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Contents 1 How to convert Google Map directions to a gpx file with elevations in order to generate an elevation profile image 1.1 Generate kmz track file from Google Directions 1.2 Convert the kmz file into a gpx file with elevation data 1.3 Generate an Elevation Profile Image from csv or gpx file

How to convert Google Map directions to a gpx file with elevations in order to generate an elevation profile image

Generate kmz track file from Google Directions

1. Generate maps as usual in Google Maps
2. Click "Link", copy the URL, paste it into the browser, add "&output=kml" to the end of the URL, hit "enter"
3. Save the *.kml file to a known location
4. Open the file in Google Earth, as currently, it will only contain waypoints for the "turn" locations
5. Right-click on the "route" name in Google Earth (may require drill down in left nav) and pick "save as"
6. Save the *.kmz file to a known location

Convert the kmz file into a gpx file with elevation data

1. Open the GPS Visualizer File Converter
   1. Choose "Plain Text" and "Comma" separated file.
   2. Browse to your *.kmz file and pick it
   3. Click convert to generate your comma separated values file (*.csv)
   4. Right-click on the link provided to save the file to a known location
2. Open the GPS Visualizer Elevation Lookup Tool
   1. Open your *.csv file in wordpad and copy out the text
   2. Paste it into the "input" form of the GPS Visualizer Elevation Lookup Tool
   3. Chose "Elevation Units" as "feet" or whatever you want
   4. Click "Start Elevation Lookup
   5. When complete, use the dropdown menu on the right to pick "as trackpoints"
   6. Click "Create a GPX file" and save the link provided, as this file now contains elevation data

Generate an Elevation Profile Image from csv or gpx file

1. Generate the Elevation Profile Image
   1. From the GPS Visualizer Elevation Lookup Tool, Click "Draw a Profile" generate a PNG image of the elevation profile or
   2. From the GPS Visualizer Profile Generator to create a profile image of type PNG, JPEG or SVG with customizable options.
      1. Choose file output type
      2. Choose Units (U.S. for feet)
      3. Click "Draw the Profile" to generate the image
      4. Right-click on the image to save it