I want to accomplish the following...

1) Create bike paths under Google Earth (my favorite editor). I
already did this:
http://www.expandingknowledge.com/tmp/GoogleEarthPaths_to_GPS/USA_CA.kml
It looks like this (screen capture):
http://www.expandingknowledge.com/tmp/GoogleEarthPaths_to_GPS/GoogleE...
2) The above KML file can be converted to a GPX file (using
GPSBabel):
http://www.expandingknowledge.com/tmp/GoogleEarthPaths_to_GPS/USA_CA.gpx
This is a valid file, because I can open it in Google Earth and it
looks like this (screen capture):
http://www.expandingknowledge.com/tmp/GoogleEarthPaths_to_GPS/GoogleE...
3) I want to be able to copy the GPX file to a GPS device and be able
to follow the paths on my bicycle. I would attach the GPS to my
bicycle handlebar and visually verify I am following my pre-
established paths. I don't need voice navigation (like in my car)
where I am told to turn left/right, I just want to see I am close to
one of my bike paths, although sometime leaving the beaten path can be
fun.

This is my first post on this forum, maybe this has been covered
somewhere (I did a bit of searching), thanks for your understanding,
and I will be very happy if the above can be done. For me the ideal
GPS would be one I can just copy that GPX file over a USB cable and
then view all my paths on the GPS, that would locate me within them.

I'm open to buying any new GPS unit, or even a phone which has GPS
capability if they can display my paths, like a PDA style phone like
the:
- Blackberry Curve 8310.
- Blackberry 8820
- LG View
- iPhone
Otherwise I am thinking something like a:
- Garmin Edge 705

Happy GPS-ing,
Jerome Daoust
http://www.expandingknowledge.com

You can copy the GPX files right to an Edge 705.

You can use GPSBabel to send it to units like the Edge 305.

It's worth mentioning that what you have is a track and not a route
(look in the GPX file) and various receivers have different rules
about autorouting on a track, the number of points in them, and naming
conventions.    Those are all solvable problems, but outside the scope
of Earth.   Recommend visiting forums like MotionBased or the GarminF
yahoogroups for a higher concentration of experience in those products.

On Sep 10, 11:54 am, Robert  Lipe wrote: