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GPX View

See your GPX track in 3D

Drop a GPX or TCX file: the terrain your route crosses is built around the track, and the camera flies it from start to finish. No account to create, nothing to install.

Once the file is open, this page will fetch the elevations of the area crossed in order to draw its terrain. Your file itself will not be sent.

Your file stays with you, the terrain is fetched

The file is read in the browser: its path, its figures and its name do not leave it. Drawing terrain, on the other hand, needs the elevations of the area, which this page fetches where they are published — so the server serving them learns the rectangle being flown, never your track.

How it works

  1. Drop

    Take the file exported by your watch, received by email or downloaded from a route site. The browser opens it itself.

  2. Build

    The elevations of the area crossed are fetched, then the terrain is modelled around the track — summits, valleys and slopes included.

  3. Fly over

    The camera follows the track from start to finish, turning around the terrain. Drag to change the angle, or pick up at any point you like.

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What this page cannot do

A browser does not walk down into a valley with no signal. GPX View keeps your tracks and maps on your phone, guides you along the way and records your outings — still with no account.

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Frequently asked questions

Is my file sent anywhere?
No. It is read by your browser and never transmitted. This page does fetch the elevations of the area crossed, without which there would be no terrain to draw: the server serving them learns the area, not your track.
Where does the terrain come from?
From public elevation data, derived from the SRTM, ASTER and EU-DEM surveys. These are real measured elevations, not an invented landscape: the peaks you recognise are where they belong.
My track comes out flat — is that normal?
Yes, if the ground is. The terrain is stretched to stay readable whatever the region, but no mountains are made where there are none — a ride across the flats looks like a ride across the flats.
Why is the flyover stuttering?
The scene is computed by your device's graphics card. On an older machine or an entry-level phone it is lightened automatically; if it stays jerky, pause it and drag by hand to turn around the terrain.
Do I need an account?
No, neither here nor in the app. There is no account to create, so nothing to remember and nothing to delete.