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Edge 530 for hiking also

Hi,i would like to ask a question..
I want to take a gps for mountain bike and trekking...
The edge 530 can be a valid choice?
Can i make a hiking profile in that and the map is suitable for hiking?
Thanks

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2432523 over 4 years ago in reply to JFox +5

Apparently the software is filtering out low speed gps drift and also low speed movement. The points it's taking are fine and if you export the file as GPX and then re- import it to Garmin connect the…
JFox over 4 years ago in reply to 2432523 +1

Just tried today, the distance is really to short. Do you know why that is? Gps map looks perfectly fine...

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+1 Wongataa over 4 years ago

You can make a profile called hiking. You can set the navigation preferences for a profile for walking. I would probably use a different map though. You can download free maps for Garmin units so you can get one with all the paths in.

0 GiulioG76 over 4 years ago in reply to Wongataa

If i use another map owm for garmin..does the device make route calcolation and navigation yet?

0 Wongataa over 4 years ago in reply to GiulioG76

If you get a routeable map yes.

0 GiulioG76 over 4 years ago in reply to Wongataa

Thanks!

0 Peter_Fuhren over 4 years ago in reply to Wongataa

Thank you. Any suggestion where to find a suitable map for hiking? I do want to try to use the 530 for hiking instead of buying a separate device or Garmin Fenix

0 Machoman over 4 years ago in reply to Peter_Fuhren

There is only one other map ....it's OSM.

http://garmin.openstreetmap.nl/

0 sloancpa over 4 years ago in reply to Wongataa

I didn’t see a walking navigation preference. I saw pedestrian. Is that the one?

0 Wongataa over 4 years ago in reply to sloancpa

Yes

0 sloancpa over 4 years ago in reply to Wongataa

Thank you.

0 Stanners over 4 years ago

If you use Komoot, you can either download one free region or buy the world map (which has different routes depending on your discipline for 30euros or the premium for 6euros per month (billed annually) Just got the world maps after having the region maps on my garmin for the summer road riding and thought might as well do some hiking in the winter in the Ardenne and this should work perfectly.