Garmin GPS 120XL - Manual (Page 33)

Creating and Navigating Routes
The last form of navigating to a destination with
the GPS 120XL is by creating a user-defined route. The
route navigation feature lets you plan and navigate a
course from one place to another using a set of pre-
defined waypoints. Routes are often used when it’s not
practical, safe or possible to navigate a direct course to
a particular destination (e.g., through a body of water
or impassable terrain).
Routes are broken down and navigated in smaller
segments called “legs”. The waypoint you are going to
in a leg is called the “active to” waypoint, and the way-
point immediately behind you is called the “active
from” waypoint. The line between the “active to” and
the “active from” waypoint is called the “active leg”.
Whenever you activate a route with the GPS
120XL, it will automatically select the route leg closest
to your position as the active leg. As you pass each
waypoint in the route, the receiver will automatically
sequence and select the next waypoint as the “active to”
waypoint.
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Route
Navigation
Waypoint 2
(“active to” waypoint)
Waypoint 1
(“active from” waypoint)
“Active Leg”
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