Garmin Forerunner 255

Higher GPS accuracy for motocross and MTB - as tested by LITPro

The dual-band GNSS chipset featured in this Garmin watch is ideal for tracking motocross style laps. As a result, you'll see higher lap time and line choice accuracy compared to other GPS watch brands.   See below for the complete feature set. 

This GPS watch was the runner-up in our 2023 GPS Device Shootout. In this blog series, we selected 10 popular consumer GPS devices and compared them in head-to-head tests.

Watch Specifications:

Train at a higher level with the Forerunner® 255 smartwatch series. These smartwatches help you train and recover smarter with training status, running power, multi-band GPS and daily suggested workouts that adapt to your performance and goals.

Plus, other new features — such as race widget — help you plan your race-day strategy, and morning report with HRV status reveals your overall health alongside the day ahead.

And with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹, it’s never been easier to buy that post-workout coffee — no matter how you work out — with more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlons, cycling, swimming and more.

With Forerunner 255, you can get a continuous picture of your health, from training and recovery to sleep quality and overall wellness — and with up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode.

Additional Product Details:

• Built with a slim design and an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight — with available sizes of 46 mm and 41 mm
• Forerunner® 255 provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training
• Smaller-sized Forerunner® 255S provides up to 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 26 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training
• Morning report summarizes your sleep, recovery time, training status, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up²
• Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
• View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
• HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness, recovery and training performance²
• Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach for a 5K, 10K and half-marathon, or create your own custom workouts in the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app
• Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features, including recovery time after your workouts
• When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (sold separately), get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run, so you can manage your effort
• When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (sold separately), get advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more
• Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for running, triathlons, cycling, open-water swimming and more
• Multi-band satellite tracking on GPS, GLONASS and Galileo networks gives you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments
• Safety and tracking features³ make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts if you feel unsafe, if an incident is detected or for loved ones to track your runs
• Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple^® or Android^™ smartphone; you can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone
• Leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay™ contactless payments¹ let you pay for purchases on the go
• See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in one free, zero-subscription app
• Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from our Connect IQ™ Store