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Getting Started With Tracking on an inReach SE

Your inReach SE® handheld can track your progress throughout your trip. When you turn on Tracking, the inReach® handheld will send tracking points at intervals over time. While tracking information is not stored on the inReach SE handheld to review, it can be used with LiveTrack™ tracking or MapShare™ tracking to record and share your adventures.

IMPORTANT: With the Safety,1 Essential, and Enabled plans, there is an additional cost per point (varies by currency) using the Moving interval. As an example, if your Moving interval is set to 10 minutes and you had tracking on for 1 hour, you could be charged for 7 track points (this includes a starting track point). For more details, see - Understanding Charges for Tracking on inReach Safety, Essential, and Enabled Plans.

Starting Tracking With the inReach SE Handheld

  1. From the home screen, select Tracking.

    Home Screen with Tracking highlighted

  2. Select Start Tracking.

    Start Tracking

  3. On the Tracking screen, you will be able to monitor the number of points sent, the time tracking began, and the most recent time a point was sent. At any time you can turn off tracking by selecting Stop Tracking.

    Stop Tracking

Others can view your track points and follow along with your trip progress by visiting your tracking page. Select Send a Tracking Link below for steps on sharing your track. 


Sending a Tracking Link

Use Share to send friends and family a link to either your LiveTrack or MapShare page from the inReach handheld, depending on which you have enabled on your account. Just a like a regular message, select recipients, add message text, and send. Garmin will automatically include a link (and include the MapShare password if you set one in the Garmin Explore website) to your tracking page in the email or text message that your recipient receives.

  1. Select Share:

    Tracking homepage with Share

  2. When prompted select Share again.

    Share button

  3. Select the To Field to add recipients to send the link to. If you have MapShare enabled on your account, a MapShare link will be included in the message. If you have LiveTrack enabled on your account, a LiveTrack link will be included in the message. Adding more text to the message is optional.

    Recipients to Receive Share link

  4. Select Send.


Changing the Moving Interval

Moving Interval determines how often the inReach SE will send track points with your current GPS position, elevation, speed, and heading to either your LiveTrack or MapShare page, depending on which you have enabled on your account. These are referred to as Tracking Points in the inReach Subscription Plan details.

  1. Select Settings.

  2. Select Tracking.

  3. Select Moving Interval.

  4. Select the desired Moving Interval setting.


1 The Safety subscription plan is no longer available for purchase. The Safety plan has been replaced by the Essential plan.