how to add a new course in garmin connect

by Ernie Bednar Sr. 9 min read

  1. Open Garmin Connect (very obvious): You can create the route on both the mobile version and the web version. ...
  2. The list of courses established before would be displayed on the page. If you want to create a new course, click “Create a Course” on the bottom left.
  3. After entering into the Create a Course page, you will need to first select the course type. ...
  4. During the process of drawing the course, you can click on the category on the right to make a switch, for example, switching the map to a satellite aerial ...
  5. After finishing the drawing, you can view the mileage, the climb, and the slope map of the course you have drawn from the master table on the bottom left. ...

Creating a New Course
  1. Open the Garmin Connect app.
  2. Open the Menu: Android: Select. ...
  3. Select Training.
  4. Select Courses.
  5. Select Create Course.
  6. Select a course type from the list provided.
  7. Select a Drawing Method: ...
  8. Once you're done creating your course, select Done or Save.

How do I Find my courses on Garmin Connect?

After logging on to Garmin Connect, from the right list, select “Training,” then choose “Courses.” 2. The list of courses established before would be displayed on the page.

How do I get Started with the Garmin Connect app?

To get started, choose an option below to reveal instructions. The Garmin Connect app allows you to create a pre-planned course that you can download to your compatible Garmin device. Automatic: Garmin Connect will generate a course based on distance and starting direction.

How do I create a route in Garmin Connect?

Choose your map option from the upper right corner of the map. Follow Roads: Route creation tool will stay locked to roads. Freehand: Route creation tool will connect between each click a straight line between each point. Round Trip: Garmin Connect will generate a course based on distance and starting direction.

How do I change the cursor on Garmin Connect to pointing?

This is with Garmin Connect in a web browser. Edit: I found the solution. You have to move the mouse cursor to a point along the track. And you have to be very precise, within 1-2 pixels. Then the mouse cursor will change from an open hand to a pointing finger.

How to do courses on Garmin Connect?

After logging on to Garmin Connect, from the right list, select “Training,” then choose “Courses.”

How to create a route on Garmin?

1. Open Garmin Connect (very obvious): You can create the route on both the mobile version and the web version. Because the cell phone’s screen is small and its blue light is strong, and also because the finger icon is too thick on the map, it’s easy to tap the wrong location. Here, we’ll first use the web version of Garmin Connect to explain.

What is the heat map on Garmin Connect?

The last field “HeatMap” is a function that I find pretty cool. It can display the most common exercise courses of the users on Garmin Connect , and the popularity of the courses is reflected on the thickness of the lines. This lets us know whether our planned course is located on the popular routes. You might even meet fellow runners along the way!

Can you choose the starting point of a course?

If you need to personally decide the starting point and each of the destinations that the course passes by, then you can choose “Custom,” directly marking the starting point and each destination to pass by along the way. You can choose the nature of this course in the beginning.

How to edit a course on Garmin?

To edit a course in the Garmin Connect app. Open the Garmin Connect app. Access the Menu. Android: select (upper left) iOS: Select More (lower right) Select Training. Select Courses. Select the course you would like to edit. Tap (upper right corner) then tap Edit.

How many characters are in a course name?

When naming courses, keep in mind that most devices have a limit where they only look at the first 15 characters in the name of a course. If there are multiple courses where the first 15 characters are the same, the device will think they are the same course.

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