Convert your Google Maps Timeline to GPX

Last updated 15 November 2026

Mapping apps can't read Google's Timeline export. There I Went turns it into a standard GPX file: your places as waypoints, every journey as a track. Free, in your browser.

How to convert Timeline.json to GPX

Export your Timeline from your phone.
Drop the file on thereiwent.com, or click Choose file. Old Takeout zips work too.
Pick the dates: one hike, one holiday, or everything.
Under the map, click Download GPX.

Three buttons under the map: Download interactive map (HTML), Download for Google Earth (KML) and Download GPX — The download buttons sit directly under the map.

What's in the GPX file

Waypoints: one per place (Home, Work or the nearest town), with visits and total time.
Tracks: one per journey, named like "13 Oct 2025 · Cycling · 4.5 km".
Track points with times (UTC) where the phone recorded the route; otherwise a straight line from start to end, marked as such.
Only the dates on screen.

A short excerpt:

<wpt lat="52.3728" lon="4.8936">
  <name>Home (Amsterdam, Netherlands)</name>
  <desc>Amsterdam, Netherlands. 301 visits, 222 days in total.</desc>
  <type>Home</type>
</wpt>
<trk>
  <name>13 Oct 2025 · Cycling · 4.5 km</name>
  <type>Cycling</type>
  <trkseg>
    <trkpt lat="52.3728" lon="4.8936"><time>2025-10-13T06:08:00Z</time></trkpt>
    <trkpt lat="52.366" lon="4.8928"><time>2025-10-13T06:12:00Z</time></trkpt>
    ...
  </trkseg>
</trk>

Where a GPX file opens

Most GPS and mapping software: QGIS, Garmin BaseCamp, OsmAnd, gpx.studio. Google My Maps takes up to 2,000 rows, so pick a short period. For Google Earth, use the KML download.

Good to know

No altitude, speed or heart rate: Google's export doesn't have them, and its tracks are coarser than a sports watch's.
Size: about half a megabyte a year; many years can reach tens of megabytes. If an app struggles, pick a shorter period.
It shows where you live. Think before sharing it.

Questions

Can I get one track per day instead of one per journey?: Not at the moment. Each journey is a track whose name starts with its date, so they sort by day.
Does it work with Records.json from an old Takeout?: Yes. Drop the whole Takeout zip or the file.
What about KML, Excel or CSV?: Yes: KML for Google Earth and an Excel spreadsheet (save as CSV from there).

Sources

TopoGrafix: GPX, the GPS Exchange Format: the GPX 1.1 format the file follows
My Maps Help: Import map features from a file: GPX import and the 2,000-row limit
Google Earth documentation: Import data into Google Earth: Google Earth asks for GPX to be converted to KML

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