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Viewing GPS Track Data Overlays in Garmin Connect
The GPS track data overlay feature in your Garmin Connect™ account allows you to visualize important data against the geographic context of your uploaded activity. Referencing the colored graph below your activity map, you can see where you were running faster because you wanted to sprint on a long flat surface or where you slowed down because of a hill you had to climb. The data overlay can be changed to see where your heart rate was higher as you sprinted towards the finish line or lower when you decided to walk by an aid station. When out on a bike ride you can see where you were really putting power to the pedals versus coasting on your bike.
Example of GPS Track Data Overlay Based on Pace
GPS Track Data Overlay options include (based on activity type and activity details):
None
Pace
Heart Rate - Data recorded by some older devices may not allow you to overlay heart rate information
Elevation
Power
Grit
Flow
GPS Track Data Overlays are available for the following GPS activity types:
Run
Walk
Hike
Cycling
Selecting the Data Overlay
After uploading an activity, Garmin Connect will display a Pace or Speed overlay by default. The type of data overlay can be changed in Garmin Connect via the following instructions.
Garmin Connect App Instructions
Open the Garmin Connect app.
Select More (bottom right).
Select Activities.
Select All Activities.
Select an activity from the list.
Select the map.
Select
.Select an overlay option
Garmin Connect Web Instructions
From a web browser, sign into your Garmin Connect account.
Select Activities from the navigation bar on the left.
Select an activity title.
Select
.Select an overlay option.
NOTE: Some older devices are not compatible with the heart rate overlay.