArtist Posts: 64
    The easiest way to get a route from a route planning site like Ride with GPS (miles better than Connect for route planning) is to use the FREE service provided by http://dynamic.watch/

    Sign up link Garmin to it.

    Basically you add the URL for the route to http://dynamic.watch/ via your browser
    Connect Garmin to Phone via Blue tooth
    Load the dynamic.watch IQ App on your Garmin and select the route.

    It then downloads the route directly to your Garmin. No PC. No cables. EASY.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    for years now i've been using ridewithgps pr jumping through the Garmin hoops mentioned here, then last weekend whilst browsing the garmin connect site I notice they've added an import option to the course creator, job done! so long as the file is .gpx or .tcx it works.

    navigate to https://connect.garmin.com/modern/courses#import-course

    How many years has that been?
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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    itboffin wrote:

    How many years has that been?

    Too many
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • cgfw201
    cgfw201 Posts: 680
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    The correct answer is buy a Wahoo Bolt

    correct.

    comical how much life garmin owners waste with these tasks (i was one for 5 years).
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,166
    itboffin wrote:
    for years now i've been using ridewithgps pr jumping through the Garmin hoops mentioned here, then last weekend whilst browsing the garmin connect site I notice they've added an import option to the course creator, job done! so long as the file is .gpx or .tcx it works.

    navigate to https://connect.garmin.com/modern/courses#import-course

    How many years has that been?

    Thanks for pointing that out.

    Does this mean I don't need to buy a wahoo bolt now?
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    for years now i've been using ridewithgps pr jumping through the Garmin hoops mentioned here, then last weekend whilst browsing the garmin connect site I notice they've added an import option to the course creator, job done! so long as the file is .gpx or .tcx it works.

    navigate to https://connect.garmin.com/modern/courses#import-course

    How many years has that been?

    Thanks for pointing that out.

    Does this mean I don't need to buy a wahoo bolt now?

    i like my 520, a mate who bought a bolt sent it back after the screen died, a replacement also went faulty... back on his Garmin.

    a good spot on the new import function it works well but tbh it was easy enough to use ridewithgps, then do the ride and then save to connect.

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