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Sharing Waypoints, Routes, Tracks, or Collections from a Tread

You can share an address or location you have saved with another Tread user.

To Share a Saved Location on your Tread using a Memory Card:

1. Insert the microSD card into the Tread GPS navigator

2. Touch Where To 

3. Touch Waypoints

4. Touch the Menu Button (three vertical dots) 

 

5. Touch Share

 

6. Place checkmarks next to the locations that will be shared

 

7. Touch the Share Button

 

8. Touch Memory Card

9. Name the file and touch Done

  • If you wish to change the name of the GPX file you can rename it before touching Done.

10. The location has been sent to the memory card

           

Once the location has been sent the memory card must be removed and inserted into the device receiving the file.

To Import the File on the Receiving Device:

1. Touch Where To 

2. Touch Waypoints

3. Touch the Menu Button (three vertical dots)

4. Touch Import

 

5. Touch the files to import

 

6. Touch OK

 

7. Touch the categories the file will be imported into

8. Touch Next

 

9. Touch Import

  • Touch New Collection first to create a new collection to import the files into
  • To import the files into an existing collection place a checkmark next to the collection first

 

The files will now be imported into your waypoints.

To Share a Saved Location on your Tread Via the Tread® app:

NOTE: Your Garmin Explore™ account must be enabled to complete the following steps.  See Syncing, Adding, and Deleting Garmin Explore Data on a Tread Device for information. 

1. Enable Bluetooth on the sending Tread

2. Touch Where To 

3. Touch Waypoints

4. Touch the Menu Button (three vertical dots) 

 

5. Touch Share

 

6. Place checkmarks next to the locations that will be shared

 

7. Touch the Share Button

 

8. Touch Garmin Tread

 

9. Name the file and touch Done

  • If you wish to change the name of the GPX file you can rename it before touching Done.

10. The location has been sent to the memory card

             

11. Touch Share in the Tread App

  • You can use the sharing options on your phone to send the location to another user via email.

12. The receiving user can then open the file with the Tread app

13. The location will appear in the Tread app and will sync to the Tread device.

The location will now be found in the Waypoints on the receiving device.

To Share a Waypoint on your Tread Navigator Via the Tread App:

1. Enable Bluetooth on the sending Tread®

2. Touch Search

3. Touch Waypoints

4. Touch the Wrench icon or the 3 horizontal lines in the top left

5. Touch Share

6. Touch Garmin Tread

7. Touch Done

  • If you wish to change the name of the GPX file you can rename it before selecting Done.

8. Select a Location

9. Touch Done

10. Touch OK

11. Touch Share in the Tread app

  • You can use the sharing options on your phone to send the location to another user via email

12. The receiving user can then open the file with the Tread app

     

13. The receiving user will touch Send in the Tread app

The location will now be found in the Saved places on the receiving device.

To Share Routes, Tracks, Collections, and All Explore Data

Similar to the steps above, you can also Share your Routes, Tracks, Collections, and Explore data via Memory Card or the Tread app.

Sharing Routes:

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Route Planner
  3. Touch the 3 dots in the upper right corner
  4. Touch Share
  5. Checkmark the route(s) you want to share
  6. Touch the Share button in the upper right corner
  7. Choose your preferred sharing method

Sharing Tracks:

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Adventure on the left side
  3. Touch Tracks
  4. Touch the 3 dots icon in the upper left
  5. Touch Share
  6. Checkmark the track(s) you want to share
  7. Touch the Share icon in the upper right corner
  8. Choose your preferred sharing method

Sharing Collections:

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Adventure on the left side
  3. Touch Explore
  4. Touch the category at the top (ex. Waypoints, Routes, Tracks)
  5. Touch Collections
  6. Touch the 3 dots icon in the upper left
  7. Touch Share
  8. Checkmark the Collection(s) you want to share
  9. Touch the Share icon in the upper right corner
  10. Choose your preferred sharing method

Sharing ALL Explore Data:

  1. Touch Apps
  2. Touch Adventure on the left side
  3. Touch Explore
  4. Touch the category at the top (ex. Waypoints, Routes, Tracks)
  5. Touch All 
  6. Touch the 3 dots icon in the upper left
  7. Touch Share
  8. Checkmark the Explore data you want to share
  9. Touch the Share icon in the upper right corner
  10. Choose your preferred sharing method

Unsaved Tracks and Great Rides can also be selected in #5 and shared.

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