Garmin Foretrex 301 – Help Needed

Hi:

I have a ForeTrex 301 too and am really enjoying it. Took me a while, however, to come up with a workable solution for route management. Here's how I do it.

Download and install Garmin BaseCamp at: http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/us/onthetrail/basecamp

It's a free download. Then, download free topo maps for BaseCamp (instead of paying for the Garmin ones) at: http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/

Finally, you can download some pre-made routes (and import into BaseCamp) at: http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/TrimbleOutdoors.aspx

BaseCamp will allow you to sync your PC routes and your ForeTrex. I use it all the time.

Good luck!

Allan

Allan,
I have Topo!, and can create routes, with waypoints, and can export .gps files to my PC, and then I drag and drop the .gps file into the 301's "GPX" Folder. But I don't know how to find that route when is GPS mode on the 301.

Is the BaseCamp "sync" another way of saying "I'll move the file for you"?

Thanks.

Edit: Corrected Drag and Drop to the "GPX" folder on the 301. I was putting it incorrectly in Current.

I needed to configure Topo! with respect to Garmin, USB, etc. (but I'm still missing something). Routes and Waypoints are now visible on the 301.Topo! can't establish the USB connection for a direct download, but it is happy to dump the file into the 301's GPX when I tell it to. Go Figure.