How to export a GPX from Apple Watch
Apple's own Fitness and Health apps record your route but don't offer a GPX export button — you need one small helper app, once. After that it's two taps per workout.
Helper app→Your workout→Export as GPX
On the website
- Apple has no web export — the route lives in the Health app on your iPhone, so the export happens there (see the phone steps).
- If your watch also syncs to Strava or Komoot, the fastest path is exporting from those instead — see our Strava and Komoot guides.
On your phone
- Install a GPX-export helper on your iPhone — HealthFit and RunGap are the two established ones; both read your workouts straight from Apple Health with your permission.
- Open the helper, pick the workout, choose Export/Share as GPX.
- Save to Files or share the .gpx straight to your browser and upload it here.
Good to know
Why doesn't Apple just export GPX?
Fitness shows your route on a map but Apple only exposes the raw data through HealthKit — which is exactly what the helper apps read. Your data never leaves your phone without your say-so.
Which helper should I pick?
Either works. HealthFit is a small one-time purchase and exports every workout type; RunGap has a free tier that covers occasional exports.
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