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Importing and Sharing GPX Files with a Tread 2 Series Device

GPX files can be imported and shared to and from the Tread® 2 series device with the Tread® app, or memory card.

See the different transferring methods below:


Importing GPX Files Into the Tread App:


Syncing Tread App data with Your Tread Device:


Sharing Your Saved Items With Others

You can share your saved items with others using the Tread app, or you can save them to a memory card.

Tread App and SD Card Sharing Options:

  1. From Saved on your device, select the item you want to share.
  2. Select an option:
    • To share a route or track, select the Wrench icon then Share.

    • To share a waypoint, select Share.

  3. Select an option:
    • To send the item to the Tread app on your phone, select Garmin Tread.

    • To save the item to a memory card, select Memory Card.

  4. If necessary, edit the name for the .gpx file.
  5. Select done, then OK

The data has now been shared.


Transferring GPX Files From the Computer to a Memory Card

  1. Format a new memory card card.
  2. With the memory card inserted, connect the Tread device to a computer.
  3. On your computer, locate the Tread device drive with the Memory Card.
  4. Open the Memory Card drive, and create a folder named GPX.
  5. Drag and drop the GPX file(s) into the GPX folder on the memory card,

The files will now be on the memory card.


Importing GPX Files From a Memory Card to the Tread Device

  1. From Saved on your device, touch the 3 dots in the upper right.
  2. Select Import.
  3. Select from the file locations.
  4. Touch OK.
  5. Select the items to be imported (ex. Waypoints, Routes).
  6. Touch Next.
  7. Select a Collection or create a New Collection to add the imported data, if desired.
  8. Touch Import

The files will now be Saved on the Tread.


Viewing Routes Transferred from the Computer on a Tread Device

Routes can be created with computer programs and then transferred to a Tread device, or to an SD memory card. Once the created routes have been transferred, they can be accessed on the Tread device.

To Access a Transferred Route:

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Route Planner
  3. Touch the 3 dots in the upper right corner
  4. Touch Import
  5. Place a checkmark next to the file(s) you want to import
  6. Touch OK
  7. Place a checkmark next to Routes
  8. Touch Next
  9. Touch Import
    • If using Explore, you can select an existing collection or select a new collection to import the routes into first

The import will begin and display the message "Importing GPX files" indicating that the import is happening. It may take several minutes to import the routes. Once the import is complete, all transferred routes will be displayed under a category called Imported Routes in the Route Planner. Until the route(s) show up in Route Planner, do not turn off the device or connect it to a computer.

Once the route is imported into the device, it may not perfectly match the route you had created. This is because a route will always use the navigation settings of the device itself.