Can Suunto routes sync to Garmin courses automatically?
Yes. Connect Suunto and Garmin, allow Course Import in Garmin, and turn on automatic route sending in Suunto Services. New and updated Suunto routes can then be sent to Garmin as courses.
Suunto Routes to Garmin Guide
How to send Suunto routes to Garmin courses
Quantified Self can send Suunto routes from your private Routes library to Garmin Connect as courses after both accounts are connected and Course Import is allowed in Garmin.
Suunto routesGarmin coursesCourse ImportAutomatic route sendingSaved routes
Setup
Connect Suunto and Garmin before sending routes
Quantified Self sends routes already saved in your Routes library, and you choose whether new routes should be sent automatically.
Connect Suunto so new and updated Suunto routes can be imported into the private Routes library.
Garmin must be connected with Course Import permission before Quantified Self can create or update Garmin courses.
Open Suunto Services and turn on automatic route sending so new and updated Suunto routes can be sent to Garmin.
Behavior
Use saved route metadata instead of provider downloads
Route sending uses the route records and original files already stored in Quantified Self.
When Quantified Self imports a new or updated Suunto route, it can create or update the matching course in Garmin.
Use Send routes to send Suunto routes that are already saved in Quantified Self but have not yet been sent to Garmin.
Sending saved routes does not fetch anything from Suunto or Garmin. Import existing Suunto routes first if one is missing from the Routes library.
Sending Routes
Garmin courses are updated instead of duplicated
Quantified Self remembers which Garmin course belongs to each saved route, so sending it again can update the existing course.
If a saved route was already sent to the same Garmin account, sending it again can update that course instead of creating a duplicate.
Disconnecting Suunto or Garmin turns off automatic route sending until you reconnect and enable it again.
Automatic provider connections and route sending require Pro. Manual saved-route uploads remain available according to route storage limits.
Steps
Step-by-step workflow
- 1Connect Suunto to Quantified Self.
- 2Connect Garmin to Quantified Self and allow Course Import.
- 3Import existing Suunto routes so they are saved in Quantified Self.
- 4Turn on automatic route sending in Suunto Services if you want new routes sent automatically.
- 5Use Send routes for Suunto routes already saved in Quantified Self.
FAQ
Suunto Routes to Garmin Guide FAQ
Does Send routes fetch routes from Suunto?
No. Send routes only uses Suunto routes already saved in Quantified Self. Import existing Suunto routes first if a route is not yet in the Routes library.
Will sending a route again create a duplicate Garmin course?
Quantified Self remembers the Garmin course for each saved route and account, so later sends can update the same course when possible.
What Garmin permission is required?
Garmin Course Import permission is required. If it is missing, reconnect Garmin and allow Course Import in Garmin Connect before sending routes.
Next Step
Import Suunto routes once, then send them to Garmin when needed
Use Quantified Self as the private route library between Suunto route imports, manual route files, and Garmin Connect.