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How to get a Google Maps route onto a Garmin device

Garmin devices generally import courses or routes as GPX (or FIT Course). Start from a Google Maps directions URL, convert to track-format GPX here, then bring the file into Garmin Connect.

TL;DR

Paste your Maps directions URL into GMaps To GPX → download track GPX → import in Garmin Connect / device per Garmin’s docs. We show our product steps with our own UI; Garmin menus are text-only because third-party screenshots are not used.

Abstract pipeline: map pin to converter to sports watch icon

The workflow

Maps to GMaps To GPX to Garmin watch — abstract icons only
  1. Create directions in Google Maps and copy the URL (short links OK if they contain /dir/ after expansion).
  2. On GMaps To GPX, paste the link, sign in, choose track format, convert, and download the GPX.
  3. Import the GPX into Garmin Connect or your device as a course/route. Menu names vary — follow Garmin’s current help articles.
  4. Optional: if the file is huge, compress it with GPX Simplify first; for Course FIT, use GPX to FIT.

On GMaps To GPX (our product)

Use the converter on the home page or Android-oriented track flow. After conversion, download the .gpx file to your computer or phone.

GMaps To GPX converter area on the website

On Garmin (text only — check official docs)

Garmin Connect and device menus change over time. Typical pattern: upload or import a GPX/course in Garmin Connect, then sync to your watch or Edge. For exact clicks, use Garmin’s documentation:

Garmin support — courses and routes

We do not screenshot Garmin software. If a menu label differs on your firmware, trust Garmin’s help for your model.

Tips

  • Prefer track mode so the path follows roads from Google Directions.
  • Multi-stop Maps routes are supported when the URL is a full directions link.
  • Need TCX or FIT instead? Use the free format tools after you have GPX.

FAQ

Can I send a Maps link straight to Garmin?
Not as a native Maps URL. Convert to GPX (or FIT Course) first, then import through Garmin Connect or your device’s import options.
Track or waypoint for Garmin?
Use track format for a road-shaped course. Waypoints are better for Xcode or Pokemon GO tools, not typical Garmin navigation courses.

Related tools

Google Maps to GPX GPX Simplify GPX to FIT

Convert Maps → GPX for Garmin

Paste a directions URL and download a track-format GPX file.

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