Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
How I was able to do it was convert google maps directions to gpx. Apparently the Edge 1000 will take a .GPX file along with a .FIT file. Or it somehow just converts .GPX to .FIT.
What you want is a "track", which a list of points that accurately describes the curves and turns of the path you want to follow.
This information can be stored in many formats.
The Garmins can GPX. FIT, and TCX (different formats containing the same information).
Originally Posted by
KC8QVO
I downloaded iQ. All that does is give me a "high tech/user friendly/non-engineering/non-programmer" method for "transferring" a track/route file.
If the file itself doesn't have TBT and is segmented then iQ, as interesting and fancy as it may be, does me absolutely no good. I can simply move the file to the right folder and skip iQ entirely.
Using an IQ app is just another way to copy a file.
If it's "segmented",
you aren't doing something correctly.
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You should figure out how to use RWGPS first.
People recommend it because it works (for tens of thousands of people).
Other planners work similarly. So, if you figure RWGPS out, you'll be able to figure out other things.
Using other things now will likely just confuse you. There are lots of options.