Route workflow
Your GPX is the start of the plan, not the end of it.
Bring a route, a recorded track or a whole folder from the app you use today. Traverse keeps the line intact, files it in Atlas and adds what the file never carried: elevation, the steepness of the ground, and the mountain around it.
The short answer
Traverse accepts GPX route and activity files through the web Atlas and the iOS Import to Traverse share action. The web importer supports multiple files; imported routes can be analysed, organised in folders, attached to plans and exported again.
What moves across
- Routes and tracks — Imported: The GPX line and supported metadata are parsed into Atlas.
- Waypoints — Imported: Waypoints can be named, noted and assigned to plans.
- Photos and app styling — Usually not: Those are not reliably represented by GPX.
- Multiple files — Web: Select several GPX files in a single web import session.
- Export — Pro: Export planned routes, tracks and waypoint collections from supported clients.
One file on iPhone
Open a GPX in Files, Mail, AirDrop or another mapping app, choose Share, then select Import to Traverse. The action hands the file into the Atlas import flow.
Several files on the web
Open Atlas → Import GPX and select multiple files. Review what each file contains, choose the useful items and organise them into folders.
What Traverse adds
Inspect elevation and gradient, compare slope and aspect, see weather and hazard context, add huts and decision waypoints, create day plans and prepare an offline region.
Frequently asked questions
Which apps can I move from?
Common workflows include Gaia GPS, Komoot, AllTrails, Strava, CalTopo and onX. Each has different single-file, folder and metadata limitations.
Can I import KML or GeoJSON?
The current web Atlas import surface is GPX-focused. Convert other formats to GPX first when needed.
Is GPX import free?
GPX import is part of the Alpine Pack (Traverse Pro). Exporting a planned route as GPX is free.
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