SummitGPX Help CentreYour First Route
Your first route starts with an event, then a route file import. SummitGPX accepts GPX, KML and FIT, checks the file, prepares elevation where needed and creates a route page you can review before sharing with runners.
If you want the full race organiser route from setup to publishing, follow the Typical Organiser Workflow. Before uploading a file that runners will rely on, use the GPX Health Check workflow to validate the source GPX.
Route setup steps
Create an Event
From your dashboard, click Create Event and enter the event name. You can also add description, location, start date and end date where useful.
The Event Library summarises total events, routes, route distance and ascent, and shows current plan usage with remaining event/route capacity. Events are shown 12 per page with Previous and Next controls when the library is larger. Existing event cards include inline Edit and Delete panels so routine event administration stays on the same page.
Complete the Event Details
Save the event to continue. Routes are always organised inside events, so create the event before importing route files.
Open Your Event
Once the event has been created, open it from your Event Library.
Upload a Route
Within the event, click Upload GPX to this event. On Upload route file, choose a GPX, KML or FIT file, optionally enter a route title and select Import route.
For best results, run a GPX Health Check before upload, especially if the file came from another planner, a previous event or a route that has been edited several times.
SummitGPX checks the file before import. It validates the route line, converts KML or FIT data to its standard route format, checks elevation and prepares terrain data if the route needs generated elevation.
SummitGPX will then generate:
- Interactive route map
- Elevation profile
- Route statistics
- Public route page
- Imported checkpoints from suitable GPX waypoints on Pro accounts
For supported geometry and file limitations, see Importing Route Files.
Most imports complete quickly. If SummitGPX needs to prepare terrain data for a new area, processing may continue in the background and the route will be available when it is ready.
Click View route once the import has completed.
Review the Route
Check the route map, distance, elevation data, route details, visibility and downloads. The organiser tools are arranged as collapsible panels beside the map. If waypoints were imported as checkpoints, review their icon, short label, Location, details and GPS/watch setting before sharing.
Use the review steps in the final pre-race checklist before publishing the route or sending runners to the download page.
If required, Starter, Pro and Enterprise accounts can update the route later without changing the public link or QR code.
Share With Runners
Once you are happy with the route, share the public route page or download the route QR code for websites, race packs and signage. Pro accounts can also embed the route on an event website.
