Hello all,
I am new to the Garmin ecosystem with a brand new Fenix 7 Pro
I’m just coming back from two weeks hiking where I first used my Fenix 7 to be guided in the mountains.
To build my itinerary, I have tried using Garmin Explore. However, I found the app very difficult to use to build a route. Main quirks I have noted are:
- The app sometimes doesn’t want to follow a trail and goes into « straight line » definition (yes, the straight line option is deactivated)
- I find that the ascent estimate is very wrong, sometimes a few hundred meters away from reality (or from a course made in Connect)
- Creating random POI on my course (unwanted) while I still look for the way to create my own (e.g. for mountains huts)
- Courses created with Explore don’t seem to have the turn by turn navigation
Overall I found it very difficult to use, and switched to Connect which has its own quirks (no hiking trails, only popularity heatmaps that follow the trails, internet connection required, …).
Has anyone experienced the same as I do? Am I using the app wrong? Or maybe are those known issues?
thanks.