I plotted a gpx track on viewranger then downloaded it to the pc. Plugged may etrex 20 into the computer and dragged/dropped the track into it as usual. Opened the etrex and no track. Tried this a couple of times and still nothing. Opened bikehike and uploaded the viewranger gpx track from the pc then downloaded that to the pc. Plugged in the etrex and drag/dropped the bikehike download into it and voila, there it was. Anyone know why the viewranger gpx track failed to load?

Viewranger exports a GPX in a horrible format using route points instead of trackpoints. The garmins hate this format.

Bikehike sorts this out for you by carrying out the conversion from route to track points.

I had the same problem bunging a gpx track onto my dakota. Both mapsource and anquet wouldn't play and dragging and dropping the GPX file onto the thing likewise didn't work. Bike hike did the job fine.

Thanks guys, good to know its not just me/my garmin.