You can change that by clicking at the bottom of that window where it says “Change to anyone with the link.” First, change the permissions by clicking on the “Share” icon.īy default, maps are restricted and you can only provide access to specific people. When you’re done modifying your map, you should do two things to share it. I added three pins, a title, and a description to my map: You can also change the Base map to terrain or satellite instead of the default map. You can also add layers, add points of interest, insert pins, etc. You should obviously click on where it says “Untitled map” and give it a name. Now you have lots of options to customize your map. If you’re going to create a lot of these, you should do the same.) (BONUS: Since I have created quite a few of these for my hikes, I actually try to keep them organized in my Google Drive.

Either way, as soon as it has been uploaded, the site will process it and overlay your track onto a map, like this: You can either click on the blue button and select your GPX file or just drag it to the window. On the next screen, you’ll see a checkbox next to “Untitled Layer” and below that a link that says “Import.”Ĭlick on the “Import” link and you’ll get this window: The link to upload and create maps using Google Maps is this one: Assuming you are signed in and everything works, you should see a page called “My Maps” that looks like this: I’ve made a fair number of maps!Ĭlick on “+CREATE A NEW MAP”, the big red button.

Google doesn’t make this easy (and, admittedly, it has changed over time). The next part is always the part that takes me the longest when doing this – figuring out the URL where I can upload the GPX file to create a map. If you’re curious, you can open the GPX file with a text editor and see that it is basically just a list of points using a markup language.

Download it to your computer (and, of course, remember where you downloaded it to). You should then get a prompt to download a GPX file. To export the GPS track of your activity, look for the gear icon on the upper right of the screen:Ĭlick on the gear icon and you’ll see several options. Look for and find the activity you want to share.Ĭlick on the activity you want and you’ll see all the details for the activity. Once you have logged in, click on the Activities tab. Here’s how I do that.įirst, log in to your Garmin Connect account. While it’s possible to share your Garmin tracks or activities with people through the Garmin website, I like exporting my tracks to Google Maps so I can embed them on my website.

Garmin connect export