Thanks Shane, little 'tidbit tricks and tips' videos like this are a godsend, I guarantee you save someone at 2am on a Saturday who's trying to figure this out.

When I switched from my Edge 810 to Elemnt Bolt, it was like a breath of fresh air seeing how easy it was to get routes onto my device. I figured SURELY Garmin would have caught up by now. Yeah, about that ...

Great explanation! I messed with this a couple days ago after the announcement. I only had partial success. After your clear description: bingo, complete success. Thank you 🙏

My life is to complicated enough I don’t need more complications ,but I liked your post👍👍

Thanks for letting us know

Super useful video, trying to work this out has been a minefield! Garmin Connect and the App are seriously illogical and in serious need of an overhaul

I think I stay with the Connect IQ App from Komoot on my Edge, sounds still way simpler and is "Two Direction".😉

what a great review

Wahoo does it so much easier. Wahoo and komoot great combination

Wahoo just thanked Garmin. #simple #wahooligan

Thank you

Thanks for this Shane. I have been searching all day to try and find some way of "managing" a smaller subset of courses that are on my device at any one time. If I summarise correctly from your explanation, once a course has got onto the device, it will auto-update at next sync (if the course was edited), but it won't ever be removed. I'm looking because it seems my entire Komoot route list got synced to the watch. I would like to be able to push just specific routes/courses from Komoot to Connect and then to the device, but not all of them. Do you know if that is possible please? I still didn't find a way to "sort" the routes on the Fenix 6 to allow selection of the one I want quicker, hence wanting just a smaller subset on the device. Seems there is no way yet in connect to mark courses as "not for sync" to do that...

I tried this when it first came out and the route copied by the API differs from a rout exported and imported using a GPX format. There are issues with Strava segments, climb pro, and elevations. I’ve tried it on several routes and not been able to successfully work properly. My hope was that I could get to see Strava segments while navigating a route. Only sometimes, and then not very well. This needs work.

So I’m still unclear on which is best for what I need- Roam or now a given Garmin device. I prefer Stravas route setting utility. But I have to have turn by turn directions. I also need on-the-fly course correction as I deal with changes during a long ride.

Shane, is there any way I can get ride details from Strava back to Garmin Connect?

So does this make the Connect IQ Strava routes a redundant add on for head units?

Doing the courses on the 3 party applications i will get curve by curve indications ?

Seeing some weird elevation figures for routes synced this way, the Edge 830 shows the elevation as between 2 and 4 times the actual. It's correct in Garmin Connect Mobile.

This seems like a lot more work than simply downloading the respective apps in the garmin store and launching the routes directly on the device. I’ve been doing that for years, and i will likely keep using that method as it keeps me out of Garmin Connect. The UI on that platform is probably the worst i can recall ever using

Can this all be done by mobile only as I can't be arsed to boot the laptop up every time I fancy something new

when we can see heart rate during a shared live track to see how is the athlete you are following?

Can you do an updated 2024 video on routes, Strava segments, and climb pro working together on Edge bike computers?

Interesting little thing you said there, that you could run into problems if you have too many too long routes in Komoot. Is this something you know or something you guess? Asking because I have long suspected that my Wahoo units suffer (they sometimes do a lot of reboots and even spontaneous factory resets and removing a few long routes tend to stop that from happening) from something like that, and I've been thinking of trying Garmin just to see if they handle that better. Just an error message telling me that too many long routes are actually the problem would make me a lot happier. Few things frustrate me more than things that crash without providing any clue about what's going on.

i think i will stick with plotaroute, create a TCX file and manually load it onto the garmin :)

Would you be bale to make an update on this video. After being a Wahoo user for many years, I have just purchased a Garmin 1040. The sync of routes between Strava and Garmin is very crappy. Adding starts to existing routes dosen't add them I need to edit them and save. Removing the starts dosen't take them away from the Garmin - Its actually very bad, I i kinda which I stayed on the Wahoo.

I use Garmin Connect constantly & the connection can be very hit & miss, I constantly have to turn off/back on my bluetooth & then it usually works…. However it’s not instant at all even if device & the phone are connected.

Do you need to subscribe to strava premium to sync your rides to your Garmin device?

Can you do a video on the Strava new paid platform. They are removing segments to paid? It seemed like a whole shift getting you to be paid now. Wanted your take on this

If you download the Strava app using connect IQ, Strava will sync your Strava courses directly to your garmin device, same as Komoot.

Can you make a course on a lake for canoeing or kayaking?

Ah, so this is how Garmin will harvest all that third party data.

God damn this seems convoluted. I'll stick with my Bolt and RWGPS thanks

Wicked Pissah Cool Video But I’ll stick to my Wahoo Roam So much easier!

Garmin connect course api work only for road. For offroad it isn't good choice :(

Garmin Connect Curses API

Unless Garmin finally solves the problem with the underlying vertical model, routes created on Connect are pretty useless. And importing a valid route from Strava to Connect unfortunately does not solve this problem .

Wonder if RideWithGPS will also support this? Their Garmin App is already pretty good at syncing with RwGPS and allows you to load recent and starred courses.

how interesting! Big fan of Komoot and own a Garmin edge and a connect account. So as soon as I saw this I went straight to my connect's account information. And guess what? No external application to be found anywhere.......... Typical Garmin! I have used Garmin GPS for 20 years and owned a dozen Garmin units but it keeps disappointing so goodbye Garmin!

How is this any different than downloading a gpx from strava/komoot and uploading it to your Garmin device either directly (usb), via pc or via your mobile (difficult but possible if using right route). Garmin is making something easy and sound special which should have been possible all along... this is a joke... When touring I use komoot and need to do a bunch op trickery to get the gpx on my 1030 with my iphone only.

I just stick with Wahoo I think...

Garmin's user interface and software are deplorable and there is NO excuse for how bad they are. My garmin loses connection to my phone EVERY SINGLE RIDE. I hate my garmin and if another superior product enters the market place I will gladly jump ship.

too many words to fast..

I think I disagree. I just used this feature this morning. You have to download the Strava Courses app in Connect IQ. Then under the very first menu on the device (not the menu in a profile but the top menu) go to Connect IQ apps and Strava routes will be there. Open Strava routes and if you have sync'd the device any courses from strava should show up. Then in order for them to get into the courses list on the device select ride route. This will download it to the device. Then it will be on the device under the courses menu in your profiles. Garmin is a weird company.

That one direction attempted joke was cringe worthy. uh....attempting to be funny in your case failed miserably.