Get your GPX file

A GPX file is the route of an activity, saved as a small file. Nearly every running, cycling and hiking app can export one. Menus change from time to time, so if a step below does not match what you see, look for the app's export or download option on the activity.

Strava

Open the activity on the Strava website (not the phone app).
Open the activity menu (the three dots) and choose the GPX export option.
Only the owner of an activity can export it, so if it is a gift, ask them to send you the file.

Garmin Connect

Open the activity in Garmin Connect on the website.
Use the settings (gear) menu on the activity and choose Export to GPX.

Apple Watch and Apple Health

Apple Health does not export single workouts as GPX itself.
Use a third-party app from the App Store that exports workout routes as GPX, or sync the workout to Strava and export from there.

Komoot

Open the completed tour or planned route on the Komoot website.
Look for the download or export option and choose GPX.

COROS

Open the activity in the COROS app or on the COROS training website.
Use the share or export option and choose GPX.

Anything else

Most fitness apps can export GPX. Check the app's share or export option on the activity.
If an app only offers TCX or FIT, syncing the activity to Strava or Garmin Connect and exporting from there usually works.

Buying it as a gift?

Ask them to send the GPX file of the run, or to export it with you. If you want it to be a surprise, a planned route of the same event from the organiser's website or a route-planning app works too.

Got the file?

Upload it and see your print. Nothing is saved until you order.