Turn a Google Maps list into a GPX file

Paste the share link, get back a GPX file with the real coordinates for every place on the list. No Takeout export, no upload, no waiting around.

Sample Exports

Free up to 25 waypoints per list. No account needed.

GPX, short for GPS Exchange Format, is the standard waypoint file that Garmin units, Gaia GPS, OnX, and most GPS software actually understand. Google Maps doesn't offer a way to export straight to GPX. The closest official option is Google Takeout, which hands you a CSV of names and addresses with no coordinates attached, so you'd still need to geocode every single place before a GPS device could use it.

MapsLinkQuest skips that whole chain. Paste the shared link to any Google Maps list and it reads the coordinates directly out of the list itself, the same data Maps uses to place the pins on the map. A list of a few pins or a few hundred converts in about the same amount of time.

The resulting GPX file loads straight into Garmin BaseCamp or Garmin Express, imports into Gaia GPS or OnX, and works with basically any GPS unit or backcountry app built in the last two decades.

If someone else sent you the list, the shared list page walks through exporting it.

Want to see the file before you convert your own list? The sample export page has real GPX, KML, GeoJSON and CSV files to download.

Common questions

Does Google Maps have a built-in export to GPX?

No. Google Maps doesn't offer a native GPX export. Google Takeout gets you closer, but it only provides addresses, not coordinates, so the file still isn't usable on a GPS device without an extra geocoding step.

What's the difference between a GPX file and a KML file?

GPX is built for GPS devices and navigation apps, Garmin, Gaia GPS, OnX, and similar. KML is built for Google Earth and map visualization. If you're heading somewhere with a GPS unit, GPX is what you want.

Will this work with a list someone else shared with me?

Yes, as long as you have the public share link. You don't need to own the list or be signed into the account that created it.

Is there a limit on how many waypoints I can convert for free?

Free converts up to 25 waypoints per list. The Trip Pack ($4.99, one list up to 1,000 waypoints) and Explorer Pass ($19/year, unlimited) remove the cap.

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