Animated travel map maker
Add your route and the map draws it, with your photos at the places you took them. Download it as a video for YouTube, Reels or TikTok.
- Free
- No account needed
- Works on a phone
Cycling the Hebridean Way · 764 km by bike and ferry
Three shapes
Wide for YouTube, tall for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, and square for Instagram or Facebook posts. Pick the shape first and the title and numbers are placed to suit it.
- 16:9 · YouTube and slideshows
- 9:16 · Reels, TikTok and Shorts, with room left for their buttons
- 1:1 · Instagram and Facebook posts
How to make an animated travel map
Add your route
Type the places you went through, upload a file from Strava, Komoot or Garmin, or pick a trip you recorded on Pebbls. Then say how you got from one to the next.
Choose a style
There are four map styles. Add a title if you want one. The preview plays while you work on it.
Make the video
It takes a few minutes, and we email you a link to download it.
What goes on the map
It works best for trips with a long route: a bike tour, a long-distance walk, a campervan trip or a sailing passage.
Transport for each stretch
Mark which parts you cycled, walked, drove or took the ferry, and the icon on the line changes to match.
Photos where you took them
With Premium, each stop can show up to three photos. They appear as the line reaches the stop.
Height profile
If your route file has heights in it, a profile fills in along the bottom as the line moves.
Contour lines
On the Outdoors style, short routes zoom in far enough to show footpaths and contour lines.
Borders
When the route crosses into another country, its flag and name come up.
On a phone
It runs in the browser, so you can make one on your phone without installing anything.
Chapters
A long trip can be split into one short video per chapter.
Bring a route from another app
- Strava
- Garmin
- Komoot
- AllTrails
- Wikiloc
- Google Earth
- Polarsteps
- Pebbls
Most apps let you download a trip as a GPX file, and that’s all you need. KML, KMZ, TCX and GeoJSON work too. Pebbls journeys come with their photos.
Free and Premium
Free
- Full HD 1080p MP4
- Up to 30 seconds, with 10 named stops along a route of any length
- Vintage and Minimal styles, all three shapes
- GPS files, the height profile and border crossings
- A small Pebbls mark in the corner
Premium
1 credit an animation · 6 credits for £14
- Your photos on the map, up to three at each stop
- 4K and 60 frames a second
- Up to 3 minutes, with 60 stops
- Night and Outdoors styles
- Green screen and transparent versions for video editors
- One animation per chapter for a series
- No mark, and your own logo if you want it
You choose when the animation is ready to make. Explorer members get 12 credits a year, and credits you buy don't expire.
What you get without paying
None of this needs an account or a subscription.
Your GPS file
GPX, KML, KMZ, TCX or GeoJSON, from any app
Height and borders
The climbs as a profile, and each country you cross
Full HD
1080p as standard
No app to install
Any browser, phone or computer
No subscription
Premium is one credit per animation, only if you want it
Six languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Free animations are Full HD and up to 30 seconds long, with up to 10 named stops along a route of any length. They carry a small Pebbls mark in the corner. You don't need an account to make one.
Do I need to download an app?
No. It runs in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer. On a phone you can draw the route with your finger.
Can I use my Strava, Garmin or Komoot route?
Yes. Download the activity or route as a GPX file (most apps have Export or Download GPX on the activity page) and upload it. KML, KMZ, TCX and GeoJSON work too.
Can I add photos?
Yes, with Premium (one credit for the animation). A Pebbls journey brings its photos with it, and you can add a photo to any place you type. A stop can show up to three photos as prints on the map.
How long can the animation be?
Free animations run up to 30 seconds. Premium ones run up to 3 minutes, or can be split into one video per chapter.
Which sizes can I make?
Wide 16:9 for YouTube, tall 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, and square 1:1 for posts.
Can I post the video anywhere?
Yes, it's yours to post and share. The map credit to OpenStreetMap stays in the corner, as the map data asks.
What does Premium cost?
One credit per animation, and making it again after changes is free. Credits come in packs of 6 for £14, $18 or €16 and never run out, and Pebbls Explorer members get 12 a year.
Can I turn a Polarsteps trip into a video?
Yes. Request your data download from Polarsteps, then upload the trip file here. Your steps become the stops on the map.
Can I make a 3D flyover instead?
Yes, that's our other tool, Route to video: a 3D flyby film that follows your route over the terrain.
Make a 3D flyover film with Route to video
Make your animated map
It’s free and runs in your browser.
Tracking your next trip The Pebbls app records your route as you travel and shares it with people at home.