Garmin Edge Explore 3 Plus GPS Cycling Computer

New routes are waiting for you

View your ride data and high-contrast maps on a brilliant 3-inch LCD touchscreen. Use the responsive touchscreen to navigate, find nearby points of interest, or plan routes right on the device.
Thanks to its built-in microphone, you can control the Edge Explore 3 Plus with voice commands and send text or voice messages via the Garmin Messenger app and your compatible smartphone. The built-in speaker delivers navigation prompts, training instructions, and incoming voice messages right from the handlebars. Plus, you can alert other road users to your presence with the built-in bicycle bell. Comprehensive navigation features provide turn-by-turn directions and show you different routes based on your preferences. Thanks to heart rate data from your Garmin smartwatch, you’ll receive free Garmin Coach training plans for beginners. With LiveTrack, friends and family can track your location in real time. For added safety, automatic accident notification alerts your emergency contacts to your location. When paired with a compatible e-bike, you can also view data such as the level of the rechargeable battery, the assist level, and much more directly on your Edge. Plus, you’ll receive a notification when the rechargeable battery in your e-bike is running low.

Highlights of the Garmin Edge Explore 3 Plus GPS cycling computer

• Bike Navigation for Touring Cyclists
• High-resolution 3-inch LCD touchscreen
• Improved navigation
• Smoother, less-interrupted routes optimized for your bike ride
• Get multiple route options, including a route preview
• Garmin Cycling Coach, designed specifically for beginners based on heart rate data
• Microphone for voice commands and voice messages via the Garmin Messenger app5
• Speaker for navigation and safety announcements
  
  

Features and details of the Garmin Edge Explore 3 GPS cycling computer

IMPROVED NAVIGATION
With the new routing preference, you can customize your route and choose between the most popular routes, the fastest route, the route with the least elevation gain, or a route with minimal interruptions. Smart route suggestions based on time and bike type, as well as routes with the fewest stops, ensure a personalized riding experience

UP AHEAD
Get clear information about POIs along your route, including food and drink stops, bike shops, and much more. Choose which POIs you want to see—such as cafes, drinking water stations, or public restrooms—and see at a glance how far away they are.

COMMUNITY HAZARDS
Share information about hazards with the community and get more tips on potholes or obstacles. Hazards are also displayed in the Edge’s route planner so you can plan safer routes in advance.

GROUPRIDE
GroupRide makes it easy to organize group rides. Share the route, stay in touch with all participants during the ride, and receive accident notifications.

IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY
After successfully pairing for the first time, your compatible Garmin smartwatch automatically connects to the Edge as soon as both devices are within range. This lets you view heart rate data from your wrist directly on your bike computer

ADAPTIVE GARMIN COACH
Improve your fitness or train for a milestone—with adaptive or pre-made Garmin Coach cycling training plans designed specifically for beginners. To make your workouts even more personalized, select plans even adapt based on performance and health data from your compatible Garmin smartwatch.
HANDS-FREE VOICE CONTROL
Simply say “OK, Garmin” to start an activity, check your data, or send voice messages via Garmin Messenger and your paired smartphone on your Edge Explore 3 Plus with a built-in microphone.
BUILT-IN SPEAKER
While riding on a bicycle, you’ll hear voice prompts through the built-in speaker and get the attention you need with the built-in ringtone feature.

Cycling Safety and Assistance

SHARE YOUR LOCATION VIA LIVETRACK™
Friends and family can track your location in real time and view data such as speed and planned routes⁴.
ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION
This feature sends a message with your location⁴ to predefined emergency contacts if you’ve been in an accident on the road or off-road.
FOLLOWERS' MESSAGES
Enjoy your ride and stay motivated with text messages from family and friends.
BIKE ALARM
The PIN-protected alarm alerts you via your compatible smartphone if your bike is moved.
FIND EDGE
View the Edge’s last known location on a map in Garmin Connect.
VARIA™ COMPATIBILITY
Pair your Edge with the Varia radar and smart bike lights to detect approaching vehicles early and make sure you’re seen.

Training and Performance

CALORIE BURN
Get an estimate of calories burned during your ride.
INTENSITY MINUTES
Get a breakdown of the minutes you spent at moderate or high intensity during your rides.
RECOVERY GUIDE
Find out how long of recovery you should get before tackling your next long ride.
VO2MAX ESTIMATE
Get an estimate of your VO2max based on your activity with your compatible heart rate chest strap or Garmin smartwatch.
PERFORMANCE-BASED ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD
View an estimate of this important performance metric. This will help you pace yourself and optimize your workouts⁵.
GOAL ALERTS
Get a notification when you’ve reached your calorie, time, or distance goal.
EAT AND DRINK ALERTS
To make sure you don’t run out of energy on your rides, notifications remind you to drink or eat something.
DAILY TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS
Get daily training recommendations based on your current fitness level, current training load, and VO2max. 

Always up to date

INTEGRATION WITH GARMIN PRODUCTS
Use your compatible Garmin smartwatch or the CIRQA™ smart band to track heart rate data measured on your wrist or upper arm⁶.
 MUSIC FEATURES
Pair the Edge with your smartphone to control music directly on the Edge.
REAL-TIME WEATHER INFORMATION
With weather radar and wind direction overlays, you can keep an eye on weather conditions along your route and make informed decisions. To do this, simply pair the Edge with a compatible smartphone and Garmin Connect.
ELECTRIC BIKE COMPATIBILITY
If you’re using a compatible e-bike—such as those with a Bosch Smart System or a Shimano e-bike system—you can connect the Edge wirelessly to view data like battery level, assist level, and more⁷.
Electric Bike Routing
Get smart routing and range alerts based on your e-bike’s battery level and assist level, as well as your planned route.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive text messages and alerts on the Edge when you’ve paired it with your smartphone.
GARMIN MESSENGER APP
Send messages on the Edge via Garmin Messenger and your connected smartphone. Exchange text and voice messages with other compatible Edge products, Garmin smartwatches, or people using the Garmin Messenger™ app on their smartphones.
GARMIN SHARE
Share saved locations, routes, and workouts with other compatible products via Bluetooth®.
COMPATIBLE WITH SMART TRAINERS
This Edge can be paired with your indoor smart trainer to record your indoor workouts.
Connect IQ™ Store
Download custom data fields and get apps and widgets from our Connect IQ Store.
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS WITH GARMIN CONNECT
In Garmin Connect, you can view ride details and track your fitness and performance progress, create your own routes, earn Garmin Connect awards, and much more.

EU RED Directive on Wireless Transmission of Sensor Data: Under the EU’s RED (Radio Equipment Directive), certain cybersecurity requirements will become legally mandatory as of August 1, 2025. As a result, devices with built-in wireless technology must also comply with cybersecurity requirements under the Radio Equipment Act. Specifically, this means that users must be able to choose between open and closed transmission protocols between a cycling computer and sensors (such as a chest strap).

scope of delivery:

Edge® Explore 3 Plus GPS cycling computer
Aero mount
Standard mount
Mounting strap
Charging/data cable
Documentation