Step-by-step instructions to download a GPX files

Our process starts from the data that describe your adventure - a GPX file that contains the coordinates of your activity (and no personal information). These data are the basis for our designs, so we need them to get started.

The GPX is an industry-standard file format that is supported by most major apps and websites. Below you can find click-by-click guides showing you how to export a GPX file from various apps and websites, which enables you to upload your own data and get started.

Don't feel like messing with it? Use our I need a hand page to get us started on doing the work for you.

GPX export and download guides for several popular services:

Exporting a GPX file from Garmin Connect:

  1. Login to the Garmin Connect website using a desktop web browser. (Unfortunately the export cannot be performed on any of the mobile apps that Garmin offers for Android or iOS.)
  2. Navigate to the activity that you would like to export. The top of your screen should look similar to the following screenshot. A small gear icon should be visible at the top right hand corner of your screen.
  3. Click on that gear icon and a menu will open, looking similar to the following screenshot.
  4. Select "Export to GPX". (Be sure to select GPX and not TCX)
  5. Save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from Strava:

(note - you can connect directly to Strava using tools we've already built and save yourself some effort by clicking here)

  1. Login to the Strava website using a desktop web browser. (Unfortunately the export cannot be performed on any of the mobile apps that Strava offers for Android or iOS.)
  2. Navigate to the activity that you would like to export. The top of your screen should look similar to the following screenshot. In the map view of your activity, you should find a little button called "GPX".
  3. Click that 'GPX' button. This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from Endomondo:

        1. Login to the Endomondo website using a desktop web browser. (Unfortunately the export cannot be performed on any of the mobile apps that Endomondo offers for Android or iOS.)
        2. Navigate to the activity that you would like to export. The top of your screen should look similar to the following screenshot. A small "down arrow" should be visible just above the map view of your activity.
        3. Click on that "down arrow" and a menu will open, looking similar to the following screenshot.
        4. Select "Export" and another menu will appear at the top of your screen, looking similar to the following screenshot.
        5. Select "GPX Format" and then click the "Export" button. (Be sure to select GPX Format and not TCX Format
        6. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from The Trail Run Project

  1. Log-in at TrailRunProject.com and find the route you're interested in
  2. Scroll down on the page and click Download GPX File
  3. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from AllTrails

    1. Log-in at AllTrails.com and find the route you're interested in.
    2. Hover your mouse over the 'more' button
    1. When the pop-up menu shows, click 'Download Route'
    1. The file type should default to 'GPX Track', which is what we're after. Click the green 'Download' button
  1. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from The Mountain Bike Project

  1. Log-in at MountainBikeProject.com and find the route you're interested in
  2. Scroll down on the page and click Download GPX File
  3. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from The Hiking Project

  1. Log-in at HikingProject.com and find the route you're interested in
  2. Scroll down on the page and click Download GPX File
  3. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from The Powder Project

  1. Log-in at PowderProject.com and find the route you're interested in
  2. Scroll down on the page and click Download GPX File
  3. Done! This will prompt you to download and save the file.

Exporting a GPX file from Ride with GPS

    1. Log-in at RideWithGPS.com and find the route you're interested in
    1. Scroll down and click on 'Advanced Export'
    1. Select the dropdown option for 'GPX Track'
    1. Click 'Download'. Done. This will prompt you to download and save the file