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Navigation and Map Features on a Garmin Outdoor Watch

Garmin® outdoor watches have navigation features that can help track your direction of travel, navigate to a destination, follow a course, or save locations. Using GPS information recorded in tracks, courses, or waypoints, there are a variety of ways to reach your destination. This video discusses how to get started using some of the navigation features on an outdoor watch. The topics below the video will provide you with more information on specific areas of interest.

NOTE: Not all Garmin watches support the features discussed. To see if your watch supports a specific feature, see your owner's manual.

Select a topic to learn more:

Navigation Features

Navigation features can vary by which specific watch you have and not all watches support all of the following features. To see if your watch supports a feature and to learn more about it, refer to your owner's manual.

  • Saved Locations/Waypoints - Saved locations for GPS coordinates
  • Sight 'N Go - Point the watch in a direction and lock in the direction of navigation
  • Coordinates - Enter GPS coordinates to create a location
  • Project Wpt - Create a new location by projecting the distance and bearing from current location to a new location
  • Reference Point - Set a reference point to provide the heading and distance to a location or bearing
  • Points of Interest - Locations on a map
  • Around Me - Nearby points of interest and waypoints 
  • Round-Trip Course - A round-trip course created by the watch using trendline popularity routing based on a specific distance and direction of navigation
  • Back to Start and TracBack® routing - Navigating back to the starting point of a saved activity in a straight line, or along the path you traveled
  • Navigate - Activity type to navigate to a destination or follow a course
  • Icons Displayed During Navigation - List and examples of icons displayed while navigating

For a video on setting up waypoints on your watch or in the Garmin Explore app, see below.

Saving and Navigating to Waypoints 

Creating a Waypoint in the Garmin Explore App

Courses

Courses are files that contain GPS and elevation data in an ordered listed of points creating a path on a map. Courses can be helpful for navigating a path, or understanding upcoming terrain features like elevation. For more information on courses, see:

For information on how to load and follow a course on your watch, see “Courses” in your owner's manual.

Up Ahead Feature

On compatible watches, the Up Ahead feature allows you to be better aware of important or relevant information coming up in a course, such as Course Points, upcoming elevation changes, or route guidance. For more information on how to use this feature, or adding Course Points to a course, see Using the Up Ahead Feature on Garmin Watches.

Using Navigation Data Fields

Most outdoor watches feature data fields that can provide information related to navigation. Available data fields include information about your course, the destination, and the next Course Point on a course. For information related to your specific watch on types of data fields or how to add them, see “Data Fields” or “Customizing the Data Screens” in your owner's manual.

Example

Navigation Data Fields
Data Fields used:
Next Waypoint - The name of the next point on the route. 
Distance to Next - The remaining distance to the next waypoint on the route.
Time to Next - Estimated time remaining before reaching the next waypoint in the route.
ETA at Next - Estimated time of day when you will reach the next waypoint in the route.

Maps

TopoActive Maps

Some Garmin watches feature TopoActive mapping, which offers topographic map details with routing and guidance to a destination. To see which watches support maps and to learn more about TopoActive mapping, see:

For more information on map data and options for your watch, see “Map Settings” in your owner's manual.

Outdoor Maps+

Outdoor Maps+ is an annual subscription plan available for some watches that offers access to a wide variety of premium mapping content. Options include topographic maps, public land maps, satellite imagery, and more.

Outdoors Maps+ content is only available in some areas, and may have limited coverage in others. See Outdoor Maps Plus Annual Plan for availability in your area.

See Getting Started With Outdoor Maps Plus on a Garmin Outdoor Watch for more information.

Garmin Explore App

Garmin Explore is an Android and iOS mobile application that works in conjunction with a compatible Garmin device or a mobile device, and the Garmin Explore website. Plan trips by downloading maps and creating routes on the app. Sync and share data such as waypoints, courses or tracks, and manage your collection. 

For information on file types used on Garmin watches, and how they can be used, see: What are Tracks, Routes, Waypoints, Activities, and Courses on Garmin Outdoor Watches?.

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