Planning and Riding a Course

You can create and ride a custom course. A course is a sequence of waypoints or locations that leads you to your final destination.

TIP: You can also create a custom course in the Garmin Connect app and send it to your device (Following a Course From Garmin Connect).

  1. Select Navigation > Courses > > Course Creator.
  2. Select to add a location.
  3. Select an option:
    • To select your current location on the map, select Current Location.
    • To select a location on the map, select Use Map, and select a location.
    • To select a saved location, select Saved & Recent > Saved Locations, and select a location.
    • To select a saved segment, select Saved & Recent > Segments, and select a segment.
    • To select a location for which you recently searched, select Saved & Recent > Recent Finds, and select a location.
    • To browse for and select a point of interest, select Points of Interest, and select a nearby point of interest.
    • To select a city, select Cities, and select a nearby city.
    • To select an address, select Search Tools > Addresses, and enter the address.
    • To select an intersection, select Search Tools > Intersections, and enter the street names.
    • To use coordinates, select Search Tools > Coordinates, and enter the coordinates.
  4. Select Add to Course.

TIP: From the map, you can select another location, and select Add to Course to continue adding locations.

  1. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until you have selected all locations for the route.
  2. If necessary, select an option:
    • Hold on a location and drag it reorder the list.
    • Swipe left and select to remove a location.
  3. Select an option:
    • To calculate the route, select View Map.
    • To calculate the route with the same route back to the start location, select > Out and Back.
    • To calculate the route with a different route back to the start location, select > Loop to Start.

A map of the course appears.

  1. Select Save.
  2. Enter a name for the course.
  3. Select > Ride.