Send trails from Wikiloc to your Garmin (Noncompatible devices: Garmin Connect)
If you have a compatible device or Garmin Connect IQ's Wikiloc app, use this method
Even if your Garmin device is not compatible with the Garmin Connect IQ platform, you can easily and directly download trails from Wikiloc to your GPS.
Wikiloc offers a feature that allows you to send a trail to your Garmin device in just a few steps. Once the trail is on your GPS, you can follow the track using your Garmin’s navigation function.
This is the ideal method for Garmin devices that are not compatible with Garmin Connect IQ, such as older models like eTrex, GPSMAP, Montana, or Edge.
Difference between Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect IQ
- Garmin Connect is the platform where your activities and courses are stored and synchronized (a kind of training and route log).
- Garmin Connect IQ is Garmin’s app store, where you can install additional apps on your device, such as the Wikiloc app.
So, if your device is not compatible with Garmin Connect IQ, you can use the method described in this article to manually send trails to your GPS.
If your device is compatible with Garmin Connect IQ, we recommend using the direct method through the Garmin Connect IQ app.
Requirements
- Have a Garmin device that can save a route to its internal memory.
- Have the Garmin Connect app on your smartphone:
- Have the Wikiloc app on your smartphone:
- Have a Wikiloc account: Create one here.
- Have a Wikiloc Premium subscription or the former Navigation Pack.
Pairing guide
- From the web, log into your Wikiloc account and go to your Profile Settings.
- Go to the Garmin section > Send trails from Wikiloc to your Garmin GPS > Click on the Pair Account button.
- Enter your Garmin Connect account information, and click on the "Sign in" button.
- Make sure the Courses option is activated > Click on the Save button.
- Accept the Garmin Connect terms by clicking on the "Agree" button.
Sending a trail to your Garmin
- Find a trail of interest through the Wikiloc app on your smartphone or through the Wikiloc web. Tap on the Send to your GPS button, and choose Garmin.
- On your smartphone, open the Garmin Connect app and make sure your Garmin device is synchronized.
- The trail will be automatically transferred and stored locally onto your Garmin GPS.
- You will find the trail in your Garmin > Activity type > Navigation > Courses.
Troubleshooting
If you get an error message while trying to use the button Send trails to your Garmin you might not have enabled "Courses" in the pairing process.
To solve this, from Wikiloc's website, go to Settings > Garmin Connect, and under the section Send trails from Wikiloc to your Garmin GPS, unpair and pair again, making sure Courses is active and that on the last step you click on the Agree button to accept the Garmin Connect conditions.
You can also upload trails automatically from Garmin to Wikiloc (Garmin Connect)