Split or simplify?
Simplify when one route has too many points and you still want a single file. Split when you want one file for each day, or when your device cannot hold the whole route in one file. Splitting keeps every point and only shares them out.
Reduce the points in a GPX instead.
What equal parts cannot do
This tool cuts by distance only. It does not know where the towns, campsites or hills are, so a cut can land on a mountain pass or in the middle of a field. Equal distance does not mean equal effort either. We cut a real 8.64 km hiking track into three parts:
| Part | Distance | Climb |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.90 km | 449 m |
| 2 | 2.86 km | 80 m |
| 3 | 2.88 km | 22 m |
How to plan daily stages
- List the places where you can actually stop: towns, campsites, stations.
- Estimate each day from distance and climb together, using the figures below as a starting point.
- If equal parts land near your stops, use them. If they do not, build one route per day in a route planner.
Cycling with luggage
The Adventure Cycling Association suggests planning around 90 km a day with 9 to 20 kg of gear, and about 105 km with less, on pavement. On a first tour, it advises half to two-thirds of the distance you normally find comfortable. Hills and rough surfaces cut that further.
Walking
Naismith's rule allows one hour for every 5 km plus one hour for every 600 m of climb. It is a rough guide for fit walkers on good paths, so add time for rough ground, a heavy pack and stops.
What each part contains
Kept
Every point of your track or route, with its elevation. Each part starts on the point where the last one ended, so they join with no gap.
Left out
Times, heart rate, cadence and other sensor data. Keep your original file if you need them.
- Your waypoints all go into the first part, wherever they are along the route.
- Each cut lands on the first point of your file past the exact distance, so parts can differ slightly.
- If your GPX has both a track and a route, the track is used.
- Several tracks stay in order, and a gap between them does not count as distance.
- The files are numbered, for example route-1-of-3.gpx, and the track inside each one is numbered the same way.
Loading the parts on a device
Unzip the download first and load each .gpx as its own route. Do not count on a device starting the next part by itself: expect to open each one when you finish the last.
Menu names checked in November 2026. Apps change them, so yours may differ slightly.
Garmin
Garmin owners report two ways: import each .gpx as a course on the Garmin Connect website, or connect the device to a computer and copy each one into the Garmin/NewFiles folder. This comes from Garmin users rather than a Garmin manual, and not every model behaves the same.
Wahoo ACE, BOLT 3 and ROAM 3
Open each .gpx on your phone, choose the Wahoo app and confirm the import. Your phone needs an internet connection for this. Then, in Explore, My Collection, My Routes, choose Send to ELEMNT with the computer paired and connected.
COROS
Open each .gpx on your phone, choose the COROS app and tap Save. Each part goes to your Route Library on the Explore page.
Check the result before you rely on it
Open each part in the viewer to see where it starts and ends and how much it climbs. Then load one on your device and look at it there before you set off.
More tools for your route
- Open it in the free GPX viewer to see the distance, the climb and the elevation profile.
- Merge it with other GPX files into one track.
- To make a course from a GPX, use the GPX to FIT converter.
Frequently asked questions
Can I choose where each part ends?
Not with this tool. It cuts by equal distance only. To end a day at a particular place, build one route per day in a route planner.
Does splitting change the total distance?
No. The parts add up to the original, because each one starts on the point where the last one ended.
Where do my waypoints go?
All of them go into the first part, wherever they are along the route.
Is splitting a GPX free?
You can start for free: each month you get 2 free conversions with a free account, or 1 without one. Pro Lifetime is a one-time payment for unlimited conversions in both directions.
Do you keep my file?
No. The file is sent to our server, read once to build the new file and not stored. We keep no copy of the file or the route.