- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT INSTALL#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT UPDATE#
- #HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT ANDROID#
I only recently got my first smartphone (Nokia 1.3, Android, not logged into Google) but after using a Polar 810 since 2004 or so (no GPS device), I moved to Suunto in 2013 (Ambit 2S). But considering what my watches look like after some years of use, I doubt a phone would survive. I understand some people use the phone only so maybe it is just for them. But even then they only get to know this from those who actually use Trailforks (or another application that sends them stats). I understand that it might be useful for trail associations to get an impression of when and how often their trails are being used. I was mostly wondering why a rider would log a ride on Trailforks if you already have it logged in Suunto App, Polar Flow or whatever comes bundled with your device. Yeah I absolutely get that Trailforks is a much better tool for creating and navigating routes. I just like my phone to stay stowed in my pack, it cost me a lot of money and I'd rather not expose it to the elements if I can avoid it. It's only a matter of time before I will have to start paying for the Strava account a barely use and considering I already pay for Trailforks (and in a round about way my watch app), it would be nice to have them play together. Lastly, Strava has thus far been a nice "Band-Aid" solution but I don't see it remaining that way forever. I would love to be able to stop and just have to look at my watch to find that next turn or trail in a Trailforks route instead I have to pull my phone out and open up Trailforks all while my watch is still tracking the same ride just in a different app. Moreover, I am surrounded by even more new areas that I don't know. Now, I have moved to a new area, I don't know the trails, and it will take years to learn them all. Right now if I do that in order to follow my own route should a forget what I planned in the route I'll need to pull my phone out to check the route on Trailforks and make sure I am not confused. It would also be nice for me to be able to tell riders who are new to a ride "download Trailforks, and I'll post the route in advance of the ride, all you need is a compatible device". Over that time I have amassed substantial knowledge about routes and route information (there's a big climb here or a sneaky optional black diamond descent on this otherwise blue trail) it would be nice for me to not have to store all of that information in my head or across multiple devices. It works great for me! In a nutshell Trailforks will do everything that the Suunto App does already, but would provide better support and integration for reporting, route planning, and a host of other features outside the scope of traditional fitness tracker apps.Īs an example I'll use myself, for the last 15 or so years I have been participating in and leading local group rides (sometimes multiple in a week).
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT UPDATE#
I have multiple maps (layers) on my watch and I can turn them on or off as I need (TOPO maps, street routable maps, Trailforks maps.) I can have more than one map set active at a time but then it gets crazy slow to update the screen as you move so I find having only one "active" map at a time, along with the global base map is best.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT INSTALL#
To do this I had to download, install and activate the Trailforks maps. that is normally how I use it, to navigate trail systems. It works the best when riding with GPS active because the map follows my location and shows exactly where I am on the trail. I can move to any area and when I zoom in the trails are there. It is a little difficult to pan and zoom on the watch to find trails not at my location because the screen is small but it is possible.
#HOW TO DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM ALL TRAILS TO GARMIN CONNECT ANDROID#
Basically just like what you see with the android app or the website. But to answer your question YES I can open the "MAP" app on my watch and see a map with all of the Trailforks trails and zoom or pan around the map. Like I said I have a fenix 5X (Garmin mapping watch) so I can only say how it works on my device but I would assume other Garmin devices are the same.