Crop

The Crop tool allows you to trim your route by removing sections from the beginning and/or end. This is useful for removing unwanted portions of a recorded activity.

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The crop tool with distance-based cropping slider

When to Use

This tool is helpful when:

  • Your recording started before you actually began your activity
  • You want to remove the journey to/from the start point
  • You need to extract just a portion of a longer route
  • You want to cut out stops at the beginning or end

How to Use

  1. Upload your GPX file
  2. Click the Crop button to open the crop tool
  3. Choose your crop mode: Distance or Time
  4. Use the slider to adjust:
- Left handle: Sets where the route will start - Right handle: Sets where the route will end
  1. Watch the preview update in real-time
  2. Click Apply Changes when satisfied

Crop Modes

By Distance

Crop based on kilometres or miles from the start and end of the route. Use this when you know exactly how much distance you want to remove.

By Time

Crop based on elapsed time. This is useful when you know you want to remove "the first 5 minutes" or "the last 10 minutes" of your recording.

Toggle between distance and time modes to find the most convenient way to identify your crop points.

Preview Information

While adjusting the crop, you'll see:

  • Cropped from start: How much is being removed from the beginning
  • Cropped from end: How much is being removed from the end
  • Remaining: The final route length after cropping

Statistics Comparison

The tool shows you a comparison of:

Statistic Original After Crop Removed
Distance Full route Cropped length Difference
Ascent Total climb Remaining climb Lost climb
Points All points Kept points Removed points

Tips

  • The route and elevation preview update in real-time as you adjust the slider
  • Use the map toggle to see your crop points on an actual map
  • You can combine cropping with other tools like Reverse or Split