Glad it was useful for you. I rarely remove the XT from the bike now that I use this feature.

thanks.....yes i am a basecamp junkie but they haven't updated it in quite some time....tale tale sign it's on it's way out. sad......i have another video on my channel on tricking the XT to give you turn by turn direction if your interested. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iap-g6xzp8DPiGQ.html

Glad it helped - Good thought - I'll change it

great glad it helped. make sure to just use the explore app on your phone and not the web based one on your computer. it's still very buggy. the phone app works like a charm.

@@3131960dan sweet! I prefer to use the phone and it wld be easier to do on the fly. Thanks again!

@@EbonB totally agree thats the way i use it. Do everything on phone in Explore and then it pushes it tothe XT

glad it helped. I actually like basecamp😵‍💫. But I’ve been using it for years and years. Explore and Tread are the future. Garmin has stopped supporting basecamp.

exactly. XT2 uses Tread only. I made this before the release of the XT2 and updated it here....... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbucp7WZtcq9f6c.htmlsi=nrbMVLs_59cKW_11

Topo North America would be the same as your XT. You would want the topo active just if you are going to create a course. (Later to be converted to a track) using the explore app. No idea where you got just the texas part of the map.

Simple solution. I make all my tracks either green {paved veryeasy) blue {most tracks). And red (difficult). Then when you follow a track start navigation (GO) and it will turn the track you are navigating pink like it does a route. Then when you come upon another track it wont be pink and you will know your way. And as a added bonus when navigating a track it will tell you the distance to the end😁

@@3131960dan Thanks Dan the man. Makes perfect sense. I appreciate it...

Chris, You certainly could convert a track to a route if that is your desire. 99.9% of Adventure and off road riders do not use Routes. The reason being.....A route is dependent on the routable map installed on the device. Let's say there are several riders in your group and each have a different version of City Navigator installed on their GPS. A route that you share with them very possibly will take them a different way to the destination. Also if you divert from your original route the GPS is very likely to re calculate a different way to the next waypoint. And if you are going on a trail and it's not on your map (which is HIGHLY likely) then the GPS is going to route you around that trail to the next road it has on the map. A track on the other hand is like taking a paper map and using a highlighter to mark where you want to go. The GPS does not guide you. You use it like you would a map and navigate by checking your position on the screen. A track will ALWAYS stay on the path you created. Even if you turn off your map on the GPS. Learn to use tracks and you will be a better navigator in the long run. Hope this helps.

disregard that message. it's confusing i know but trust me. the xt works with explore but via garmin drive. make sure the xt is connected to garmin drive. you can see a little road icon on the xt when it's connected or you can open the app on your phone to check. once it is connected to drive, if you have it setup correctly it will sync with explore.

@@3131960dan Thanks it's working! PS wanna send me the Fredericksburg DS ride GPX?

zip is just a container that holds stuff - unzip the file first. you can only import .gpx, kml or kmz files to the Garmin.

Garmin glitch. Explore is supported but only by using Dive to communicate. It’s stupid they put that message in because it confuses folks. I don’t know what you are referring to “GPS file”. You can open GPX files with Explore. It has to be GPX

the same here, did not used it for one year... now i have the same problem as Joesiegel

Don, . When using Explore it's puts your files in "Collections" These Collection can be turned on and off via the App or on the unit in order to not clutter your screen. This is the main reason I use it. Also another super use full feature is you can use Explore like you Would GAIA - Let say you are on a ride and have lunch with a bunch of riders. You are talking about where you are going after lunch. Just pop out your phone, open up Explore and you have EVERYTHING that is on your GPS. Not only can you use it to plan the next leg but then you can Email, Text, Air Drop to any of the riders with a phone. Also, Im not sure of this but when using just drive and you send a GPX I don't know that the custom waypoint Icons will transfer correct. I'm sure there are a few more reasons to use Explore over just Drive but I'm having a senior moment......LOL Hope this helps. Dan

yes. In the files section of North Texas Adventure Riders FB group.

@@johnsalcido3701 unfortunately the 396 does not use Explore or the cloud to manage data.

Yes. I do it all the time. Everything is stored in the cloud and all you need is a connection to it with your phone and the XT connected via Bluetooth to that phone.

@@3131960dan Cool 😎 I'll look into it further. Saw something on Garmin support that said a WiFi connection was needed so I wasn't sure. Thanks again 👍

@@snatr yes i was actually out on a adventure ride when i sae your question. I did a transfer to my unit moments before responding and i was out in the New Mexico wilderness.

@@3131960dan Oh wow! Sorry to have bothered you in that case 😉 But that's proof huh? Thanks for responding. I'm still trying to figure it out- Think it might have been my initial setup, so I might reset everything and try again. Take care out there. I subscribed btw 👍

@@snatr make sure the Drive Icon is showing in the top bar of the Home Screen on your xt. That means it’s connected to drive on your phone. Thats how it connects to the cloud.

@@ronlysons6750 if you can create a gpx from the fit file you can put it on the xt. Although even if you can convert it not all the data will definitely transfer. Only the navigation related files would show up. No idea on software to convert. Contact Garmin, they should be able to guide ya.

@@3131960dan Thanks for that Dan, I see what you are saying about only the navigation files showing. I must admit that never crossed my mind. Hopefully I will sort it out because I have loads of great rides I have done on my bicycle. Most of which are between 80 and 120 miles, all the lovely English countryside. The reason I need them on my Zumo is because they were done as group ride with many twist and turn. I could never these routes.

If you use explore it will put your gpx in collections. Then you can turn on and off collections on your Gps depending on what you need. Less cluttered that way. Easier to find stuff when its in a group. You can also use your phone for planning while stopped at lunch or at camp. You use Explore on your phone to manage the files on your XT. The GPS mirrors what you have on your phone. You can also share files from explore not yo just other xt’s. But through txt, email, airdrop. When you use explore all custom waypoint icons and track colors are transferred and show correctly on the XT. Not sure if they do using just drive. I know had issues when i first started transferring to the Xt without explore. Try it. If you get the workflow down you will love it. Its the way the XT was designed to be used.

Also, I believe there are extra steps involved in doing that- At least for road navigation. Because the Drive app loads into the gps as a track. I then have to convert it into a trip on the Zumo to navigate it with turn by turn directions.

@@snatr Hi I'm trying to load a gpx route mad in Harley Trip Planner onto the XT, and it sends all of the locations- start, destination, gps locations in between, but how did you turn those into a complete trip that you can navigate start to finish? Thanks Jeff

@@jefflovell4701 I'm not familiar Harley Trip Planner but I do know exporting a trip that I created using the Rever website came out wrong if I exported the wrong GPX format. But otherwise you should see the imported GPX file in your Tracks section on the Zumo. If you open it up like that you should see the complete route (depending on track color). If the route looks right, then you'll click on the three lines to the left for the menu and scroll down for convert to trip. Then select start to finish. You'll need to do the same thing if you wanna follow the route back with directions, only you'll convert finish to start instead. And btw... When you follow a route in Trip Planner and it asks for your starting point. It won't run the trip in reverse if you choose destination. That's why you have to convert the track again but in reverse. Found that out the hard way 😛 Good luck 👍

Once you get it down it’s actually easier than it appears. Your phone mirrors your gps and vice versa.