Getting your route
How to get your route from Strava
Your route file is what we sculpt the 3D relief map from. Strava hands it over in a couple of clicks — here's exactly where to find it.
⏱ About a minute-
Open Strava on a computer
Go to
strava.comin a web browser and log in. The export option only lives on the website, not the phone app — but you can still do it on your phone (see the tip below). -
Open the activity you ran
Find your race under
Training → My Activities(or just scroll your feed) and click its title to open the full activity page with the map. -
Click the three-dot menu
Near the top of the activity, next to the map, there's a
···menu. Click it to open the dropdown. -
Choose “Export GPX”
Pick
Export GPXand your browser downloads a.gpxfile — usually to your Downloads folder. That's the one we need. -
Upload it to your order
Back on the order form, drop that file into the Upload your GPS route box. Done — we'll take it from there.
A couple of handy notes
On your phone? Open strava.com in your browser (Safari/Chrome), tap the aA / menu and choose Request Desktop Site, then follow the same steps.
Only see “Export Original”? That works too — it's the original file from your watch (often .fit or .tcx). We accept .gpx, .tcx and .fit, so upload whichever Strava gives you.
No download appears? The activity needs GPS data — treadmill or manually-added runs without a map can't be exported.
Not using Strava?
Most apps and watches export the same way. In Garmin Connect, open the activity → gear icon → Export to GPX. COROS, Apple Fitness and most others have a similar share/export option that produces a GPX, TCX or FIT file.
Can't find it anywhere? Don't worry — place your order without the file and we'll email you to help track it down. We'll never print a thing until your route and layout are confirmed.
Still stuck? Email hello@trailforge.co.uk and we'll sort it.