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Who's William Smith ???? Any of us ??? Just got a request. Message me if you want.

 

That'll be me....I registered with my real name rather than my known as name

 

Just a word of caution to MyRoute-app users. Or any route planner that shares routes publicly. Do not start your routes/tracks from home, or even in the vicinity. I see so many profiles with their nice shiny bikes as an avatar and their routes/tracks leads you straight to the driveway of the address where they keep their bikes. It's A bit like an Argos catalogue for bike thieves. I always start mine on a road that I will use enroute about a mile away from my house.

 

Likewise been using Garmin Basecamp (and Mapsource before that) for about 15+ years and find them easy and accurate to use. Each year we've planned and routed a Europe tour of about 3k miles with few problems. Putting a waypoint on wrong side of a dual carriageway being the one to look out for, but then I tend to avoid them most of the time.
Tried the MyRoute app but didn't really get on with it, seems to make life more complicated needing way too many waypoints. I think the inherent problem is that it doesn't use Garmin map sets and settings. Probably better suited for Tomtom users?

 

I've just picked up a Navigator V,which is basically a re badged Garmin 660.
Seems to work well so far with my route app.
I even managed to get the sat nav,headset and phone all talking to each other first time!
Though I only use the phone for music,did try a test call but won't use that much.
Col C You can choose to use Garmin Here with my route app,don't know if it's any better or not.
As always it depends on what you get on with,couldn't get on with Basecamp at all.

 

Hi Mr O. Please add me to this group. I requested via myroute-app also.
Cheers

 

Hi, sorry was going to do it last night but was busy delivering lots of puppies!!!
Get on it today, promise

 

@WesSmith @TrophyCat -added you guys.

@Gary McKelvie - added wednesday's route to the group page

 

Ok. I'm out and about, someone tell me which file type gives you waypoints and which doesn't on MyRoute-app?

 

gpx should transfer that info

 

No probs - cheers

 

cheers, looks like with TomTom its an ITN file

 

Hi guy's I've now created the daily routes for my Ireland trip in July. I used garmin basecamp to create the GPX files, I hope they are useful.
Wessa

 

We are coming up to Donegal which is our last stop before heading back to Dublin.
Wessa

 

Hi Dougie it would seem I have confused you a little. The routes start with day 2 as day 1 is only from the ferry port into the hotel in Dublin, so this correct with the days and the dates flowing. You are correct on the day 5 route we are starting from the hotel and returning to the hotel on the same day (we are staying a couple of days in Killarney); I've never had any problem with this on the garmin, so hopeful all should be well. I really hope the weather is good, but if not the riding will still be a great experience and there is always the beer at the end of the day.
Wessa

 

Where's that? Need to go there next time over.