Download gpx file to garmin oregon 450t

Nahhh, I was extracting the zip files directly to the Oregon and 3 of 4 weren't showing caches on the unit even though the files were all listed as being on the unit and would even open in Mapsource. Now, if I take the extra step of saving them to the computer and pasting them over to the unit, they work. That's true in that the unit seemed to freeze upon startup at about halfway along the progress indicator. I gave it a good minutes before taking the batteries out and starting again.

However, afterwards while troubleshooting, I did delete the PQs off of the unit and started over and still only one PQ displayed caches on the unit until I pasted them over from the HD. Put garmin in window turn on and wait until you get full strength from satellites then look for the nearest caches and read descriptions- should now work.

BTW make sure the firmware is up to date - I belive there may be a problem with the newest version I'm using v3. Just put your files into GSAK and send them directly to the unit. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead.

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Where can I go to best manage these gpx files? I used to use easy gps. If I have specific waypoints that I would like to maintain, where should I store that file?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Happy Caching! Link to comment. Moving to the GPS and Technology forum. Posted September 12, edited. Posted September 12, Just overwrite as required if its the same area, delete as required if several areas.

Posted September 13, Posted September 13, edited. Press X to go back to the main screen. Next we need to connect our Garmin to our PC.

Under My Computer you will see a new drive letter two of them if you have a Micro SB card installed See the above image. Double click on the drive letter, double click the Garmin folder, then double click the GPX folder You will see a list of GPX files and you should recognize the saved track in this folder. While you can work with the GPX files directly from the Garmin it is best to copy them onto your PC somewhere I also save mine to "dropbox". So copy the track s to a folder on the PC hard drive.

If you have Google earth installed on your PC you can open the Track file directly into Google Earth to get a birds-eye view of the track. Viewing the track in Google Earth is just one thing that can be done with your saved tracks.

I also use my tracks to add trails and roads that are not on OpenStreetMaps. A future Instructable will show how to do this. By SteveRoy Follow. More by the author:. Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It!