The Path of Least Resistance...
- View, Create and Manage courses stored on your Garmin Montana 7x0.
- Each course is limited to a maximum of 250 points.
- The Montana 7x0 can index a total of 250 courses.
- Courses may be navigated using either 'Direct' or 'Guided' navigation methods.
- Configure default course navigation method in Setup > Routing > Course Navigation Method.
Tracks + Routes = Courses
- Tracks
- Can include hundreds or thousands of 'breadcrumb' points that provide a detailed historical record from a previous journey, and may also include additional statistical and/or sensor information collected along the way.
- Typically display as a highly detailed
path from start to finish, but do not
contain the information necessary to support guided routing.
- Routes
- Consists of a starting point, a destination point, and may include some additional destination points (via points) in between. The maximum number of destination points allowed can vary from one device to the next, and will typically be 50 for guided routing, and 250 for direct routing.
- Direct routes display as a series of straight lines connecting each route point to the next, and lack the visual acuity present when viewing a track recording.
- Direct routes can only provide travel times, distances and elevation profiles 'as the crow flies', and are rarely indicative of the actual path to be traveled.
- Guided routes shape the straight lines found in direct routes to follow available map routing information based on user configured routing options. The user has little control over the guided route path, and is limited to the routing data available from installed maps. Shaping points can be inserted to influence a routes direction, but they are not supported and consequently ignored by many devices.
- Guided routes can provide detailed travel times, distances
and elevation profiles for the displayed path.
- Courses
- Combine elements from both tracks and routes to provide the best of both worlds.
- Typically contain all of the detailed turn-by-turn information needed to route from start to finish without using a map.
- Can route from start to finish using routing information available from installed maps when desired.
- May also include a tracklog style path that provides a detailed breadcrumb trail from start to finish.
- Provide detailed travel times, distances and elevation profiles for the displayed path.
Create A Course
- Create a new course from scratch directly on the device.
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| Course Menu | Select [+Create Course] | Choose desired Course Creation Method |
Select [Add Point] |
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| Choose a category | Select desired location | Select [Add] | Selected location is added to the course |
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| Select [Add Point] | Choose category | Select desired location | Select [Add] |
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| Selected location is added to the course |
Repeat [Add Point] for additional course points |
Desired course is complete | Select [Review] |
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| Course displayed on map | Select [Info Box] to view course details |
Course details are displayed |
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| Select [Done] | Edit course name |  |
Newly created course is added to Course Menu |
Course Management
- Courses are listed in sequence based on user selected sorting method.
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All course management functions are accessed from
the Information,
Map, and
Elevation Plot tabs.
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| Select desired course and Navigation Method |
Information Tab | Map Tab | Elevation Plot Tab |
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 [Routing Setup] |
[Sort] |
[Help] |
[Show On Map] |
Course Sort
- Modify the course sorting method as desired.
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Alphabetical] | Courses are sorted alphabetically |
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Most Recent] | Courses are sorted most recent first |
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Longest Distance] | Courses are sorted longest distance first |
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Shortest Distance] | Courses are sorted shortest distance first |
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Shown on Map] | Courses are sorted shown on map first |
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[Sort] |
Current course sorting selection is displayed |
[Nearest] | Courses are sorted nearest first |
Show On Map
- Quickly change the display status and
color for each course as desired.
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[Show On Map] |
Select desired courses to toggle display status on/off |
Select course color | Choose desired color |
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| Course color is updated | Repeat as desired for additional courses |
[Done] | Course menu is updated |
Help
- Could be more helpful...
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[Help] | Review Information | [Done] |
Navigation Method
- Choose the desired course navigation method.
- This menu appears each time a new course is selected.
- Note the Information Tab differences for each navigation method.
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| [Direct Path] Information Tab | [Roads & Trails] Information Tab | ||
Information Tab
- View selected course summary and modify details as desired.
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| View course details | Scroll page to view additional course points |
Edit course name | Change course color |
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| Set course visibility | [Edit Course] | View course point | [Delete] |
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| [Edit Course] | [Reverse Course] | [Save as Track] | [Save as Route] |
Edit Course Name
- Change the display name for the selected course.
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| Select [Course Name] | Edit course name | |
Course name is updated |
Change Course Color
- Modify the map display color for the selected course.
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| Select [Color] | Choose desired color | Course color is updated |
Set Course Visibility
- Configure map page visibility for the selected course.
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| Select [Show on Map Off] | Course will show on map | Select [Show on Map On] | Course hidden on map |
Edit Course
- Add, remove, re-order and edit course point details.
- Select 'Review' to view changes before saving them.
- Select 'Done' to save all changes made to the course.
- Select the back arrow to exit without saving any changes.
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| Select [Edit Course] | Scroll page to view additional course points |
Select desired course point | [Add Point] |
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| [Review] | Select [Done] to save changes |
Select
to abort
changes |
Select [OK] to confirm |
Edit Course Point
- Modify, move or remove the selected course point, or insert a new point into the course.
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| Select desired course point | Edit Menu is displayed | [Review] | [Edit Name] |
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| [Edit Icon] | [Move Up] | [Move Down] | [Insert Before] |
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| [Alert on Arrival] | [Remove] | Select
to exit |
Review Course Point
- View map page and details for the selected course point.
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| [Review] | Course point displayed on map | Select [Info Box] to view point details |
Point details are displayed |
Edit Course Point Name
- Change selected course point name.
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| [Edit Name] | Edit course point name | |
Course point name is updated |
Edit Course Point Icon
- Change selected course point symbol.
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| [Edit Icon] | Choose desired symbol | Course point icon is updated |
Move Course Point Up
- Move selected course point up one position in the list.
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| Select desired course point | [Move Up] | Course point is moved up |
Move Course Point Down
- Move selected course point down one position in the list.
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| Select desired course point | [Move Down] | Course point is moved down |
Insert New Course Point
- Insert a new point before the selected course point.
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| [Insert Before] | Choose a category | [Add] desired location | Point inserted into course |
Alert on Arrival
- Configure desired 'Alert on Arrival' status for the selected course point.
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| [Alert on Arrival - On] | Course point alert disabled | [Alert on Arrival - Off] | Course point alert enabled |
Remove Course Point
- Delete the selected point from the course.
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| Select desired course point | [Remove] | Course point is removed |
Add Course Point
- Append a new point to the end of the selected course.
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| [Add Point] | Choose a category | [Add] desired location | Point added to end of course |
Review Course
- View map page and details for the
selected course.
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| [Review] | Course displayed on map | Select [Info Box] to view course details |
Course details are displayed |
View Course Point
- View map page and details for the selected course point.
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| Select desired course point | Course point displayed on map | Select [Info Box] to view point details |
Point details are displayed |
Delete Course
- Remove the selected course from device memory.
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[Delete] |
Confirmation requested | Select [Cancel] to abort | Select [Delete] to confirm |
Reverse Course
- Invert point sequence for the selected course.
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[Reverse Course] |
Course is reversed |
[Reverse Course] |
Course is reversed |
Save as Track
- Convert the selected course to a track.
- An identically named track will be made available in Saved Tracks.
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[Save as Track] |
Exporting Track... | Track export is complete | [OK] |
Save as Route
- Convert the selected course to a route.
- An identically named route will be made available in Route Planner.
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[Save as Route] |
Exporting Route... | Route export is complete | [OK] |
Map Tab
- View selected course on the map.
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| Course displayed on map | Select [Info Box] to view course details |
Course details are displayed | [Go] to begin navigation |
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[Review Course] |
Course details are displayed |
[Map Setup] |
[Restore Defaults] |
Elevation Plot Tab
- View the elevation plot for the selected course.
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| Elevation plot displayed for selected course |
Pan and Zoom Elevation Plot to mark desired location |
[View Map] |
Selected elevation plot location displayed on map |
Compare Routing Methods
- Compare the same course, with identical start and finish points, where only the routing method has been changed:
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