How to prepare a GPX for a trip or race

1. Take the current file

For the race, download GPX from the last message or page of the organizer and check the distance. An old file with a similar name may contain last year's track. Save the source code separately to be able to return to it.

Open "Routes" section and click "Open GPX". A track or route with coordinates of at least two points is supported; the file size is limited to 20 MB. The ZIP archive, the screenshot of the map and the FIT must first be prepared in a suitable tool.

2. Inspect the track as a whole and by sections

After selecting the file, the line on the map, the distance, the number of points and the original name of the GPX are displayed. The first point is marked in green, the last one in red; they can overlap at a closed track.

Increase the starting area, forks, and finish. See if there is a direct jump across the entire area or a missing section. The editor connects the read points with a line; a gap between segments can also look like a connection. Such a line does not prove the presence of a road.

The map does not confirm the carriageway, access to private territory, or the condition of bridges. For the race, follow the current instructions of the organizer, for an independent route, check the questionable sections separately.

3. Consider the capabilities of the editor

The "Edit copy" button opens the general route editor: cropping, editing points, continuing the path and building along roads or straight. To edit and save a route, you need to log in. The editor supports up to 20 tracks and 20,000 dots; a larger file can be checked, downloaded or transmitted via a link without changes.

Renaming on the page sets the name of the card and the name of the file to download. The embedded name inside the original GPX will not necessarily change from this: the navigator can continue to show the old name. The coordinates of the downloaded track remain the same.

4. Save the link if you want to share

Selecting a file reads GPX locally in the browser. In the "Share file" block, the "Get link" button sends the source file to the server and creates a link. Wait for the message "Saved. The link can be shared" and the appearance of the address in the "Link" field. Check it in a new tab.

The link should be considered access to the route, not private storage: the content can be accessed at the address, and the editor by token allows you to update the record. Before saving, remove sensitive points, such as an accurate home start, in another tool. The absence of a page in the search does not restrict access by link.

To create a separate version, start with an empty address the "Routes" section. Working in an already open saved record can update it using the previous link.

5. Download and check on yandex. navigator

Click "Download Original" and import the file in a way that your bike computer or application supports. Then check the name, length, start and finish already on the device. The presence of a file in the downloads folder does not mean that navigation is ready.

Open the route and the required offline maps in advance. If the device recalculates the path along the roads, compare it with the original track: the recalculation may lead differently. Save the latest version and contact the organizer before check-out.