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evevation missing from .gpx file exported from Connect?

Former Member
Former Member
Hi There,

Is anyone else having an issue with missing elevation when exporting .gpx files from garmin Connect?
my unit (FR310XT) tracks and displays elevation.
when Syncing device with Connect using Express, elevation is present in the dataset. see screenshot.

https://forums.garmin.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25301&stc=1&d=1428799763

but when exporting the activity to. gpx (or .tcx or .kml), there is no "<ele></ele>" tag in the file?

the track point in the files now look like this:
<trkpt lon="128.71323516592383" lat="35.1833479385823">
<time>2015-04-11T01:20:59.000Z</time>
<extensions>
<gpxtpx:TrackPointExtension>
<gpxtpx:hr>130</gpxtpx:hr>
</gpxtpx:TrackPointExtension>
</extensions>
</trkpt>

Previously - they looked like this:
<trkpt lon="128.60553567297757" lat="35.219658175483346">
<ele>19.600000381469727</ele>
<time>2014-09-19T05:01:39.000Z</time>
<extensions>
<gpxtpx:TrackPointExtension>
<gpxtpx:hr>79</gpxtpx:hr>
</gpxtpx:TrackPointExtension>
</extensions>
</trkpt>

This of course means elevation can not be viewed in other communities e.g. Endomondo.
It resembles deliberate tactics from Garmin??!!??

best regards
/Philip
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    same problem garmin fenix 3

    Same problem here with fenix 3. very annoying. i want to export my gpx files for another platform which also needs elevation data. anyone from garmin reading this thread? any solutions on the way?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    workaround

    a workaround but still annoying: download as garmin .fit file and convert to gpx using gpsies.com. why is garmin not able to include elevation data within gpx giles as they do with fit files?