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Your journey as a vintage map.

Upload your route as a GPX file, add photos from the trip and get a poster with the route drawn onto a beautiful map in a hand-drawn style.

Make your posterGive one for Christmas

Order by December 12 for delivery before Christmas.

Make your poster

Choose your trip, add photos and order. The poster updates as you go.

Printed poster, A3$55
How to get your GPX file

Garmin

  1. Go to connect.garmin.com in a browser and sign in.
  2. Open the activity under Activities.
  3. Click the gear icon at the top right.
  4. Choose Export to GPX. The file goes to your downloads.

The Garmin Connect app cannot export GPX, so use the website, ideally on a computer. If your Garmin is linked to Strava, you can also import the trip from Strava here.

Strava

  1. Open the activity on strava.com in a browser.
  2. Click the three dots (…) in the menu on the left.
  3. Choose Export GPX.

The Strava mobile app cannot export GPX, so use the website.

Other watches and apps

Polar, Suunto, Coros and most others can save an activity as GPX. Open the activity and look for export or GPX.

If you have several files from the same trip, you can upload them all at once.

Don't have the file?

Examples

Real trips in a hand-drawn style

Poster of a trip through the Tafjord mountains in Norway in July 2025 in the Engraved map style with the Band layout: the route on the map and six photos from the trip below it
Tafjordfjella, Norway, July 202587.9 km and 5,592 m of climbing, with photos from the trip.Engraved · Band · 6 photos
Poster of Besseggen in Norway in the Vintage map style with the Full bleed layout: the map across the whole poster, the route from Memurubu to Gjendesheim between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet, and three photos from the hike
BesseggenClassic route from Memurubu to Gjendesheim.Vintage · Full bleed · 3 photos
Poster of Romsdalseggen in Norway in the Old map style with the Frame layout: four photos above and below the map, and the route from Venjesdalen to Åndalsnes
RomsdalseggenClassic route from Venjesdalen to Åndalsnes.Old map · Frame · 4 photos
Poster of the Birkebeinerrittet bike race in Norway in the Vintage map style with the Band layout: the course from Rena to Lillehammer, two photos and a card with distance, climbing and highest point
BirkebeinerrittetClassic route, the race course from Rena to Lillehammer.Vintage · Band · 2 photos

No GPX file? Pick a classic route in step 1. The poster works without photos too. All trails and races

Gift cards

Give a journey

The person you give it to picks the trip and makes the poster when it suits them, from their own GPX file or one of the classic routes.

Choose a gift card

The gift card comes as a PDF by email, and you can download it right after paying. It is valid for two years and can be used once, on distancemade.com. Shipping to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway is included.

By paying you accept the terms of sale.

FAQ

Questions and answers

How much is a poster?

A digital poster to download is $15. A printed A3 poster is $55, and a framed 50 x 70 cm poster is $149. Prices are in US dollars and shipping is included.

How do I get the GPX file from Garmin, Strava or my watch?

Garmin

  1. Go to connect.garmin.com in a browser and sign in.
  2. Open the activity under Activities.
  3. Click the gear icon at the top right.
  4. Choose Export to GPX. The file goes to your downloads.

The Garmin Connect app cannot export GPX, so use the website, ideally on a computer. If your Garmin is linked to Strava, you can also import the trip from Strava here.

Strava

  1. Open the activity on strava.com in a browser.
  2. Click the three dots (…) in the menu on the left.
  3. Choose Export GPX.

The Strava mobile app cannot export GPX, so use the website.

Other watches and apps

Polar, Suunto, Coros and most others can save an activity as GPX. Open the activity and look for export or GPX.

If you have several files from the same trip, you can upload them all at once.

When will my poster arrive?

The digital poster comes by email. Printed and framed posters are printed close to you and sent by post. To get yours before Christmas, order by:

  • United States: December 12
  • Canada: December 11
  • Australia: December 12
  • New Zealand: December 8
  • Norway: December 12
Do you have routes for people without a GPX file?

Yes. Under "Choose your trip" you can pick a classic Norwegian route: Besseggen, Romsdalseggen, Trolltunga, Preikestolen, Slogen, the Birkebeinerrittet bike race, the Birkebeinerløpet run and the Oslo Marathon. The routes come from OpenStreetMap, and photos are optional.

How does the gift card work?

You get the gift card as a PDF by email. The person you give it to makes the poster on this site and enters the code in the discount code or gift card field at checkout. The $55 gift card covers a printed A3 poster, and the $149 gift card covers a framed poster. It is valid for two years and can be used once, on distancemade.com.

Which countries do you ship to?

For now we sell to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway. We don't ship to the EU or the UK yet. Leave your email in the shop and we'll tell you when we do.