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[Closed] Garmin Edge 705 offroad routes

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Got a Garmin Edge recently, and have downloaded an offroad route onto it. How do I get it to just show me the route on the screen so I can follow it? Yesterday, I selected the route, and it calculated a new route, ensuring that I stayed firmly on road.


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 1:39 pm
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Look at the section of the manual on auto-routing - according to my HCx manual there are 'follow road' and 'off-road' options. Either that or it's something to do with 'highway'.


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 1:54 pm
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I tried it with off-road option later on - it still calculated some crazy on-road route. I don't want it to calculate anything, just show the route on the screen really.


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 2:03 pm
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Upload as a track/tracklog not a route.


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 2:05 pm
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Check out Frank Kinlans site, for info on the Edge's, and how to do off-road routes.

[url= http://frank.kinlan.co.uk/?page_id=1111 ]
http://frank.kinlan.co.uk/?page_id=1111 [/url]


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 2:26 pm
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use courses not routes

upload as a course then get the route from TRAINING>COURSES>DO COURSE


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 2:27 pm
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Oh,
TwoDogs finally got himself a log on!! -yay!

Just be thankful my old 301 geko had the same route uploaded eh!!

;o)

Serioulsy, hope the advice here is useful... It looks a nice bit of kit, even if it appears very roadie orientated!


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 2:45 pm
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cheers for the info...will have a play


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 3:48 pm
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There is a bit of a bug when downloading routes. How are you loading it on to the 705? via mapsource or 3rd party app?

I found if i downloaded straight from memory map, the 705 would link up all the waypoints as if they were road destinations. If i imported into Mapsource and exported from there, the route worked as it should.


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 4:34 pm
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I converted it to GPX in Memory Map and saved it away, then just cut and pasted it onto the Garmin


 
Posted : 26/01/2009 6:10 pm