How to import a GPX into Strava

Strava turns a GPX into a route. Routes sync to watches that pair with Strava, and recording the hike in Strava afterwards gives hikelevel an activity to import for the plan's progress.

On the website

1. Sign in at strava.com.
2. Open Maps in the top menu, then My Routes, and choose Create New Route.
3. In the route builder choose the Upload option (the up-arrow icon) and pick the hikelevel .gpx file.
4. Strava draws the route. Choose Save, name it after the hike, and leave it private or make it public as preferred.

In the Strava app

1. Open Maps, then Routes, then Saved.
2. Choose the + or Create button and look for Upload GPX. Pick the file from the phone's files.
3. The route is saved on the account and syncs to paired devices.

On the trail

Open the route and choose Use Route. On a paired watch, routes appear under the watch's navigation menu after a sync. Recording the hike in Strava, then importing the activity into hikelevel, marks the week complete.

If something looks wrong

• Strava snaps uploaded routes to known trails by default. If the drawn line wanders off the hike's line, turn off Follow trails in the route builder and upload again.
• Routes made from a GPX cannot be edited point by point; adjust in the builder and re-save.