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Import a GPX route into an event plan

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Last updated on Oct 16, 2026

Import a .gpx file to bring a recorded walking or cycling route into your event plan, then edit it like another route.

Use this when you already have a route from a GPS device or mapping app. For a short route without a file, draw it under Lines & Routes instead: Event objects, areas, and routes.

Import the file

  1. Open an event plan you can edit and wait for the map to finish loading.
  2. Click Import GPX in the left map tools.
  3. Select a .gpx file from your computer.
  4. Wait for Successfully imported GPX file. The map moves to the imported route.
  5. Select the route on the map or in Layers. It starts as a Pedestrian Route, using the route name in the file or the filename when no route name is present.
  6. Use Details to check the name, color, line style and direction. Save, or wait for Auto-save: saved.

The file can contain routes or tracks. Separate track segments retain their gaps; the import does not draw a line across a missing segment. A file containing only waypoint markers has no route to import.

Importing again adds another set of routes. It does not replace the previous import. Remove an unwanted duplicate from the plan before saving.

Include the route in a PDF

Frame the route inside an export area and export the event plan. Add the route to Legend when readers need a key, and check Legend in the export sidebar. Event plan legend and Export an event plan.

An imported route is a drawing. It does not place event objects, count as an object for municipal review routing, or add live roadwork information. For Dutch roadwork context, use MELVIN: Event map layers.

What good looks like

  • The route follows the expected streets or paths, with gaps where the recorded track has separate segments.
  • Its name, color and arrows explain how visitors or cyclists should use it.
  • The saved plan and downloaded PDF show the route inside the intended site layout.

If something blocks you

Situation What to try
Failed to import GPX file Check that the file contains a route or track with at least two valid coordinates. Try a simpler export from your mapping app, or draw the route manually.
Import GPX is missing Open a plan you can edit. Import is hidden in read-only views and while exporting.
Route is missing from the PDF Frame it inside an export area and export again.
Route appears twice Import adds routes; delete the duplicate rather than importing again.

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