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GPX & elevation profile

Drop in the GPX file of a hike, a bike ride or a run. It becomes a route on your map, with an elevation profile below it: distance, ascent, descent and the highest point.

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A hike to a mountain hut on a tilted relief map, with the elevation profile below: 4.9 km, 645 m ascent, highest point 1,405 m
A hike on the website: the trail on the relief map, its profile below.
What visitors see

How far, how high, how steep

The whole track

Every bend of the file on your map, with a flag at the start and a chequered flag at the finish if you like.

The numbers that matter

Distance, ascent, descent and the highest point, shown right above the profile.

Follow the profile

Move the mouse or a finger along the profile: a dot shows the spot on the map, with the kilometre and the height.

Several tracks

Import a few stages. Each route with a profile gets its own, one below the other.

Set it up

From file to map in three steps

  1. Import the file. In the studio, click “Import” and choose your .gpx file, or drop it there. Tracks and routes both work, and the route takes the name in the file.
  2. Check the profile. Click the route: its “Elevation profile” tab shows ascent, descent and the highest point. “Show the profile below the map” is already on.
  3. Add the rest. Mark parking, huts and viewpoints as places and pick a style such as relief. Then put the map on your page.
The import dialog of Map Studio with GPS tracks (GPX) among the files that work, and a GPX file dropped onto it
An imported hike selected in the studio, tilted on the relief map, with its ascent and highest point in the Elevation profile tab
The route’s “Elevation profile” tab: the same numbers your visitors will see.
Good to know

Questions people ask

Where do the heights come from?

From the GPX file itself, so no elevation service is asked for the profile. A file without heights still becomes a route, just without a profile.

My file has thousands of points. Is that a problem?

No. Long tracks are thinned to at most 2,000 points, keeping the bends and the climbs. Tiny ups and downs of a few metres are GPS noise and don’t count as ascent.

Can I change the route after the import?

Yes, like any route: name, colour, line width and style, start and finish flags, and its points. With “Ride along”, visitors can also let the camera fly along it to the finish.

Is it part of the free plugin?

GPX import and the elevation profile come with Map Studio Pro. Routes you plan along roads or draw by hand, with their length, stay free.

Made for

Who shows GPX tracks

  • Hiking guides and mountain huts
  • Bike shops, tours and rentals
  • Running clubs and race organisers
  • Tourism offices with signposted trails
  • Travel blogs with their day stages
  • Schools and clubs planning outings
Works well with

Goes together with GPX & elevation profile

FreeRoutesAlong real roads and paths by car, bike or on foot, or drawn by hand. Length, start and finish included.Read more ProRelief & 3D mountainsShaded hills and real mountains when you tilt the map.Read more ProRide along & presentationsThe camera flies along a route; stops show text, a photo and a view of their own.Read more
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Part of Map Studio Pro

Pro adds it to the plugin you already have. Everything in the free version stays free and complete.

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