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I know there is a program for the TomTom that does this and it uses Google Earth.

The Garmin allows you to set a waypoint doesn't it? Maybe you could use the long/lat from Google Earth to plot the waypoints.

 

How about this?

https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=664&ra=true

 

Small issue with that product...

From the Garmin site under the Features tab

"You cannot use this product to load maps to your Garmin device."

 

If you know where the road is from looking at Google maps or whatever simply scroll to that point on the Garmin map by swiping your finger across the screen, make that your starting point, scroll to the finishing point from your Google maps research, and hit save - it's in there!

 

Only the Garmin 7xx & 8xx series lets you import a route based on waypoints. There are tools that allow Google and other mapping software to build routes that the garmin can import. I just bought the 855 yesterday for $128.00 from newegg and imported a route that we are doing for MINIpalooza

 

Yes, but .....depending on the model .... you don't need to do that, it's all already in there - you just have to tell it where you want to go.

Another way is if you know the town you want to start from, then simply add the town you want to go to and save it - done!

Another way is to go to "Tools", then "Routes", "Create new route", add start point, add end point and save - done!

 

Right on all that you just said, but what if you are doing a specific route like this. You need to be able to tell the GPS what roads to take and not let it decide for you.

 

Tim, the 855 is a great unit and if you need help I'm here for ya

 

I sold my 1350T for the 855. The 1350T was a much newer model and glad the priced has dropped from 399 to 129 on the 855

 

Great writeup and tool for route making and Google Maps
http://www.elsewhere.org/journal/gmaptogpx/

 

Well, I took your Google Map and went to "Routes" under Tools, like I said before. I used Winston Salem as the starting point then just added the towns along the route as "new end point", then hit "next" button - it calculated the same exact route as you put up - easy peasy. Then hit Save....

 

I bought the 1490T expressly so I could use it with the Eco-route dongle (that and it was on sale at Costco), so all my comments are based on playing around with that model.

Which one did you get?

 

I think this is a matter of semantics ---- you can down load your route/waypoints to your device. -- to use Mapsource:

First connect your Garmin device to you computer and then navigate to the "mygarmin" site--

https://my.garmin.com/mygarmin/customers/myGarminHome.faces

Log in or register

Then choose manage maps and follow steps to download -- after completing the preliminary steps of sn# & product code -- You previously purchased maps (probably just the map that was own your Nuvi when you purchased it) will appear in a dialog box and you then proceed to download these maps to your computer

Look for the box that says "download options" when this is chosen you have a option to download the map to your computer.

Once this is downloaded when you open MapSource your downloaded map will appear and you can choose routes and way points and create your route.

You then can download the route/way points to you Nuvi.

So technically you are just downloading the way point to the NUVI not the map. You can also upload your "tracks" from the Nuvi and map where you have been.

Sorry if this is not clear -- I am just learning these processes. But bottom line is - you can plan routes and get them to the Nuvi.