GPX route editor / generator (MTB)

[foliedouce]

I have a Garmin 830, but I find it a bit fiddly to generate routes on.

I have a found a lovely looking route on Viewranger, but for love nor money I can't seem to edit it (I want to adjust it to a slightly shorter route).

I was hoping to export it as a GPX, edit it and then up load to the Garmin

Can anyone help with an easy method of doing this?

Thanks

[jimmsy]

You should be able to import a GPX and edit it within Garmin connect? I'm sure I've done that before.

[Gareth79]

jimmsy said:

You should be able to import a GPX and edit it within Garmin connect? I'm sure I've done that before.

Yes I have imported GPX files into Garmin Connect many times. I think you need to switch the routing from "popularity" to "follow roads" otherwise it will change the route when you drag part of it, also a GPX often doesn't match the Garmin map so you need to drag parts of it to update the route's shape.

[foliedouce]

Can you?

When I log onto Garmin Connect, I can only see details of activities / stats etc, I can't see anything about creating / editing / importing routes.

I'll have another look, proving myself to be a luddite

[snotrag]

Use komoot, draw the routes on the computer and the transfer to Garmin - get the komoot app on your Garmin. Works great,

[foliedouce]

Gareth79 said:

jimmsy said:

You should be able to import a GPX and edit it within Garmin connect? I'm sure I've done that before.

Yes I have imported GPX files into Garmin Connect many times. I think you need to switch the routing from "popularity" to "follow roads" otherwise it will change the route when you drag part of it, also a GPX often doesn't match the Garmin map so you need to drag parts of it to update the route's shape.

Thanks - got it working, but it seems to often route me down roads even with the settings as advised

snotrag said:

Use komoot, draw the routes on the computer and the transfer to Garmin - get the komoot app on your Garmin. Works great,

Bingo - had a go at this and it seemed to work, we shall see when I go out on the ride. I've exported it as a gpx and imported into the Garmin

[foliedouce]

anonymous said:

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Tried that first, it was someone else’s route that I wanted to edit, I saved into my routes but I just couldn’t get it to edit. Probably user error

In the end exported it as gpx and edited it in Kamoot

Bit of a faff but I got there in the end

[LimaDelta]

snotrag said:

Use komoot, draw the routes on the computer and the transfer to Garmin - get the komoot app on your Garmin. Works great,

Yes, Komoot is great!

[ian in lancs]

https://www.plotaroute.com/routeplanner

[dalenorth]

Another vote for komoot here