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Hello all,
Hope you are doing well.
Sometime ago I just found a cheap eTrex 30, so I just went ahead and bought (some years ago I had a 30x).
I found it a pleasure to use, but the other day I found an annoyance I also had on the 30x: while navigating a gpx I don't have the direction arrows.
Is there a way to have it?
When we are using the eTrex routing to a point it has the arrows

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Have a great day

The eTrex 30(x) will show direction arrows if:

• there is a routeable map on the eTrex
• the routing setting is other than "direct"
• you have activated a route, not a track

A GPX file can contain one or more routes, tracks and/or waypoints, so it depends on what's in the file you are using. Many "routes" are actually tracks.

Thanks for the sum up.
For example if I download a gpx from komoot like thione for example:

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https://www.komoot.com/tour/1347585724? ... e5&ref=wtd

Most likely it would be a track. Is there a way to convert to route?

Thanks for your support

I created an online tool for easy conversion of a track (or route) to a direct route with strategically chosen points:

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https://www.javawa.nl/routefilter.html

It’s in Dutch, click on the translation button top right to translate it.

skinnie wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2024 5:16 pm Most likely it would be a track. Is there a way to convert to route?

Please see GPSrChive > How To... > Tracks to find this information and many other helpful tips!