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GPXTurns

Turn alerts, climbs and places for any GPX. Upload a route from Wikiloc, a race or a friend and download it ready for Suunto, Garmin, Coros or Amazfit.

or drop it here
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What to add

Lower it if turns are missing; raise it if you get alerts on bends with no junction.

Removes alerts on bends where there is no junction and adds gentle forks that do sit on one. Needs the map lookup.

Places you want on the watch
Elevation

If the climbs look wrong, fix the elevation: the GPX values are replaced with real terrain data. If that still looks off, ignore it and the route will have no climb alerts.

Profile by gradient

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Map

Left turnRight turnClimbPlace

Climbs

#KmLengthGainAverageMax 100 m

Places and junctions

Lookup not working?

OpenStreetMap servers are sometimes overloaded: wait a minute and try again. For places you can also open this link in another tab, save the result as a file and load it here.

Search places on OpenStreetMap

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How to get it onto your watch
  • Suunto: open the GPX with the Suunto app. In the route, switch on turn-by-turn guidance (otherwise the turns won't show), save and sync.
  • Garmin: on your phone, download the GPX and open it with the Garmin Connect app: it is saved as a course and you send it to the watch. On a computer, use the TCX in Garmin Connect, Training › Courses › Import. If your Garmin has maps and already alerts you to turns, untick “Turns” before downloading.
  • Coros / Amazfit: open the GPX with the COROS or Zepp app, save and sync. It has no turns because the watch works them out itself.

Points that will be added

KmTypeName on the watchDetail

How it works

  1. Open your GPX. Any GPX with a track works: from Wikiloc, from a race or one a friend sent you.
  2. Check the alerts. You will see the turns, the climbs and the places along the way. Look up the map to add water points and viewpoints, and to check the turns against real junctions.
  3. Download it for your watch. Pick your brand, open the file with the watch app and sync.

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't my watch alert me to turns with a GPX from Wikiloc?

A plain GPX only carries the line of the route. For the watch to alert you before each turn, the file has to carry those alerts inside. GPXTurns works them out and adds them, without changing the route.

How do I get turn alerts on a Suunto?

Download the file with the “Suunto (GPX)” button and open it with the Suunto app. In the route, turn on turn-by-turn directions, save and sync. The watch will alert you to each turn, each climb and the places along the way.

And on a Garmin?

On your phone, download “Garmin (GPX)” and open it with Garmin Connect. On a computer, use “Garmin (TCX)” in Training › Courses › Import. If your Garmin has maps and already alerts you to turns, untick “Turns” and keep the climbs and places.

Do Coros and Amazfit watches need turn alerts?

No. Those watches work out the turns themselves. Their file carries the climbs and the places along the way, without turns.

Which places does it add?

Drinking water points, springs, viewpoints, summits, shelters, chapels, picnic sites, villages and more, taken from OpenStreetMap. An ornamental fountain does not count as drinking water.

What if the elevation in my GPX is wrong?

It happens a lot with routes recorded on a phone. Press “Fix elevation with the map” and it is replaced by the real terrain, so the climbs come out right.

Is it free? Is my route stored?

It is free and there is no sign-up. Your GPX is processed in your browser and is not stored on any server.