Upload .GPX files to Nuvi 2995?

[+BerkshirePaws]

Like the title says, does anyone know how to copy .GPX files to the Nuvi 2995?

[+Walts Hunting]

You might regret that. Depending on the model placing them onthe device creates them as favorites and you have to delete them one at a time (time consuming with a p1 of a 1000) or all favorites including ones you want to keep. Garmin has a POI loader that will load them and third party products like gsak will also handle that.

 

I remember watching a giants game years ago deleting all those favorites.

[+BerkshirePaws]

You know, I do remember using the POI loader years ago. Don't remember trying to remove POI's. I was hoping I could just load the .GPX file to the 2995 as I do with my Oregon but it won't let me write (though it will let me delete the GPX/Archive files, go figure). The reason I wanted this was so I could see the caches as I'm driving, get me in the area and then switch to the Oregon. Thanks for the heads up.

[+kunarion]

The reason I wanted this was so I could see the caches as I'm driving, get me in the area and then switch to the Oregon.

I put routable street maps on the Oregon (the Garmin "City Navigator® North America NT" SD card), and the Oregon fits in a spot on my dashboard. But it's nowhere near as suitable for car navigation as the Nuvi is.

 

If I'm visiting an unfamiliar area, especially if it's a park where I'll hike to the caches, I select a cache on the Geocaching map, or sometimes a parking waypoint. I load just that one GPX file. It's much simpler to delete later.

Edited July 7, 2015 by kunarion

[+BerkshirePaws]

Thanks Kunarion. I'm having a hard enough time reading my Oregon in my hand. I really don't want to spring for a Montana. Do Tom Tom's handle GDX files any better?