You don’t care about riding a certain speed, and you don’t need the basic turn guidance offered by the TCX format.

Your GPS device is not compatible with TCX files.You want to export POI to your GPS device.Generally speaking, we find GPX routes to be less useful for this reason. Because of map overlay discrepancies, the route plotted by a GPS unit using a GPX Route file may vary slightly from the route originally planned in RWGPS. GPX Route: only contains cuesheet entries, and relies on your GPS device to calculate a route from one cue point to another. We recommend this format for units not compatible with TCX Course files. GPX Track: contains only the GPS points used to create a route line. You're interested in the training capabilities of TCX course or FIT Course files, using Garmin's Virtual Partner to race against your last recorded time.Įxport and Customize Advance Turn Notification Distance.Your GPS unit has maps installed, but you have a route containing custom cues to indicate resupply and other stops along the way.TCX Course and FIT Course files contain the cuesheet generated when routes that are created in our Route Planner. Your GPS unit does not have mapping capabilities, or you have a GPS unit that has mapping capabilities, but you don't have a micro SD card containing mapping information.When to Use a TCX Course or FIT Course File Some Garmin devices require use of FIT files. Generally smaller in size than TCX course files. These files do not provide turn by turn navigation.įIT: contains turn by turn navigation data for use with Garmin Edge series devices. TCX History: contains ride history, like speed data, date and time, duration, and more.

TCX Course: contains turn by turn navigation data for use with Garmin Edge series GPS, Wahoo ELEMNT, Hammerhead Karoo and other compatible devices. Check manufacturer specifications if you have questions about file type compatibility for your specific GPS device. Note - generally speaking, TCX files will be the most widely used format across most devices.

Convert fit files to tcx