Suspect plenty Garmin watches can do that, although might need one with maps so may not be as cheap (but you will get far better battery life!)...doesn't really answer your question but there are options.
You can follow a fox on an Apple Watch using the WorkOutDoors app (£8 on the App Store), but not with turn by turn directions. It will inform you if you’re off route though. Works very well on road but I’m yet to try it off road. Should be fine in most cases I’d think, but you’d need to take your hand off the bar to look at the watch.
You can follow a gpx on an Apple Watch using the WorkOutDoors app (£8 on the App Store), but not with turn by turn directions. It will inform you if you’re off route though. Works very well on road but I’m yet to try it off road. Should be fine in most cases I’d think, but you’d need to take your hand off the bar to look at the watch.
You can get turn by turn directions on the footpaths app, (another subscription but at least its pretty cheap) and you can also make routes on apple maps and follow those, but it's not in an activity so it's not a slick as the garmin way for me.
I've just started the return for my apple watch ultra, I was going to keep it so that I've got both, but even as a used buy, it's a lot of money for something that I'm realistically not going to use. It's pretty good and there are some things that I prefer to Garmin, but its' not there just yet.
Definitely getting closer, and I'm sure I'll try again one day.
Thanks all.
i should also say that, I’ve had 3 Garmin products (two bike computers and a watch) and I’ve grown to hate them all. Cheap feeling hardware and terrible, buggy software. The rubber perishing on my Edge 510 is an example of this. Good battery life though!
edit: does anyone use the Outdoor Active watch app? I have a sub for that at the moment.
Worth noting that Decathlon’s ‘Kiprun’ app sync’s up to your Apple Watch’s fitness data.
You earn points for each workout.
And what to points mean?
Prizes! (or money off decathlon purchases).
finally got the watch, wanted to have a look, than buy online, thanks all for useful info advise
the 40mm was tiny so got the 44mm SE, perfect size, the AppleCare at £50 for 2 years seems a no brainer. with my history.
definitely feels premium, popped to bike shop and used the strava app, works well.
swimming tomorrow and a gym class.
Komoot does turn by turn directions on Apple Watch.
Pretty sure my next apple watch is going to be a Garmin Enduro3…
It seems that the Apple Watch does now do turn by turn navigation in the maps app.
You first have to create a custom route in the maps app on an iPhone, iPad or Mac running the latest OS. Then you can load that on the watch and follow.
I’m going to go for it, but just have to decide between a series 9 refurb or SE2 refurb.
I've just bought one from Argos.
Series 9, 45mm case, GPS + Cellular, Midnight, Sport Loop, £339!
It seems that the Apple Watch does now do turn by turn navigation in the maps app.
You first have to create a custom route in the maps app on an iPhone, iPad or Mac running the latest OS. Then you can load that on the watch and follow.
Presumably you mean for off-road routes? I've used the Maps nav function several times to find a specific place while I'm walking, without creating a custom route. The only problem I've encountered was in Bristol, drunk, a few weeks ago, when I turned right instead of left as instructed and couldn't work out why the watch was sending me around in circles. 😀
Yes to off road, but also a custom route where I know a certain road is too busy / fast to cycle on and there is a country lane alternative.
Apple maps likes to try to route via the A34 or A420. I’m not crazy so I’m not cycling on those!
