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Reference
Creating Routes
Routes
The last way to navigate to a destination is to create a user-defined route. The Garmin GPSMAP
2006/2010 system lets you create and store up to 50 reversible routes (numbered 1-50), with up to 254
waypoints each. Routes can be created and modified in two ways. The first way is to ‘Edit on Map’ from
the Route Edit map page, which allows you to see each route graphically on-screen as you create, review,
or modify the route. The second way is to ‘Edit as Text’ from the Route Review page, which allows you to
see a list of the waypoints as you create, review, or modify the route. All of the GPSMAP 2006/2010’s route
functions are accessed through the Main Menu page or the
NAV
key.
To create a route graphically from the Route Edit map page:
1. Press the
MENU
key to display the Main Menu page.
2. Use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight the ‘Route’ tab and press the ‘New Route’
SOFT KEY
or you may
also highlight the first available blank route slot and press
ENTER/MARK
.
3. To add an existing waypoint or map item to the route, use the arrow cursor to highlight the desired
waypoint or map item on screen and press
ENTER/MARK
. Map items will not appear in the waypoint list.
To create a waypoint from a map item, see page 36.
4. To add a new waypoint to the route, use the arrow cursor to select the desired map position and press
ENTER/MARK
. Press
ENTER/MARK
again to confirm the new waypoint. You may also change the name
and symbol of the new waypoint (see page 37).
As you add each new waypoint to the route, the data window at the top of the map display shows the
waypoint/map item name, bearing and distance from your first point, and coordinates of the cursor. After
additional points are added, the bearing and distance is calculated from the location of the previous route
point. The bottom of the display shows you the number of available and used points. A route line appears
on the map to indicate each completed leg, and a dotted line (yellow on color models) appears to indicate
the distance and bearing to the arrow cursor from the last route waypoint.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have finished defining all route waypoints.
6. When finished press
QUIT
twice to return to the Route List page or press the ‘Edit as Text’
SOFT KEY
to return to the Route Review page.
Route Tab and SOFT KEY Options
You will see ‘ADD’ below the cursor as you add points.
