How to import a GPX into Garmin Connect

Garmin calls a planned route a course. A course made from the hikelevel GPX is sent to the watch or handheld and followed from there.

On the website

1. Sign in at connect.garmin.com.
2. Open Training & Planning in the left menu, then Courses.
3. Choose Import, pick the hikelevel .gpx file, and choose Hiking as the activity type when asked.
4. Give the course the hike's name and choose Save New Course.
5. On the course page choose Send to Device and pick the watch or handheld. The course arrives at the next sync.

In the Garmin Connect app

1. Open More, then Training & Planning, then Courses.
2. Choose Import on the courses screen and pick the file from the phone's files. On phones where the app shows no import button, use the website instead.
3. Open the course and choose Send to Device.

On the watch

Start a Hike activity, open the activity options, choose Navigation, then Courses, pick the hike, and choose Do Course. The watch shows the route and off-course alerts.

If something looks wrong

• A watch that does not list the course needs one more sync. Open the Garmin Connect app with the watch nearby.
• Courses imported with the wrong activity type still work; the type only changes which data screens the watch shows.