Open a hiking, running or cycling activity with route data attached.
Routes that stay with you
A free offline route viewer for the moments signal cannot reach.
Save a GPX or SportsPal route on your phone, then view it with GPS while you hike, run or cycle. Your route belongs to the activity, the people going, and the plan you made together.
Free on iOS and AndroidGPX and drawn routesHiking, running and cycling
Saved routeHiking - SportsPal activity
Available offline2.91 kmDistance
GPSGuidance
GPXRoute source
The short answer
What does offline route viewing mean?
SportsPal lets you save supported activity route data locally before you head out. That can be an uploaded GPX route or a route drawn in SportsPal. Once saved, the route can be opened from Saved Routes and followed with GPS and off-route guidance without relying on map tiles or a continuous data connection.
A simple route workflow
Prepare at home. Move with more confidence outside.
The useful part of an offline route viewer is not a complicated map. It is knowing what you saved, where it came from, and how to find it again when the network becomes unreliable.
See the route line and available distance, elevation and difficulty details.
Save the route pack to your device before you leave a reliable connection.
Open Saved Routes offline, use GPS, and get a warning when you drift away.
More than a file viewer
A route is better when it has a real reason to exist.
SportsPal puts route viewing inside the context of an activity: a time, a meeting point, a host and participants who may be going too.
View GPX routes
Supported activities can include an uploaded GPX file with route geometry and route statistics for the people taking part.
Use routes created in SportsPal
Hosts can draw a route inside the activity flow, then share it with the people who need the plan.
Keep guidance on-device
The offline viewer uses the saved route coordinates and your device GPS, including a clear off-route warning when needed.
Made for the way you move
One route viewer, three very different days outside.
Hiking
Save the route before leaving the trailhead, then keep the line and your progress available when reception fades among the trees.
Running
Keep a planned loop close at hand for a solo run or a session that started as a SportsPal activity with other participants.
Cycling
Review route distance and direction before you ride, then use the saved route as a lightweight reference while you are moving.
Routes are part of the community
Leave the isolated map utility behind.
SportsPal is built around real activities and the people joining them. Discover a running session, plan a cycling route, invite a hiking group, chat before you meet, and keep the route with the activity instead of losing it in a separate app.
Find local activitiesQuestions, answered
Before you take the route offline.
A clear answer matters when your phone may be the only screen you have outside.
Is SportsPal a free offline route viewer?
SportsPal is free to download on iOS and Android. You can save supported activity routes on your device and view them with offline GPS guidance.
Can I view GPX routes offline?
Yes. For supported hiking, running and cycling activities, SportsPal can use a GPX route or a route drawn inside the app. Save the route before you leave, then open it from Saved Routes when you are offline.
Which activities work with the offline route viewer?
The route and GPX features described here are available for hiking, running and cycling activities in SportsPal.
Does offline route viewing replace a map or emergency tool?
No. Offline route guidance is a helpful activity feature, not a rescue, emergency, weather or guaranteed navigation system. Review your route and carry an independent backup suitable for the conditions.
Can I use routes created by SportsPal participants?
You can view and save routes attached to SportsPal activities when the activity includes route data and you have access to it. Routes can come from an uploaded GPX file or from a route drawn in SportsPal.
Keep exploring
The route is one part of the plan.
Take the route with you
Save the plan. Then go outside.
Download SportsPal to view hiking, running and cycling routes, keep them available offline, and find the people behind the activity.