You have to convert your kml files to gpx. But you can set different colors for each trail. the shareware version can only load 3 gpx files at once, IIRC. There is a really nice trails database that covers about the eastern half of the country. Also take a look at to see what Garmin compatible maps are available for your area. Topofusion is my favorite of the group and more beginner friendly.Īnd yes, when you take a kml and turn it into a kmz for use with Garmin Custom Maps functionality, the lines from your kml files are converted to raster format, also, and lose a lot when you zoom, as the raster resolution is not terribly high. All of those programs are good programs, but I would not send a beginner to cGPSmapper any day of the week. I did not want him to be confused by the information in your post. So taking files that work in a Delorme and simply stuffing them into the gpx folder on a Garmin will probably create more problems than it solves. If it isn't, it gets confused and generates very erratic results.ĭelormes are more flexible in the way they interpret. gpx file to be organized in a very specific way. Not everything you can do with a file conversion or file creation on the computer will necessarily make it work on a GPS. It would only serve to confuse him and probably make him hate Garmin as a result. Trying the things you suggested would simply not work based on how I know Delormes handle data. Nothing against you, but Delormes and Garmins handle things VERY differently. I have written very detailed posts in the past about how Garmins handle trail data in. I see this a lot here with folks not understanding how their GPS reads and interprets data and how computer programs and GPS hardware handle things differently from each other.

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