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Downloaded the MyTracks app (free) from Google PlayĢ. Just tried it and that worked for me! The steps were very slightly different on a Samsung Galaxy S3:ġ. Therefore a bike mount, can be a really useful addition.

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Obviously your iPhone or Android device isn’t much use in your pocket. This allows you to create a GPS route on your iPhone, very similar to the sites mentioned above. Creating GPS routes using your iPhoneĪ suggestion from DC Rainmaker that I thought would be useful for those of us who like to plan our routes on our iPhones is the EasyRoute app. This is by far the easiest GPS route plotting site I’ve ever found, so I thoroughly recommend it. If you’d like to see it, it’s available here: Then, I can name my route in the top right, I can tap save the route or export the GPX file to use using the options on the bottom right. Then, I click on the map, where I want my route to start.įrom then on it’s just a case of adding more points, until my ride is complete. Paths mode is useful, so I can see the local cycling infrastructure thanks to Open Cycle Map. With Richmond in view, I can then switch between Map, Satellite and Paths mode. I want my ride to go from Richmond, so I type in Richmond and pick it from the list.

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I’ll walk through how to create a ride on that site.įirst off, navigate to the site and tap on Plot a route now! Recently, I’ve come across a new site called. You are spoilt for choice when it comes to route plotting websites. From there you can convert it to GPX for use on your iPhone or Android. If your route is on Google Maps, there is a link to export to KML. Sites such as GPSies and GPSVisualizer will allow you to convert GPS files between different formats such as GPX, KML and TCX.

You’ll also find routes inside magazines such as Cycling Plus. These days, many new cycling guidebooks and eBooks provide GPS coordinates. If you have a more specific route in mind, for example Lands End to John O’ Groats, you can easily find a route by typing it in to Google and appending GPX to the end or GPS. If you’ve used one of these sites and highly recommend it, please leave a comment below with your suggestions.

Race Shape (good article on DC Rainmaker about how to cleverly use this site)Īs there is very little moderation of what people upload, you’ll find a lot of routes that won’t be very useful, so it takes some digging.

Here is a list of some of the sites that allow users to upload GPS courses: For the process to open a KML or GPX file in My Tracks, read the comments below.

Then go in to your File Manager and open it. Simply email yourself the file as an attachment and save it.

You can view the route on the Bike Hub app (free) which uses Open Cycle Map or you can view it using an app called My Tracks by Google (free). Importing the GPX file is easy. On Android you’ve got a couple of options. This will give you the option to open it on Bike Hub or Cyclemeter. Then, simply email yourself the file, open it up in your Mail app and tap on the attachment.

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To test this out, try using the GPX file for my Quirky London ride from the London Cycle Routes eBook.įor iPhone you need to download either Bike Hub (free) or Cyclemeter (£2.99).

For instructions to get your GPS coordinates on to your iPhone, see my iPhone GPS video.

Uploading GPS coordinates to iPhone, Android and Garmin devices is easy: Importing GPS coordinates to your iPhone, Android or Garmin GPS We’ll cover all of these uses in this ultimate guide to using GPS on your mobile phone (/cellphone for our American readers!).

You’re running a cycling blog called .uk and you want to share a great ride with your readers.

You are going on a weekend ride with your friends and they want to send you the file so you can see and follow the route.

You are using a site such as or Map My Ride to see what routes others suggest near you and you want to follow those routes.

You want to go on a weekend ride and plan out your route, so you don’t end up checking a map all the time.

You’ve purchased a cycle routes book or eBook and it includes GPS coordinates for each ride.

You are taking part in a cycling event and the organisers have provided GPS coordinates in a GPX or KML file.

That’s a shame as it can be incredibly useful for when: However, few people have used the GPS functionality beyond basic route planning apps such as Bike Hub and Google Maps. Most of us have cycle around daily with powerful GPS devices in our pockets: our iPhone and Android devices.