Route print specifications

Specifications as of 7 November 2026. A route print is one activity of yours, from Strava or a GPX, FIT or TCX file, drawn as a poster and printed to order. This page lists what it is made of, one area per table. Why each part matters is on features.

Input: what it reads


Strava	Connect the account (read access, including activities set to Only You) and pick an activity
Files	GPX, FIT and TCX, also gzipped (`.gz`, as in a Strava bulk export). The format is read from the file itself, not the name
Several files on one sheet	Yes. Several activities in one file are split apart; several files can be dropped at once
Multisport	One row per leg, up to 10 legs, each in its own unit (/100 m swim, km/h bike, /km run)
Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, Suunto, Apple Watch	Through the file the watch or app exports, or through Strava. There is no direct Garmin connection
Where the file goes	It is read in your browser. The print is made from the route and the numbers stored on the order

Data: what can go under the line


Numbers to choose from	Nineteen, plus the date and the coordinates
On the sheet	One to four, in the order you choose. Many come with a small chart
Distance, time, pace	Distance, elapsed time, moving time, average pace (run) or speed (ride), max speed
Climbing	Elevation gain, descent, and an elevation profile under the route
Power	Average and max watts, with a curve and the peak marked. Strava's estimated power (no power meter) carries a tilde
Heart rate	Average and max, with zones from your own Strava zone settings when connected, or from your measured max heart rate
Other	Cadence, left/right balance, training effect (aerobic and anaerobic), temperature, calories, steps (FIT files from runs and walks only), start time
Where the numbers come from	The source's own totals: your watch's session or Strava's activity. A field the file does not carry stays empty; nothing is estimated to fill it

Which of these your own file carries depends on the device and sensors: what your file carries.

Motifs

Motif	What it draws
Clean line	The route alone
Heatmap	Several routes, each a translucent line, so the roads you repeat print darker
Coverage	Several routes as one line weight in one colour
Multisport	Each leg of a race with its own row of numbers
Data prints	Six motifs with no map: The Year, The Streak, The Split, The Curve, The Stack, The Clock

On a sheet with several routes, the elevation profile joins them end to end in date order, each day as wide as its distance.

Backgrounds

Background	Kind	Draws
Atlas	vector	coast, water, parks, place names in full colour
Topo	vector	contour lines with heavier index contours, hillshade, forest, field, rock and snow
Piste	vector	ski runs and lifts over the terrain
Nautical	vector	sea depths in bands, depth contours, coastline
City	vector	buildings and the full street grid
Lines	vector	roads, water and coastline in your colours
Satellite	photograph	Maxar imagery through Mapbox, with water, roads and names drawn on top
None	—	the line on a plain field

Map data © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap; satellite imagery © Maxar. The credit is printed on the sheet.

Print file


Format	PDF with 4 mm bleed on every side
Line, text, vector maps	Vector shapes at the sheet's physical size, text converted to outlines. No pixel resolution, so no enlarging
Satellite	Fetched for 300 dpi on the size you order, down to the full detail of Maxar's 50 cm imagery; never printed below 150 dpi
Preview and print	Drawn by the same engine from the same order data
Short routes on satellite	Zoomed out automatically so the photo stays sharp; the editor says by how much

Design


Colourways	Natural, Night, Signature, Ember, or two colours of your own (background and text; the rest is derived)
Line colour	Epic Orange, Ink, Amber, Paper (off-white)
Line weight	Thin 1.0 mm, Medium 1.6 mm, Thick 2.6 mm at print size
Text	Headline and subtitle of your own. A long headline shrinks to fit and never leaves the sheet
Photos	Up to five, pinned along the route where they were taken, or in a strip
Crop	Trim the start and finish, or snap to a Strava segment; the numbers are worked out again for what is left

Privacy


Trim at both ends	500 m by default, adjustable up to 2 km, or off
Where	In your browser, before anything is drawn
Photos	Placed by time or GPS position; the position is not kept

Paper, sizes and frames


Museum 250 gsm	Uncoated matte, off-white archival stock. 30×40, 50×70, 70×100 cm
Classic 170 gsm	Uncoated matte, white. 30×40, 50×70 cm
Printing	Every colourway is printed edge to edge, so the paper's own white does not show
Frame	Pine wood, acrylic glazing, white, black, wood or dark wood, hanger fitted. Same outer size as the sheet
Other products	T-shirt, tote bag

Production, delivery and price


Made	To order by our print partner at the facility closest to you, usually inside the EU
Production	2–4 working days
Delivery	2–5 working days in Denmark, 3–8 in the rest of the EU. Shipping is calculated at checkout
Countries	Denmark and the EU only
Price	Poster from 319 kr (30×40, Classic 170), Museum 250 from 369 kr, framed from 799 kr. Customers in the EU pay in their own currency
Returns	No cooling-off return on a personalised print; free cancellation until the order is released to print; two years on faults

What it is not

Not a print of the official race course. Not miles: distances are in kilometres. No canvas or aluminium. No shipping outside the EU. Where one of those matters, the print services compared names shops that do it.

Epic Efforts is not affiliated with Strava, Garmin, Mapbox or Maxar.

Anatomy of a print

Every part, and where it comes from

1 The map under it Seven backgrounds: Atlas, Topo, Satellite, Lines, Piste, Nautical and City. Or none at all.Try satellite →
2 Zoom How much room around the route, from edge to edge to as wide as it goes. The map follows the same frame.Try it →
3 Trim it Cut the day down to the part that mattered. Drag the start and finish in, and the figures are worked out again for what is left.Trim a ride →
4 Your photos Up to five, pinned where you took them along the route, or in a strip under the map.Add photos →
5 Your words Title and subtitle are yours, above or below the map. A long title shrinks to fit; it never leaves the sheet.Write yours →
6 Your figures Picked from your own file: distance, elevation, time, speed or pace, heart rate, power, cadence and more. Many come with a small chart of their own.What the numbers mean →

A 221 km ride on an Atlas map with a photo pinned along the route, title and three figures

7 Size and frame 30×40, 50×70 or 70×100. Loose, or framed in pine wood behind acrylic glazing.Sizes →
8 Your line Drawn from your GPS track, not traced by hand. In Epic Orange, Ink, Amber or Off-white.Pick a colour →
9 Snap to a Strava segment Pick a segment you rode and the print crops to exactly that stretch, with Strava’s own figures for it.Find your segment →
10 Your front door stays private We trim the start and finish so your front door never ends up on a wall. You set the radius.Upload a file →
11 The colourway Natural, Night, Signature or Ember, or your own colours. The drawn maps take on the colourway, so it is shown here on Topo.Choose one →
12 Your file Connect Strava or drop a GPX, FIT or TCX file. The line, the date and the figures all come from it.Start with your file →

Point at or tap a dot to see it change.

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Questions people actually ask

What resolution is the print file?

The line, the text and the drawn maps are vector shapes in a PDF, so they have no pixel resolution and print as sharp at 70×100 as at 30×40. The satellite background is a photograph, fetched for 300 dpi on the size you order and never printed below 150.

Can the print show power and heart rate?

Yes, if your file has them: average and max power with a small curve, heart rate with your own zones, cadence and more. One to four numbers per print, from your watch's own totals. Strava's estimated power is marked with a tilde.

Which file formats do you read?

GPX, FIT and TCX, also gzipped as in a Strava bulk export, or an activity straight from a connected Strava account.

Can several activities go on one print?

Yes. Heatmap and Coverage draw several routes on one map and join their elevation profiles in date order; Multisport gives each leg of a race its own row, up to ten.

Where is it printed, and how long does it take?

By our print partner at the facility closest to you, usually inside the EU: 2–4 working days to make, then 2–5 working days in Denmark and 3–8 in the rest of the EU.