Create a visual representation of your favourite Walk with our personalised map prints, ideal for decorating your home or as a gift for a friend.
Personalised Walking Maps
Personalised
Walking Maps

How to Create A Personalised Walking Map Print

How To Create A Personalised Walking Map Print

Creating a GPX print is simple, especially if you already have a route in mind! Follow our step by step guide to create a custom map print for you or a friend. 
  • Take A Walk

    Go for a walk, record it and upload it to Strava or save the GPX file.
  • Upload Your Files

    After completing your journey, connect to Strava or upload your GPX file to our custom map print creator.
  • Personalise Your Print

    Our map print builder allows for personalisation with different colours, sizes and text available.
  • Send for Printing

    When your custom map print is finished, review and confirm you are happy with the final result. 

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Create A Customised Map Print For Someone Else

Create A Customised Map Print For Someone Else

  • Get The Files

    To create a customised map print for a friend or family member, you will need to get their GPX files. A GPX file contains the route data, speed, and time etc.
    If they have a Strava account you can follow this blog post and download the files. If they don't have their run on Strava you will need to find or recreate the activity. Follow this blog post on how to do that.
  • Upload Your Files

    Once you have downloaded the GPX file, upload the file to our  custom map print creator . If you are looking to upload multiple routes into one custom map print, you can keep adding GPXs into the tool. These will be in the order of upload so you may have to reorder them if you require chronological order.
  • Personalise The Print

    We have options for different colours, sizes and text - including adding the name of the athlete, distance, time, elevation and date of the walk, making this the perfect gift. 
  • Send for Printing

    When your custom map print is finished, you can review and confirm you are happy with the final result. 

A Personalised Map Print Created For You

If you are struggling to create your personalised map print, or simply don’t have the time, why not try our ‘Done For You’ option. 
Send us your GPX files and let us know the important details such as the cyclist's name, the colour scheme and style you would like and any other details such as the completion time, distance travelled, elevation and date of the ride

We’ll send a review before printing to make sure you are 100% satisfied with your personalised map print. 
How does it work?
Watch our quick video which shows you how to make a map of your favourite walk.

Why Choose Us For Your Custom Map Prints?

Find out why The Run Map Art is the best and only choice for your custom map prints:
  • Premium Quality - We have an array of 5 star reviews reflecting our high quality running prints. 

  • Personalised - Take the opportunity to stand out from the crowd by adding a personalised custom map print to your home.

  • Helpful - We have step by step guides and videos helping you at every stage of creating your GPX print. 

  • Minimalism - Our clean aesthetic will suit your modern style, sure to become a talking point when guests visit. 

  • Longevity - We are passionate about creating high quality running prints that are made to last. 

  • Quick International Orders - Our international orders arrive within an average of 5-8 working days, with reduced carbon emissions due to the shortened shipping distance.

  • Environmentally Friendly - For every order we receive, we plant 1 tree and as a business we are committed to offsetting 110% of our annual carbon emissions.

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FAQ’s

What files do I need to make a map?

Our map design tool can link to your Strava account and get walks straight from there or you can upload GPX files to create your map. You can get GPX files from various devices such as Garmin and Garmin Connect, Komoot, etc. If you need some help get in touch! 

How do I create a map for someone else?

Most runners have an account with Strava and this is the best place to get their walking GPX files.

If you don't have direct access to their Strava account then there is a way to find their walk and get the files to create a map.  Read our sister brand's blog post on that.

What is a GPX file?

A GPX file is simply a text file with geographic information such as waypoints, tracks, and routes saved in it.
Many walkers record their rides via their phones, or devices like a Garmin or Wahoo. 9 times out of 10 those devices upload the activity to Strava or other websites where walkers can review how fast, or slow, they are. From these websites we tend to be able to download a 'GPX' file. 

Can I get some help with the map designer?

We have a short video here that shows you the tool.

I also offer a 'done for you' service where I do the work for you.  Downloading the files and making the map to your specification. Find out about that here.

Can I save it for later or send to a friend?

If you copy and paste the URL you can come back to your design later.  If you share the link with a friend, be aware that they can make changes to the map too!

Can I create a print for a multi-day walk?

Yes you can! Just keep adding walks via the Strava interface or upload them all as GPXs. The tool will put them in the order you upload them (so you may need to re-order them if you want the profiles to be correctly arranged).

I can't find my run on Strava

The Strava website only allows us to see so many walks from their database. If you can't find the walk(s) you are looking for the best thing to do is upload the GPX from the walk. If you need some help getting the file see earlier answers.

Our GPX Print Reviews

Don’t just take it from us, check out our large number of 5 star reviews to see why you should choose us for your GPX prints.
A repeat order for a map print for other riders that had taken part in a 500 mile trip was fulfilled quickly and well, just like the original order and previous orders that I have made.

Robert Giles

Excellent service, again!

Received the pictures promptly in the post. Absolutely delighted with them. They are now proudly displayed on my wall. Excellent service all round!

Stuart Paterson

Fantastic

3rd map I've ordered for my husband. Reminders of trips and rides. He loves them. On the wall, next to the Wattbike - inspiration !

Katrina Clark

3rd time buyer

Really great quality and a memory to remember liked it so much I recommended it to friends.

Mark Biggs

Strava custom ride map

I ordered an A3 print as a gift for a friend. I’m not really tech savvy but Rob was a great help and his customer service was impeccable.

Lee Coleman

Excellent Service!

Purchased a personalised gpx print of a marathon I completed with my husband in memory of my father. It looks stunning now framed on the wall. Thanks so much thoroughly recommend

Abigail Phillips

Fabulous way to remember a special event

Contact us

If you have any questions get in touch and we will get back to you as soon as we can.