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Elevation gain and profiles for hikers, runners, cyclists and hunters

Find the elevation gain for a hike before you go: draw the route on the map and get its length, total climb and descent, and the steepest sections in an elevation profile from the USGS 3DEP lidar elevation model. Already done it? Fix the elevation in the GPX from your watch or phone.

Useful for day hikes, summit climbs, trail runs, gravel and mountain bike rides, and scouting a hunting unit, and for comparing two routes up the same peak.

The workflow

  1. Step 1 · Elevation Profile

    Profile the route

    Length, total climb and descent, and the grade section by section.

    Open Elevation Profile →How it works

  2. Step 2 · Elevate a File

    Fix the elevation in a GPX

    The same GPX with lidar ground elevation at every point, instead of your watch’s barometer.

    Open Elevate a File →How it works

  3. Step 3 · Measure

    A quick distance

    The flat distance between points on the map.

    Open Measure →How it works

  4. Step 4 · Viewshed

    The view from the top

    Which ground can be seen from a point, out to the range you choose.

    Open Viewshed →How it works

Free to run · pay to download

See the full result on the map free, with no account. Download your GPX, KML, GeoJSON or CSV file with corrected elevation with a pass: US$29 for 24 hours, US$99 for 30 days or US$399 for 12 months, a one-off payment in US dollars that never renews. Every download on the site is included while the pass lasts.

Start on the map →Pass prices and what’s included

What it doesn’t replace

  • Elevations are of the bare ground. A bridge shows as the valley beneath it, and snow and ice are not included.
  • The tools say nothing about trail conditions, closures, permits, snow or avalanche danger. Check with the land manager before you go.

Questions

Why does my watch show more climbing than the map?

GPS and barometric altitude wander, and every small wobble counts as climb. Lidar ground elevation follows the terrain, so the total is usually steadier. Elevate a File corrects your GPX file the same way.

Can I use the GPX from Strava or Garmin?

Yes. Export the GPX, drop it into Elevate a File, and download the same file with new elevations. The file is sent to the server, processed in memory and returned; it is not stored.

Can several people use one pass?

A pass lives in the browser it was bought in, with no account. Anyone can run the tools for free; downloads work in the browser that holds the pass.

Guides

Data

Everything runs on the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) bare-earth elevation model: lidar at 3.3 ft per pixel where it has been flown, and the 1/3 arc-second model, about 33 ft per pixel, elsewhere. Every result says how much of the area came from that coarser model.

USGS 3DEP elevation data and USGS maps are U.S. Government works in the public domain: you may use the results, including commercially. A credit to the USGS 3D Elevation Program is appreciated, and every file you download carries it. DOGAMI lidar products are published by the State of Oregon; credit "DOGAMI / Oregon Lidar Consortium". County taxlot boundaries are the assessor's GIS data, not surveys, and each county publishes its own disclaimer, shown with the parcel. The aerial basemap is from Esri and follows Esri's terms; it is not included in downloads.