How to Convert Google Maps to the GPX Plugin
GPX files are used by GPS devices and software to provide information on a map, such as driving directions or way points. Google Maps doesn't have an export option for GPX files. If you have Google Maps files that you want to use with a GPS device or other mapping software, you can convert the map to a GPX file and then open that file in the other application. You have two good options for converting the files: GPS Visualizer and GMapToGPX.
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Instructions
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GPS Visualizer
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Create a map in Google Maps and then click "Save to My Maps."
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Click "My Places," "Maps" and the map you want to convert in Google Maps.
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Click "KML" to download a KML file, which has all of the geographic data on it, to your computer.
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Open the GPS Visualizer website on your computer by visiting http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_input.
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Click the circle next to "GPX" to select it as the output method.
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Click "Choose File" and select the XML file that you downloaded to your computer.
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Click "Convert" to convert the file to GPX. A new screen appears with a text box of what appears in the GPX file.
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Right-click the "Click to Download..." link at the top of the page, select "Save As," enter a name for the file and click "OK." The GPX file is downloaded to your computer.
GMapToGPX
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Navigate to the Communications From Elsewhere website at http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_input and save the "GMapToGPX" link to your browser's toolbar. The bookmarklet was created to work with Firefox or Internet Explorer.
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Open the Google Maps map that you want to convert to GPX and click the "GMaptoGPX" bookmarklet. The converted GPX file appears on the screen.
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Highlight the file, right-click it and select "Save."
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Open Notepad or another plain text editor on your computer, right-click and choose "Paste."
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Save the file to use with other GPS devices or software.
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