Convert GPX files to KML quickly and directly in your browser
GPX to KML Converter lets you turn a GPX track into a KML file in just a few clicks. Upload your GPX file, preview the route on the map, and download the converted KML file immediately.
The conversion happens directly in your browser, so your file is not uploaded or stored on a server. If your GPX contains elevation data or multiple track segments, that information is preserved in the KML output where possible.
How it works?
- Click Upload GPX below and select your GPX file.
- The tool reads the GPX file directly in your browser.
- Your uploaded track appears on the map.
- Review the track distance and output format.
- Click Download to convert the GPX file to KML.
Upload a GPX file to convert it to KML.
Convert GPX to KML
GPX to KML Converter makes it easy to convert a standard GPX track into a KML file that can be used with mapping software and services that support the KML format.
For example, if you upload:
- trail.gpx
the tool will create and download:
- trail.kml
No manual coordinate conversion or additional software is required.
GPX to KML Converter Features
- Convert one GPX file to KML
- Preview the GPX route on an interactive map
- See the total track distance before downloading
- Preserve elevation data when available
- Preserve disconnected GPX track segments
- Avoid false straight lines between separate track sections
- Download the converted KML file immediately
- Keep the original filename with a .kml extension
- Files are processed directly in your browser
- Nothing is uploaded or stored on the server
- No account required
- Free to use
Why Convert GPX to KML?
GPX and KML are both commonly used geographic file formats, but they are designed for slightly different purposes and are supported by different mapping tools.
GPX is widely used by GPS devices, sports watches, hiking apps, and route planners. KML is commonly used by mapping and visualization software and can be convenient when you want to view or share geographic tracks in KML-compatible applications.
Converting GPX to KML can be useful when you want to:
- Open a GPX track in KML-compatible mapping software
- Move a route between different mapping platforms
- Prepare a GPS track for geographic visualization
- Share a route with someone who needs a KML file
- Convert recorded hiking, cycling, or running tracks
- Use GPX data in a workflow that requires KML
Preview Your GPX Track Before Conversion
After uploading your GPX file, the complete track is displayed on an interactive map.
This lets you quickly confirm that you uploaded the correct route before converting it to KML.
The tool also shows the total track distance and confirms that the selected output format is KML.
Elevation Data Is Preserved
If your GPX track contains elevation values, GPX to KML Converter includes those values in the resulting KML coordinates.
This means the converted file can retain the altitude information recorded in the original GPX track instead of reducing the route to latitude and longitude alone.
If the GPX file does not contain elevation data, the route can still be converted normally.
Multiple GPX Track Segments Are Kept Separate
A single GPX file can contain multiple track segments that are not physically connected.
GPX to KML Converter exports these separate GPX segments as separate KML placemarks rather than joining them into one continuous line.
This is important because merging disconnected sections into a single line could create artificial straight lines between the end of one track segment and the beginning of another.
Keeping the segments separate helps the KML file represent the original GPX track more accurately.
GPX Track Points to KML LineString
During conversion, the geographic points in the GPX track are converted into KML coordinates and stored as KML LineString geometry.
This allows compatible mapping applications to display the GPX route as a line following the original track.
Where elevation information is present, the altitude values are included alongside the longitude and latitude coordinates.
Download the KML File Instantly
Once your GPX file has been loaded, click Download to create the KML file.
The converted file is generated directly in your browser and downloaded immediately.
The original filename is preserved. For example:
- route.gpx becomes route.kml
- hiking-track.gpx becomes hiking-track.kml
- bike-tour.gpx becomes bike-tour.kml
Your GPX File Stays on Your Device
The entire GPX to KML conversion happens client-side in your browser.
Your GPX file is not uploaded to or stored on a remote server. The tool reads the track, creates the KML data, and prepares the download locally on your device.
This makes the converter fast and straightforward while keeping your original GPX file on your device.
Use GPX Files from Popular Apps and GPS Devices
GPX to KML Converter works with standard GPX tracks exported from many GPS devices, sports watches, navigation apps, and route-planning platforms.
You can convert GPX files created by devices and services such as Garmin, Suunto, Komoot, Gaia GPS, and many other platforms that support standard GPX export.
Simply export your route or recorded activity as a GPX file, upload it to the converter, and download the KML version.
Our Other GPX Tools
- GPX Merge Tool lets you combine multiple GPX tracks into one GPX file while preserving separate track segments.
- GPX Split Tool lets you divide one GPX track into multiple equal-distance GPX files and download them together as a ZIP.
- GPX to Printable Map lets you turn a GPX track into a high-quality map that you can download and print for offline navigation.
- GPX to Google Maps lets you upload a GPX file and view the route on Google Maps together with route statistics, elevation, and speed data where available.
- GPX Viewer lets you explore GPX tracks on interactive topographic, standard, and satellite maps with route statistics and elevation data.
- GPX to Elevation Chart lets you create a detailed elevation profile with total ascent and descent, distance, minimum and maximum altitude, and kilometer-by-kilometer elevation statistics.
- GPX to Speed Profile lets you analyze your speed along a GPX track using an interactive color-coded map with distance, moving time, average speed, and kilometer-by-kilometer statistics.
Support
If you have trouble converting a GPX file, encounter an issue with the resulting KML file, or want to suggest an improvement, you can get in touch through the Contact page.
We continuously improve GPX to KML Converter based on user feedback and aim to make converting GPS tracks between formats as simple as possible.