How do I transfer the coordinates and cache info onto my GPS?

[+vikkisaravia]

Hi All,

 

Brand new to geocaching, off to a start, tomorrow in Bude, Cornwall. Seen loads that I want to have a go at and written them all down, but I cant seem to export any data, inc coordinates onto my Garmin GPS device. Any takers? When I try to export to GPS (through this website), I have to click to sign privacy agreement then click accept and it just stays there and does nothing. Please help.

 

Many Thanks in advance

 

Vikki x

[+allrounder]

From the Help Center:

 

How to go paperless

 

Creating your first Pocket Query

[+jellis]

Depending how many. If I have a short day I use the "send to gps" If I have a big day I do a PQ.

[+Mcpat12]

If you have a PC then I can help. First download a pocket query. Then plug in your Garmin GPS into your computer. It may have to download drivers for the first time its plugged in your computer. Then click on the start button and click on computer. If you are using windows 8 update to 10 before doing this. After opening up computer you will see a Garmin logo click on that and then open folder called gpx. Open your download folder and copy the files from the download folder to the GPX folder on the GPS after that close all the windows related to that and safely eject your GPS. Thats it!

[+GeoTrekker26]

If you have a PC then I can help. First download a pocket query. Then plug in your Garmin GPS into your computer. It may have to download drivers for the first time its plugged in your computer. Then click on the start button and click on computer. If you are using windows 8 update to 10 before doing this. After opening up computer you will see a Garmin logo click on that and then open folder called gpx. Open your download folder and copy the files from the download folder to the GPX folder on the GPS after that close all the windows related to that and safely eject your GPS. Thats it!

 

Interesting advice. Unless the OP wants to upgrade to 10 for other reasons, it is not necessary to be an early user of a brand new OS just to put files on a Garmin GPS. Also one cannot just copy the downloaded files to a GPS as the Garmin doesn't use ZIP files. The file saved in the download folder will be a ZIP file that contains one or two GPX files. Open the ZIP file and move the GPX file(s) to the [GPS Drive]:/Garmin/GPX folder.

 

If the OP only wants a few caches, it might be easier to use the Send to GPS but that can be problematic because the needed Garmin plugin doesn't always work. I find it just as easy to select GPX file and then tell the browser to save it in [GPS Drive]:/Garmin/GPX.

 

You will likely get better answers if you tell us which model of Garmin you have and the operating system you are using on your computer.

Edited August 3, 2015 by GeoTrekker26

[+Mcpat12]

Sorry, I still use Vista and my gps is an etrex 20. I forgot about taking the gpx files out of the zip folders.