Get A Route! Load to GPS! Travel!

Plan the route in Google Maps and load it to your GPS navigator.

You can travel wherever you want. The big city or small towns. Rafting on rivers, hiking canyons, backpacking in NationalParks, or over a mountain. Canoe trips on lakes, or camel treks across the desert. Anywhere you want to travel, you can.

Just plan your way in Google Maps automatically or by hand right here and convert it to the one of the open standard files: OziExplorer waypoint file (.WPT), OziExplorer route file (.RTE) or GPX file.

How to get the Google Maps Route automatically?
If you want to plan your way automatically, go to the Automatic Route page.

In the "From" field, enter a from statement (example: "New York" or "223 St, Maple Ridge, Canada")

In the "To" field, enter a to statement

Click "Get A Route!" buttton

If the route you need is available from Google, directions will appear on the map as a blue line. Google Maps breaks down directions into numbered sections in the bottom panel, along with an estimated drive time. You can click on any section number to display a info window with map detail. You can collapse or expand this view by clicking - or +.
If directions request could not be successfully processed by Google, you can try to plan your route by hand (see below).

How to get the Google Maps Route Step-By-Step?
Go to Step-By-Step Route page.

In the "From" field, enter a from statement, which can be easy to find. For example, City and Country names.

In the "To" field, enter a to statement in the same way.

Click "Set Points" buttton

If the points found, map will appear at the map section and you'll see the straight blue line from start to end. You can drag and drop "from" and "to" markers to place them where you need. Then every next click on map will add "change-direction" point to your route. At any moment you can download waypoint, route or GPX file based on points you enter before.

How to get the Google Maps Route by Link?
Go to Route By Link page.

In Google Maps Get Directions page construct and customize your Route

Copy the link through "Link to this page" above the map

Paste it to the "Link from Google Maps" field and press "Get A Route!" button

How to load the Google Maps Route to your GPS?

OziExplorer
If you have installed OziExplorer on your PC or PocketPC, load wpt and rte files and use them in Ozi or upload to your Garmin, Magellan etc. using OziExplorer interface.

EasyGPS
There are many applications that now support the GPX format. One of the best (and its absolutely free) is EasyGPS - and available for free download at www.easygps.com. In EasyGPS (or other similar application) open the GPX file, then transfer it to your GPS.

Garmin MapSource Garmin's MapSource is also often used to transfer GPX files to its family of GPS receivers. Garmin MapSource can read .GPX files and transfer these routes to their family of popular GPS units.

How to view existing routes, tracks or waypoints on the Google Maps?
If you already have a GPX file with routes, tracks or waypoints, you can view them on Google Maps. Go to the GPX Viewer page.

Browse for GPX file you want to view on Google Map

Click on "Upload File" button

View your routes, tracks and waypoints on Google Map

If your GPX file has no error, routes will appear on the map as a blue line, tracks will be as a green line and waypoints as clickable green and red markers. You can collapse or expand this view by clicking - or +.