XT2: Section 5 - What Goes Wrong
5.04 - Test Route 02 - Via Points
The Route - Test 01
- Route created as a GPX file and place in Interal Storage/GPX folder
- 8 Route Points - The same coordinates for every test
- 8 Via Points (start and end), No shaping points
- All Route points given a name starting a number 01, .... , 08.
- 8 Waypoints with same coordinates are displayed to show original locations.
- No Waypoints are used in this route.
- The XT2 is not linked to the Tread App
The Test
- To see if route point names change
- To see if the route changes
- To see whether route points move
- To observe different behaviour between Via and Shaping Point
- To observe any differences if Tread is involved.
The Results
- Pic 1: Shows the original route point data compared witht he list from the XT2 screen immediately after importing the route.
- Pic 1: Only two points have retained their original name (one is different from Test 01)
- Pic 2: The Via point flags which are part of the route coincide with the yellow waypoints
- Pic 2: The Waypoints (yellow triangles) are NOT part of the route. They are just shown on the screen for reference.
- Pic 2: The route points do not appear to have moved a great deal. Inspecting the coordinates reveals a slight change to the lat/long coordinates - less than 2 metres.
Pic 1: Test Route 02 - All Via Points
The list of 8 Via Points created in Basecamp
The XT2 list showing the same 8 Via Points
Pic 2: XT2 Map of Test Route 02
Test Route 02 - Via Points - Tread Active
Ater Synching Route 02 with Tread.
- The route contains 8 Via Points and no shaping points
- No waypoints are used in this route - but waypoints are used on the display to show the original locations of the route points.
- The Route was imported and allowed to synch
- Not all syncronisation happens immediately so I waited and then forced synch on the phone app AND on the XT2.
- Waited for at least two orange Explore synch symbols and two blue circle synch symbols
- Android Tread version 3.00.06 17 Feb 2026
The Results - Tread Active
- Pic 3: Shows that the via point names are altered.
- Pic 4: Shows that all via points seem to be in the correct location relative to the waypoint markers.
- Pic 4: Shows the route plotted along the roads that I intended
- Pic 5: Shows a close up of the area where the previous test route ahd moved to the M6. No such change here.
- The route has not changed much at all. Further inspection revelaed that route points HAD moved - but only slightly - 0.01 minutes longitude. About 1.5 metres !
Pic 3: Test Route 02 - All Via Points - Tread Active
The list of the original 8 Via Points created in Basecamp
The XT2 list showing the 8 renamed Via Points
Pic 4: Route 02 - Map showing the full route - Tread Active.
XT2 Route 02 - Route points appear to be very close to the original markers.
Pic 5: Route 02 - Via Points 04 and 05 - Tread Active
Closer view near to the motorway. No change of location and no change of route.
5.04 - Test Route 02 - Via Points
The information on these pages has been acquired from personal experience of using and testing the behaviour of Basecamp and my Zumos XT and XT2. I have no links with Garmin except that I raise issues about my Zumos' behaviours from time to time. These pages are presented for interest only rather than instructions. The contents of these pages must not be shared, copied, transmitted, redistributed or re-published in any form without my permission. (C) JHeath 2025.