GPX files and GPS apps

Check which route files are actually published, prepare offline navigation, and keep a backup when data is unavailable.

A GPX file is useful only when the exact route file is published and you have tested it in the app you will carry. This site shows a download action only when the current public contract returns a reviewed URL; it does not promise a file for every route, stage, segment, or whole-trail bundle.

Check availability

Use the current download catalog instead of a general promise.

Prepare offline

Import, download maps, and test without a signal.

When sources disagree

Stop and recheck instead of guessing.

Carry a backup

Protect power and keep essential context available.

Check availability

Open the Downloads page and read the state shown for your route:

Download GPX means a reviewed public URL is present for that route.
Being prepared means a route contract exists but no public file URL is ready.
Not published means there is no reviewed public file to download.
Temporarily unavailable means the site could not verify the current catalog; it does not mean that no files exist.

Internal or held material never becomes a download button. Stage and segment pages may point back to route-level files when no separate artifact is published.

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Do not reuse an old file just because its name looks right. Confirm the route, direction, publication state, and current trail notices before relying on it.

Prepare offline

Before leaving home:

Download the reviewed route file from this site's current Downloads page. 2. Import it into the navigation app you have chosen. 3. Download the required offline map area inside that app. 4. Open the track, zoom to the start, and confirm that the route appears. 5. Put the phone in airplane mode and repeat the check.

App screens and pricing change, so follow the current instructions from the app provider. A successful import is not proof that the file is current or that the trail is open.

When sources disagree

Do not assume that a GPX line is newer than a sign, closure notice, or local instruction. Pause, compare the current route page and official or local safety information, and avoid continuing into an unclear or closed section. A downloaded line is a planning aid, not permission to enter.

Carry a backup

Keep the phone protected and charged, and carry the minimum offline information needed to identify your route, next stop, stay, and fallback. Tell someone the route you intend to walk. The My Plan print packet can preserve selected route and stay context, but it does not turn unavailable GPX or current alerts into verified data.