gpx file not found by back country navigator

I’m trying to create gpx files from google maps. Essentially following this guide
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I create my route, then when I go to gpsvizualizer, I create my gpx file and transfer it to the phone. Look for the gpx file with back country navigator and no data shown in the relevant folder

Can anyone offer and help? Thanks

*sorry if I’m telling you stuff you already know and/or misunderstanding the issue*
I never have any problems, altho I don’t use any of the stuff you’re talking about.
These days I’ve mostly used their in app course creator, which makes it dead easy, tho I can understand wanting to use a bigger screen for that. In the past I’ve used website bikehike to create a course, saved it and transferred via usb into BCNav/data folder, then from ‘import tracks and waypoints’, overlayed it. In recent BCN updates it looks like you can now import/overlay direct from the phone’s download folder as well. Try creating a short course in bikehike, saving it as a gpx, put it in the phone (download or BCNav/data), see if BCN can find that (from import tracks and waypoints). if it can, then you know the issue is with your current method of creating a course. Also worth looking at justgoride as a site for creating a course (not used it yet myself but my bro in law swears by it).

hi, I’m a complete novice so no offense taken 🙂

I have managed to create a route in BC itself. However, not all map data is that good, where I ride locally the map data is large scale. So I googled and found you could use google maps. I used satellite view and drew my route. Saved it as gpx but the gpx file can’t be seen. I’ll try some of the things you suggest, cheers

Hi, I think bikehike might be ideal for what you want (I’m assuming lands end to john o’groats) especially if you’re on roads. The course creator has a tick box for ‘follow road’ when you use google maps, so you should be able to make fast progress drawing your route using google maps option. You then save route (gpx route, give it a name), download it (saves to your download folder), transfer to your phone (download or BCNav/Data folder), In BCN ‘Import tracks and waypoints’. The advantage with bikehike is that there’s no pre signing up or wotnot, so it’s quick and simple to just use there and then.

Some apps create GPXs file that are either invalid or can not be read by renderring app.

First & easiest option would be to generate the GPX from another tool. My current favourite is http://www.walklakes.co.uk/maps/
You need to log in to get OS maps.

Had a quick go, should be straightforward, this was two clicks. I guess if you’re going on some convoluted back road route, it might take more clicks to get it to take your intended route, but it should always stick to the road.

If you’re drawing off road routes, then you can still use google satellite view or ‘toggle map size’ and draw over the OS map. I think it only follows roads in google maps view, but obviously otherwise you can untick the box to stop it from following roads.