Activity Map Settings; Routing Settings; Using Climbpro - Garmin EPIX GEN 2 PRO Owner's Manual

Activity Map Settings

You can customize the appearance of the map data screen for each activity.
Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, select the activity settings, and select Map.
Configure Maps: Shows or hides data from installed map products.
Map Theme: Sets the map to display data optimized for your activity type. The System option uses the
preferences from the system map settings
Use Sys. Settings: Enables the watch to use the preferences from the map system settings
page 92). When this setting is disabled, you can customize the map settings for the activity.
Restore Theme: Allows you to restore default map theme settings or themes that have been deleted from the
watch.

Routing Settings

You can change the routing settings to customize the way the watch calculates routes for each activity.
NOTE: Not all settings are available for all activity types.
Hold MENU, select Activities & Apps, select an activity, select the activity settings, and select Routing.
Activity: Sets an activity for routing. The watch calculates routes optimized for the type of activity you are doing.
Popularity Routing: Calculates routes based on the most popular runs and rides from Garmin Connect.
Courses: Sets how you navigate courses using the watch. Use the Follow Course option to navigate a course
exactly as it appears, without recalculating. Use the Use Map option to navigate a course using routable
maps, and recalculate the route if you stray from the course.
Calculation Method: Sets the calculation method to minimize the time, distance, or ascent in routes.
Avoidances: Sets the road or transportation types to avoid in routes.
Type: Sets the behavior of the pointer that appears during direct routing.

Using ClimbPro

The ClimbPro feature helps you manage your effort for the upcoming climbs on a course. You can view climb
details, including gradient, distance, and elevation gain, before or in real time while following a course. Cycling
climb categories, based on length and gradient, are indicated by color.
1 Hold MENU.
2 Select Activities & Apps.
3 Select an activity.
4 Select the activity settings.
5 Select ClimbPro > Status > When Navigating.
6 Select an option:
• Select Data Field to customize the data field that appears on the ClimbPro screen.
• Select Alert to set alerts at the start of a climb or at a certain distance from the climb.
• Select Descents to turn descents on or off for running activities.
• Select Climb Detection to choose the types of climbs detected during cycling activities.
7 Review the climbs and course details for the course
8 Start following a saved course
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(Map Themes,
(Viewing or Editing Course Details,
(Navigating to a Destination,
page 94).
page 110).
(Map Settings,
page 114).
Activities and Apps