Route Add narration to your Komoot rides and walks
You planned the perfect gravel loop. Now hear the stories of the places on it. A narrator tells you about each one as you reach it, with music in between.
£29.99 per route. Ready within the hour. Or try one of our ready-made routes.
Illustrative photoYour routes. Your stories. Your earnings.
Turn your favourite walks, runs and rides into narrated experiences. Share them with your friends, followers and community, and earn every time someone buys your route.
From a tour you planned to a ride with a narrator
- Download the GPXIn Komoot, open the route or activity and choose Download GPX file.
- Upload it hereDrop the file in at routestories.me/create. Pick cycle or walk, so the stories are timed to your speed.
- Ride and listenWe research the places along it and narrate a story for each one. It is usually ready within the hour, and we email you.
Download a GPX file from Komoot
These steps are from Komoot's help centre, checked in October 2026. They work on the website and in the app.
A planned route or a recorded activity
- Go to your profile.
- Open Saved routes or Completed activities and select the one you want.
- Choose Download GPX file.
- Upload the file at routestories.me/create.
On Android the file goes to Downloads. On iPhone, choose where to save it.
The region must be unlocked
Komoot says the region where the route starts must be unlocked before you can export a GPX file. Every new Komoot user gets one region free. You can buy more regions, or use Komoot Premium.
Komoot exports one route at a time, and the file holds the route line only.
Long ride? Any ride up to 8 hours is £29.99, and a long ride gets up to 40 stories spread along the whole way.
Rides and walks that come alive with stories
Komoot is where people plan gravel loops, bikepacking days and long walks. Those routes cross old country with a lot to say.
A gravel loop on old tracks
Sea walls, drove roads and old railway lines. Each one was built for a reason, and we tell you why.
A day ride between market towns
Market squares, coaching inns, mills and bridges. At riding speed the stories come every few minutes.
A long walk through the hills
Hill forts, chalk figures and the villages tucked under the slopes.
Any route up to 8 hours of walking, running or riding. However long it is, it gets up to 40 stories spread along the whole way.
- A story for each place we find along your route
- A professional voice, with original music between stories
- Stories play by GPS as you reach each place
- Usually ready within the hour. We email you when it is.
Share your ride with your club
Plan rides for a club or a group of friends? Share the link to your narrated route. When someone buys your published route, you earn 50% of the sale.
- Anyone who buys your published route can share it with 5 people for free
- You earn 50% of each sale, after VAT and fees
- Stripe pays it to your bank
You need the right to share the route. That means it's your own route, or a public right of way route you've drawn yourself. How earning works
Questions from Komoot riders and walkers
Do I need Komoot Premium to download a GPX?
No. Komoot says the region where the route starts must be unlocked. Every new user gets one region free, and you can buy more regions or use Premium.
Can I use a route another rider planned?
You can make a Route Story of it for your own use. To publish it and earn from it, you need the right to share it: your own route, or a public right of way route you have drawn yourself.
Does it work at cycling speed?
Yes. Pick cycle when you upload. We time the stories to riding pace, so each one plays as you reach its place.
What about a multi-day trip?
Upload each day as its own route. Each day up to 8 hours of riding is £29.99.
Is it safe to listen while riding?
Use one earbud or a small speaker, and keep the volume low enough to hear the traffic. The stories play on their own, so you never need to touch your phone.
Your next ride, with the stories in it
Download the GPX and upload it. Your stories are ready within the hour.
Route Stories is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Komoot. Komoot is a trademark of its owner.