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Creating, Editing, or Deleting a Trip on a Tread Device Using Route Planner

Creating a multiple-point route allows navigation among several points, including shaping points. Routes can be saved to your Tread® GPS Navigator's internal storage for use at a later date by using Route Planner.

Please select your Tread model from the dropdowns below for instructions.

Tread® and Tread® - Base Edition GPS Navigators:

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
- On some devices, Route planner is on the main menu as well.
Touch Create Route
Touch the map to add a start location or select the search icon to search for a location
- NOTE: The start location is the first stop on the route. You can use your current location as the starting location, but it isn't necessary. The device will skip your current location if that is where you are when it begins to navigate.
Touch the map again to add additional stops
- NOTE: The Turn-by-turn, Straight line, and adventure options on the bottom right will determine how the route is calculated by the unit when selecting locations on the map or searching locations to navigate to. You can change the calculation method anytime, and the next location you choose will then calculate based on that choice.

To Add Stops by Browsing the Map

The map can be panned in any direction or zoomed in and out with the

icons to search and select locations.

Plus and Minus Icons

To remove the last selected location, touch the back arrow on the lower left to undo, if necessary.
Undo Icon Tread

Undo Icon Tread

To Search for Stops by Using the Search Icon

Touch the Search icon
Select the search method:
Touch the correct location:

Use the map or search options to select additional locations on the route.

To Add Shaping Points

You can insert shaping points to change how the route navigates.

Begin by selecting a route segment which is a section of the route between two locations, then touch Insert
Select Shaping to select a location on the map to shape the route.

The device will calculate the route again with the shaping point you added.

Select shaping Tread

To Reorder the Locations on Your Route

Select the list icon in the top right
Press and hold the arrow(s) on the right to drag the location in the desired order, then select Done
Once all the points on the route have been entered, select the Save icon to store the route on your device.

Enter the name of your route and then select Done to save it.

Edit a Route

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Touch the saved route you would like to edit
Touch List
Touch any waypoint or shaping point to show editing options

Editing Options

1. Touch the add icon to add a stop between locations.
2. Touch the wrench icon to change a location.
3. Touch to change the order of points.
  - Touch and hold the move icon next to a point and drag it to a location on the list.
4. Touch the orange flag icon to convert a waypoint into a shaping point.
  - - This builds a route passing through that point without navigating to it.
    - The icon will change to a blue shaping point icon and the route will recalculate.
    - Touch Yes if prompted
    - Touch the delete icon to remove a point, then touch Yes
    - Touch the wrench icon for additional route options.

Select From the Following Options:

- - - - Share: Share to a connected phone with the Garmin Tread app, share to another Tread device with Bluetooth, or share to an inserted memory card.
      - Delete: Removes the route from Route Planner.
      - Rename: Change the name of the route.
      - Duplicate: Allows you to create multiple saved routes with the same locations.
      - View Turns: Lists turn-by-turn written directions.

Delete Route(s)

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Touch the wrench icon to open Route Planner Options
Select Delete Routes
Select the routes to delete and hit Delete when finished
Select Yes

The selected route(s) will now be deleted.

To Navigate a Trip Using Route Planner

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Select the Route
Touch Go
Select the Next Destination of the Route
- Select the Green Flag to route from your current location to the beginning of the route and then the full trip.
- Select the Orange Flag to skip the starting location and route from your current location to the waypoint selected in the route and then the remaining trip destinations in order.
- Select the Checkered Flag to route from your current location skipping all the points in the route and taking you the quickest way to the destination point.
- Select the Closest Entry Point to skip the starting location and calculate the quickest way to get on the planned route.

Route destinations Tread

6. Touch OK
Touch OK to select destination Tread

7. Touch Start

All Other Compatible Tread Devices:

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
- On some devices, Route planner is on the main menu as well.
Touch Create Route
Touch the map to add a start location or select the search icon to search for a location
- NOTE: The start location is the first stop on the route. You can use your current location as the starting location, but it isn't necessary. The device will skip your current location if that is where you are when it begins to navigate.
Touch the map again to add additional stops
- NOTE: The Turn-by-turn, Straight line, and adventure options on the bottom right will determine how the route is calculated by the unit when selecting locations on the map or searching locations to navigate to. You can change the calculation method anytime, and the next location you choose will then calculate based on that choice.

To Add Stops by Browsing the Map

The map can be panned in any direction or zoomed in and out with the

icons to search and select locations.

Plus and Minus Icons

To remove the last selected location, touch the back arrow on the lower left to undo, if necessary.
Undo Icon Tread

Undo Icon Tread

To Search for Stops by Using the Search Icon

Touch the Search icon
Select the search method:
Touch the correct location:

Use the map or search options to select additional locations on the route.

To Add Shaping Points

You can insert shaping points to change how the route navigates.

Begin by selecting a route segment which is a section of the route between two locations, then touch Insert
Select Shaping to select a location on the map to shape the route.

The device will calculate the route again with the shaping point you added.

Select shaping Tread

To Reorder the Locations on Your Route

Select the list icon in the top right
Press and hold the arrow(s) on the right to drag the location in the desired order, then select Done
Once all the points on the route have been entered, select the Save icon to store the route on your device.

Enter the name of your route and then select Done to save it.

Edit a Route

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Touch the saved route you would like to edit
Touch List
Touch any waypoint or shaping point to show editing options

Editing Options

1. Touch the add icon to add a stop between locations.
2. Touch the wrench icon to change a location.
3. Touch to change the order of points.
  - Touch and hold the move icon next to a point and drag it to a location on the list.
4. Touch the orange flag icon to convert a waypoint into a shaping point.
  - - This builds a route passing through that point without navigating to it.
    - The icon will change to a blue shaping point icon and the route will recalculate.
    - Touch Yes if prompted
    - Touch the delete icon to remove a point, then touch Yes
    - Touch the wrench icon for additional route options.

Select From the Following Options:

- - - - Share: Share to a connected phone with the Garmin Tread app, share to another Tread device with Bluetooth, or share to an inserted memory card.
      - Delete: Removes the route from Route Planner.
      - Rename: Change the name of the route.
      - Copy: Allows you to create multiple saved routes with the same locations.
      - View Turns: Lists turn-by-turn written directions.

Delete Route(s)

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Touch the wrench icon to open Route Planner Options
Select Delete Routes
Select the routes to delete and hit Delete when finished
Select Yes

The selected route(s) will now be deleted.

To Navigate a Trip Using Route Planner

Touch Apps
Touch Route Planner
Select the Route
Touch Go
Select the Next Destination of the Route
- Select the Green Flag to route from your current location to the beginning of the route and then the full trip.
- Select the Orange Flag to skip the starting location and route from your current location to the waypoint selected in the route and then the remaining trip destinations in order.
- Select the Checkered Flag to route from your current location skipping all the points in the route and taking you the quickest way to the destination point.
- Select the Closest Entry Point to skip the starting location and calculate the quickest way to get on the planned route.

Route destinations Tread

6. Touch OK
Touch OK to select destination Tread

7. Touch Start