Garmin eTrex SE, 7 months on, GPS in the Hills and which app should you be using?

The big 90, that not bad going.

In this month’s podcast –

1. eTrex SE – 7 months on

2. GPS in the Hills – last course this/ last weekend – what is this course all about?

3. BaseCamp, connect, explore – which and for what scenarios – When using alongside a Garmin handheld unit?

4. We then have Andy’s top tips

– Garmin eTrex SE – 7 months on


The Garmin eTrerx SE was launched on the 14^th March, in the same day the Garmin GPSMAP 67/ 67i was launched

Price – £149.99

To read an indepth review on the Garmin eTrex SE go to GpsTraining.co.uk > Product Reviews > Garmin eTrex SE Review

– GPS in the hills course – what is this?

You may have seen this on our website/ newsletters

For those who have been on our two-day Garmin GPS Training course.

£158.00 on website, but if you have been on a course you get a discount code making it half-priced – £79.00

What do we cover on this day-long course

Week leading upto course

– Planning over Zoom – week leading upto course

On the day – straight out onto the hill –

– Following the pre-planned route

– Looking at the different navigational experiences for a route, track, and course

– Trackback – we will do a trackback taking us back the way we came

– Creating a route directly on the unit

– Managing an emergency situation – what options do we have and how are we going to approach this

– Changing the ‘pre-planned’ plans – what options do we have and how we do this

– Navigating in the dark, how to set up our GPS units

This will all be delivered during an 8 – 12 mile walk (depending on elevation climbed) and only people who have been on our 2-day course will be invited onto the course.

South Downs – 4^th October 2024

Lakes – 18^th October 2024

Northumberland – 26^th October 2024

If you want to find out more about our GPS courses please go to our website > GpsTraining.co.uk > GPS Training Course

– BaseCamp, Connect, Explore – which and for what scenarios – When using alongside a Garmin handheld unit?

Garmin BaseCamp

Garmin Connect

Garmin Explore

– Andy’s Top Tips

Explore App – Convert imported GPX files from track or route to a course before syncing – syncs quicker and seems to be more reliable when syncing

2 X Drawing pin icon – Route

Footprint icon -Track

Curved line – Course

3 x Red dots top right screen – copy as course, go back to track or route 3 x red dots top right select delete

Remember Find / Spy Glass Course

GPSMap65s – Pause Track – in theory you cannot or can you?

– When you are just about to go into a building and want to stop the recording – press your menu button twice to goto main menu

– Select Setup

– Select System

– Select Satellite System – changed from Muliti-GNSS to DEMO

– When you come out of the building and standing where your changed satellite to Demo – repeat the process and change Satellite back to Multi-GNSS