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How to get total elevation on new course?
Former Member
I'm new to Garmin Connect and love the ability to create courses on the web before even riding them. I am wondering if it is possible to see the total elevation gain for a new course before riding it? There is the elevation chart, and you can see the current elevation for any point on the course, but I do not see any total elevation gain shown. I'd like to be able to design a new course and now the total gain before riding it, if possible. Thanks!
Web created routes/courses should show total elevation and accumulating elevation as user is creating route. Also there should be a toggle feature to turn on elevation markers every 100 meters of climb, just like current distance markers.
I did find a workaround if you absolutely have to know. Create your route and then download the route as a GPX file. Upload that GPX file as an Activity (manual upload) and it will then display total elevation in your Dashboard. Of course this is a lot of extra work, and useless for knowing elevation as you create the route.
I should also say Garmin doesn't read these forums. You need to actually contact them and tell them to fix it!!!
Some years later this issue continues... Is that so hard to show total elevation when creating courses using Garmin Connect?!? Because we have the elevation graphic...
Garmin, are you SERIOUS? This is 2017. I just bought an Edge 820 and when I plan courses, elevation gain doesn't show? This is critical and just as important as total mileage. It's not only a functionality issues, it's a serious safety issue when taking other riders out who haven't done the course and they need to know ahead of time whether it's a suitable ride.
I can't even export the course to Strava or Runtastic or something else that can show elevation gain without some wired 1999 BS technique. Garmin ... stop being stuck in 1999. Hire a proper software developer and fix this.
It is getting absurd Garmin. The Fenix 5x can create a course and calculate total elevation gain...and that's on a watch!
As for the last post, I'm not on the same page as you. Road and traffic conditions are much more important then total elevation. Even if Garmin's mapping gave you total elevation, that doesn't tell you how difficult a ride might be.
