Using a GPX file on an android phone
Step 1. Decide which caches you want to find. For our example, let's visit the Canary Islands.
Step 2. Obtain a GPX file with the final coordinates already set. You can get GPX files from many places, including from a friend or online. For our example, let's use the Facebook group.
Click the GPX File link
This will take you to Mediafire. Click the download arrow.
That's it. You are done. The GPX file will download to your phone.
Note. Different devices will work differently. So if you want to check that the file actually downloaded, look in your phone's download folder. It should be there.
If it is not there, check your phone's default settings or try again.
Step 3. Open c:geo. Navigate to "lists" by clicking the 'stored' tab at the bottom of the screen.
3.1 Create a new custom list.
- Click the menu dots at the top right corner of the screen.
- Click 'Manage lists'
- Click 'Create new list'
- Type a name for your new list. When you are done, click 'create'.
- C:geo will create the list and return you to it. At this stage, the list is empty.
3.2 Load caches into the list using a GPX file.
- Click the menu dots at the top right corner of the screen. This is the same as before only this time we will use a different option.
- Click Import
- Click Import GPX
- Browse GPX files and select the one you want. For this tutorial, you only have one. In future, you may have many.
- Tada! All the caches in the GPX file have been loaded into your list in c:geo. And if the GPX file was created properly, all coordinates should be the final locations ready to be found.
Step 4. Examine cache(s)
- Look at the map to see an overview of where the caches are. First, click the map icon at the top of the screen.
This will show you the entire list on the map. These are the final locations, not just the posted coordinates like we saw at the top of the page.
- Look at the cache details. Click any cache in the list. You can see the corrected coordinates.
- Now swipe right to see a list of waypoints for this cache.
Note 1. We have loaded this information from a GPX file, and therefore the information exists in c:geo only. That is not as bad as it sounds because you may find these caches even if you do not have phone reception. However, if you want to mirror this info on geocaching.com then you will have to sync/upload.
Note 2. Other programs (for example: cachly) will look different than c:geo but should work basically the same way.