Garmin/Basecamp

[blueverclear]

For me the easiest thing for me to do is create the route in google maps, save it as a kml file, and upload it into basecamp. The other program I use is the Harley ride planner online which lets you create the route in a gpx file and upload it directly to your gps or save it and open it up in basecamp so that you can upload it to the gps.

both google maps and Harley ride planner are much easier for me to create the initial route and just transfer it over.

[JGF6B]

For me the easiest thing for me to do is create the route in google maps, save it as a kml file, and upload it into basecamp. The other program I use is the Harley ride planner online which lets you create the route in a gpx file and upload it directly to your gps or save it and open it up in basecamp so that you can upload it to the gps.

both google maps and Harley ride planner are much easier for me to create the initial route and just transfer it over.

This is a great tip, thanks

[choptop]

Thank you guys for the tips, being somewhat old and feeble minded, first hand experience is best for me.

[Jupiterider]

For me the easiest thing for me to do is create the route in google maps, save it as a kml file, and upload it into basecamp. The other program I use is the Harley ride planner online which lets you create the route in a gpx file and upload it directly to your gps or save it and open it up in basecamp so that you can upload it to the gps.

both google maps and Harley ride planner are much easier for me to create the initial route and just transfer it over.

I have also been tasked with planning a Route 66 trip. Basecamp is frustrating me to no end. I tried Using Google Maps buuuut...It seems this was only possible with the old Google Maps (most recently known as Google Maps Classic or Google Lite) not with the newest version.

Well, It seems Google has now eliminated the Google Maps Classic altogether so I'm SOL....

My question is if anyone has a comprehensive map of Route 66 in it's entirety saved somewhere that they can email to me....

Thanks,

[terryboyle]

don't have a Garmin to test with but here is a page with a GPX file

http://route66maps.com/GPSWaypointFiles.htm

[Jupiterider]

don't have a Garmin to test with but here is a page with a GPX file

http://route66maps.com/GPSWaypointFiles.htm

Thank you...I will give it a try....

[2wheelsforme]

Base Camp is frustrating in the beginning, very much so but has a huge learning curve one you start to figure it out. Read the tutorials, they help. Make a start point and an end point, use the pencil you talk about to choose your shaping points in between, you do know you click on the route first and then drag it over to the new point right? Know how to "go back" and how to use the eraser. Use intersections to click on and it will be shaping points rather than way points and then they will not alert. Alert can be turned off in the list that was mentioned if you end up with one. I see no reason to build it in Google or HD first then convert just learn to use Base Camp. Turn all the restrictions off like "avoid interstates" or "choose curvy roads" and just go with "fastest time". Get someone you can call you when you have a question, that is a huge help. Good luck but that route sounds like a big job for a beginning Road Captain.

[Audiochris90]

I use the google my maps , not google map. Then you can upload a kml to desktop, then import the track to basecamp, right click it and make it a route. Then send to the garmin.
There is a tutorial on youtube by some english fellow. I wish they spoke American. He goes really fast but you can pause it.