Splügen Pass to Italy 🇮🇹
The Splügen Pass connects Switzerland and Italy, linking Splügen with Chiavenna. At 2,113 meters (6,929 feet), it provides a direct route through the Alps, offering impressive views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.
Free KML to GPX converter online Convert KML files to GPX in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Convert KML to GPX
in your browser.
Drop a .kml file here to convert it to GPX. Your paths come out as GPX tracks and your placemarks as waypoints, ready for a Garmin, Komoot, OsmAnd or any other app that reads GPX files.
The conversion happens on your device. Open the 3D preview if you want to see the route on terrain; that step sends the route to AvoMap, the download does not.
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How to convert a KML file to GPX online
Four steps. The last one is optional.
Step 1
Pick the KML file
Drag the .kml onto this page or click Select KML file. KML files from Google Earth, Google My Maps, AllTrails and most GIS tools work.
Step 2
Check the outline
The page draws the track, measures it and names the start and end point, so you can see it picked up the right path.
Step 3
Download the GPX file
Click Download GPX file. The conversion runs on your device and the GPX is saved to your downloads folder.
Step 4
Optional: see it in 3D
Open 3D preview puts the same route on satellite terrain in the AvoMap editor. From there you can render a video.
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What the KML to GPX conversion keeps
KML can hold more kinds of things than GPX. This is what happens to each of them when you convert.
| Paths (LineString) | Written as GPX tracks. A MultiGeometry with several lines becomes one track with several segments. |
|---|---|
| Placemarks (points) | Written as waypoints with their name, description and elevation. |
| Polygons | The outer boundary is written as a closed track. Holes are dropped. |
| Elevation | Kept when the KML has a third coordinate. If every value is 0, as in My Maps exports, no elevation tag is written at all. |
| Timestamps | Only gx:Track placemarks carry time, and those timestamps are kept. Ordinary paths have none, so the GPX has none either. |
| Names and descriptions | Kept. HTML in a description is reduced to plain text. |
| Icons, colours, line widths | Dropped. GPX has no styling. |
| Folders | Flattened. GPX has no folders. |
| Ground overlays, network links, 3D models | Dropped. |
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KML to GPX for Google Earth, My Maps, Garmin and Komoot
Where the KML files come from and where the GPX file goes.
Google My Maps
Open the layer menu next to the map title and choose Export to KML/KMZ. Tick "Export as KML instead of KMZ" and leave the network-link option off. The routes you drew come out as GPX tracks; pins become waypoints.
Google Earth
On the web and on phones, open the project menu and choose Export as KML file. In Google Earth Pro, right-click a path or folder, choose Save Place As and pick .kml. Paths and placemarks both come across.
Garmin
Copy the GPX into the Garmin/NewFiles folder of a connected device, or import it in Garmin Connect under Courses. Connect turns the track into a course you can send to a watch or an Edge.
Komoot
Go to komoot.com/upload or use Upload under your tours in the app and pick the GPX. Import it as a planned tour. A KML path has no timestamps, which Komoot would need for a recorded one.
Strava
Strava's upload turns a GPX into an activity and needs a timestamp on every point to do that. A path drawn in Google Earth or My Maps has none, so use the GPX in the route builder instead (Routes, Create new route, Upload GPX). Recorded gx:Track files from Google Earth do carry time and upload as activities.
AllTrails
AllTrails imports KML directly, so you don't need this tool for it. Convert here when you want the same route on a watch or in OsmAnd, which take GPX only.
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KML vs GPX
What a KML file and a GPX file each hold, and which one the app you are heading for expects.
What is a KML file?
KML is Google Earth's file format. Besides lines and points it stores how things look: icons, line colours, folders, pop-up descriptions with HTML, even camera positions for a fly-through. Google Earth, Google My Maps, QGIS and ArcGIS read it. Sports apps mostly don't.
What is a GPX file?
GPX is the plain XML format GPS devices and sports apps trade files in. It holds tracks (what you recorded), routes (what you plan to follow) and waypoints. Every point has latitude and longitude, and can carry elevation and a timestamp. Garmin, Wahoo, Strava, Komoot, AllTrails and OsmAnd all import it.
| KML | GPX | |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Google Earth and map presentations | GPS devices and sports apps |
| Holds | Points, lines, polygons, overlays, styling | Waypoints, routes, tracks |
| Timestamps per point | Only in gx:Track | Yes, in tracks |
| Styling | Icons, colours, widths, HTML pop-ups | None |
| Opens in | Google Earth, My Maps, QGIS, ArcGIS | Garmin, Wahoo, Strava, Komoot, OsmAnd, AllTrails |
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Open a Garmin, Wahoo or COROS .fit file, see the ride or run, and download it as GPX.
Animate the KML file as a 3D map video in the AvoMap editor
The converter shows you the outline. The editor puts the same track on satellite terrain, flies a camera along it and exports an MP4 in up to 4K.
The editor is free to use. You pay per exported video, and that pays for the free tools on this site.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the KML to GPX converter free?
Yes. Converting, the outline and the 3D preview cost nothing, and there is no account to make. AvoMap charges for exported videos, and that pays for the free tools.
Is my KML file uploaded when I convert it?
No. The file is read and converted in your browser. Two things do leave your device: the coordinates of the first and last point, which are looked up to show place names, and the whole route if you click Open 3D preview. The download itself stays on your device.
How do I convert a KML file to GPX for Garmin?
Convert it here, then copy the GPX into the Garmin/NewFiles folder of the device, or import it as a course in Garmin Connect and send it to the watch from there. Garmin devices do not read KML, which is the usual reason for the conversion.
Can I convert a Google My Maps or Google Earth export?
Yes, those are the most common files people drop here. My Maps exports KML from the layer menu; Google Earth exports it from the project menu, or with Save Place As in Google Earth Pro. Google Maps itself has no KML or GPX export, so My Maps is the way to get a route out of Google.
Why does Strava reject the GPX?
Strava uploads must have a timestamp on every point, and a path drawn in Google Earth or My Maps has none. The GPX itself is fine; Strava just cannot file it as an activity. Import it as a route instead, or use an app that plans from GPX, such as Komoot or Garmin Connect.
Does it keep elevation?
Yes, when the KML has it. Google Earth writes the third coordinate for paths drawn with altitude. My Maps writes 0 for everything, and in that case the GPX gets no elevation tags at all, which beats a flat line of zeros.
What happens to several paths in one file?
Each path becomes its own GPX track. A MultiGeometry becomes one track with several segments. Nothing is merged or reordered.
How large a file can it handle?
There is no fixed limit because nothing is sent to a server. Very large files take longer to parse, especially on a phone, and the outline drawn on the page gets dense. The download works regardless.
Can I convert GPX back to KML?
Yes, with the GPX to KML converter. KMZ files go through the KMZ to GPX converter, which unzips them first.
Is there a KML to GPX app for my phone?
You don't need one. This page is the app: open it in the browser on an iPhone or Android phone, pick the file from your files app, and the GPX lands in your downloads. Nothing to install.