How to export a GPX from Strava
Every Strava activity can be downloaded as a GPX file — the standard format for GPS routes. It takes about ten seconds on the website, and no third-party apps or account connections are needed.
Your activity→⋯→Export GPX
On the website
- Open strava.com and go to the activity you want (your profile → Activities).
- On the activity page, click the three-dots (⋯) menu on the left, under the action buttons.
- Choose “Export GPX”. The .gpx file lands in your downloads folder.
On your phone
- The Strava phone app doesn't offer GPX export directly — open strava.com in your phone's browser instead.
- Request the desktop site if needed, open the activity, and use the same ⋯ → “Export GPX”.
- Or simply do it later from a laptop — the file is small and downloads in a second.
Good to know
Export GPX vs Export Original — which one?
“Export GPX” always works. “Export Original” returns whatever your watch recorded (often a .fit file), which is not what you want here.
Does a private activity export?
Yes — you're downloading your own data, privacy setting doesn't matter.
Routes vs activities
Both export as GPX. An activity carries your real time and pace (the poster auto-fills them); a planned route has no times — you can type your finish time into the editable stats.
Got your GPX? See it as art.
Drop the file on our homepage and your Strava route renders as a gallery-grade route poster in seconds — stats auto-filled from the file, free to preview, no account and no Strava connection needed.
Drop your GPX — free preview