Send to Device on Mobile

Send a Route

With just a few taps, you can easily send a route from the Ride with GPS app to your Garmin, Wahoo, or Hammerhead. 

When viewing a route in the mobile app, tap Save, and then select Send to Device. 

From there, you'll be prompted to choose between Garmin, Wahoo, or Hammerhead. If you've already established a connection between Ride with GPS and your device's syncing service, you'll see a message that your route has been synced.

If you haven't yet established a connection with your GPS device, you'll be prompted with steps to do so now.

Once your route has been sent to your device, it will also be available in your Pinned route library.

Why Use a GPX File? 

GPX files are a handy way to share a "breadcrumb trail" of GPS coordinates to a GPS device that can't be wirelessly synced, or another mapping service, in order to use your Ride with GPS routes in another environment. The ability to export a GPX file in the app allows for on-the-go usage of these types of files. 

The GPX export that our app provides is a stripped down, coordinate only file. Your GPS head unit, or other mapping technology, will "connect the dots" between these coordinates to create your track line. This means that things like POI and custom cues will not come over from a GPX file; you'll be reliant on the mapping service that you use this file with to follow the route line and provide navigation.

You'll also find that you'll either need to have a wifi or mobile data connection in order to export a route from the app.

For Wahoo and Garmin, and Hammerhead users, we recommend using the Send to Device workflow outlined above.

Export a GPX File from the App

1. View any ride or route in the app. 
2. Look under the three dot menu in the upper right hand corner of the route and choose Export GPX. 
3. From here, Android users will find that the GPX file will automatically download to your phone's Files app. You can retrieve the GPX file here in order to send it to a friend, or to another app, like Garmin Connect or Wahoo ELEMNT.
4. iOS users can send the GPX file to a contact using your phone's sharing options, share it to another app for use there, or save it directly to your Files app.

Export to Share

Once you've exported the file you're riding with, you can use your phone's share menu to text or email it to your ride buddies. From there, they can save it to their phone or send the file to their GPS device.

Export to a Garmin eTrex

A Garmin eTrex is a very simple GPS headunit that runs on AA batteries and allows you to follow a breadcrumb trail, without an underlying map. It relies on GPX files loaded to SD cards. You can export a GPX file in-app to save it to one of these SD cards for use on a Garmin eTrex.

1. View your desired ride or route in the app. 
2. Look under Menu > Export GPX. 
3. Android users will find that the GPX file automatically downloads to their phone's storage. iPhone users will see a share menu pop up, and from here can choose Save to Files to save this to their phone's Downloads folder. 
4. Next, retrieve your eTrex's SD card (located in the device underneath the batteries) and connect this to your phone. Note: depending on your phone's hardware, you may need an adapter to plug this SD card in directly.
5. Locate your exported GPX file in the Files app. Android users can find this under Files > Internal Storage > Downloads, while folks on iOS will have this in their default download location (likely, Files > iCloud Drive > Downloads).
6. On Android, tap the menu next to the item. iOS users will tap the file itself, then tap the carrot (^) icon next to the file name. 
7. On Android, select either Copy to or Move to. On iOS, your choices are Duplicate or Move.
8. Then, choose where to copy or move the file to. You'll use your Files app to navigate directly to the SD card, under Garmin > GPX.
9. Eject the SD card and install it back in your eTrex. 

Flexible Route Planning

Mobile Route Planner + Send to Device 

Premium or Basic members can use our Mobile Route Planner to build routes on the go, and use a GPX export to send to your GPS device as described above. This is helpful for spontaneous route planning, or for multi-day tours and bikepacking trips where you plan out the next day's itinerary each evening. You will need a solid cell data or wifi connection in order to use the Mobile Route Planner, but these mobile app tools eliminate the need for a laptop to enable this process.

Use Ride with GPS Routes with Other Apps

Looking for campsites, rail trails, resupply stops, or other services along your path? Export a GPX file to another service that specializes in mapping certain features, like Google MyMaps, onX, or TrailLinks. 

FAQ

• I navigated a GPX file with my GPS computer, but didn't get any custom cues or see my POI. Why are these missing?
  • GPX export will not bring these over, this provides a simple track line only.
• Can I export a GPX file if I am outside of cell data or wifi range? 
  • Service is required to export a GPX file, even if you have a route downloaded for offline use.