Garmin Explore
The Garmin Explore website and mobile app allow you to plan trips and use cloud storage for your waypoints,
routes, and tracks. They offer advanced planning both online and offline, allowing you to share and sync data
with your compatible Garmin device. You can use the mobile app to download maps for offline access, and
then navigate anywhere without using your cellular service.
You can download the Garmin Explore app from the app store on your smartphone, or you can go to
explore.garmin.com.
Navigation
Navigating to a Destination
1 Select FIND.
2 Select a category.
3 Select a destination.
4 Select Go.
Your route appears as a magenta line on the map.
5 Navigate using the map (Navigating with the Map, page 17) or compass (Navigating with the Compass,
page 17).
Navigating with the Map
1 Begin navigating to a destination (Navigating to a Destination, page 17).
2 Select Map.
A blue triangle represents your location on the map. As you travel, the blue triangle moves and displays your
path.
3 Complete one or more actions:
• To view different areas of the map, select , , , or .
• To zoom in and out of the map, select and .
Navigating with the Compass
When navigating to a destination, points to your destination, regardless of the direction you are moving.
1 Begin navigating to a destination (Navigating to a Destination, page 17).
2 Select Compass.
3 Turn until points toward the top of the compass, and continue moving in that direction to the destination.
Stopping Navigation
Select FIND > Stop Navigation.
Waypoints
Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device. Waypoints can mark where you are, where you are
going, or where you have been. You can add details about the location, such as name, elevation, and depth.
You can add a .gpx file that contains waypoints by transferring the file to the GPX folder (Transferring Files to
Your Device, page 44).
Saving Your Current Location as a Waypoint
1 Select MARK.
2 If necessary, select a field to edit the waypoint.
3 Select Save.
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