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GPX files are a pain to work with..... How to join two?

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Say I had 2 GPX files, one's a line that goes from home to a town, the other is a loop starting from the end of the first line...

What would you use to join them together to make 1 long lollipop route?

I use OSMandMaps on my phone / ipad which I think will do it but I really want to do it on a proper computer, using a mouse so I can tweak bits around easily.

Is there something online I can do it with? Ride With GPS might do it I think, but I don't want to pay for another subscription. OS Maps doesn't let you join 2 together.

Cheers!


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 7:09 pm
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Garmin Basecamp.


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 7:15 pm
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https://gotoes.org/strava/Combine_GPX_TCX_FIT_Files.php

Ignore the "strava" aspect; pretty sure it'l do what you want


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 7:18 pm
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Can you just redraw it at https://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php

Always my go to for drawing/creating gpx routes


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:04 pm
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Open them both in a text editor then cut and paste the relevant bits together?


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:22 pm
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Open them both in a text editor then cut and paste the relevant bits together?

This, assuming you don't actually want to change the routes at all.


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:25 pm
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Another vote for gotoes, used it a few times


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:25 pm
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I really want to do it on a proper computer, using a mouse so I can tweak bits around easily.


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:26 pm
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Join them using a text editor, open them in whatever mapping software you normally use and edit as normal then.


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:27 pm
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I've used Viking GPS for years. https://sourceforge.net/projects/viking/


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:28 pm
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Gpx studio. Great website


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:29 pm
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Thanks. Scotroutes first suggestion has done the job, I forget that I have basecamp. Routes tweaked, joined and I can now split them back in to 3.

And then I'll export them in to OS Maps for a final sanity check before trying to follow them ๐Ÿ™‚

Can you just redraw it at https://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php

Always my go to for drawing/creating gpx routes

I do usually just redraw stuff but it's 300km in Kent, so isn't as straight forward as what I usually play with.


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:49 pm
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Gpx studio. Great website

Oooh, this looks good too cheers!


 
Posted : 17/06/2023 8:52 pm
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