Google Maps to Wahoo ELEMNT

The Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT, ROAM and RIVAL accept GPX routes, but Google Maps cannot export to GPX. SendaOne fills that gap. Paste the Maps URL your phone shared, download a GPX, drop it into the Wahoo app under Routes. Your ELEMNT picks the route up on the next pairing and you ride with full turn-by-turn prompts on the ELEMNT screen.

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How it works

Share the route from Google Maps. Open Google Maps, plan the ride (cycling mode reads street-by-street bike lanes in most cities), tap Share, copy the link.
Convert at SendaOne. Paste the URL, select GPX as the output format, click Convert. The file downloads in seconds with the full polyline, every intermediate stop and computed elevation gain — exactly what the ELEMNT needs to build the route.
Import via the Wahoo app. Open the Wahoo Companion app on your phone, go to Routes, tap Add, select GPX file, pick the file you just downloaded. The route syncs to your ELEMNT BOLT, ROAM or RIVAL automatically next time you pair.

Why SendaOne for Wahoo riders

Mirrors the route Google built. SendaOne reads dirflg=b (cycling) from the URL and gives you the GPX of that exact path. No silent recompute that swaps out your preferred bike lanes for a different routing engine's idea.
Wahoo-ready GPX with elevation. The ELEMNT displays elevation profile and climbing forecast from the <ele> tags in the GPX. SendaOne fetches per-point elevation from Google's Maps Elevation API so the climbing data on your ELEMNT matches what you planned in Maps.
No account, no tracking. No signup, no email, no third-party scripts. Your Maps URL is processed in memory and discarded after the conversion.
Schema-valid GPX 1.1. Output passes XSD validation and imports cleanly in every ELEMNT firmware version — no "could not load route" errors from malformed XML.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get a Google Maps route on my Wahoo ELEMNT?

Wahoo does not import Google Maps URLs directly. SendaOne converts the Maps URL into a GPX file you import via the Wahoo Companion app (Routes, Add, GPX file). The ELEMNT BOLT, ROAM or RIVAL syncs the route on the next pairing — usually within a minute of waking the device.

Which Wahoo devices accept the GPX file?

Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT (v1 and v2), ELEMNT ROAM (v1 and v2), ELEMNT RIVAL multisport watch, and the original ELEMNT. The GPX format is universal in the Wahoo ecosystem — any ELEMNT firmware version accepts it without conversion or extra steps.

Do I lose turn-by-turn navigation on the ELEMNT?

No. The ELEMNT generates turn prompts from its own onboard map using the polyline of the GPX. You get pre-ride briefing, distance to the next turn, and the upcoming-segment view as if the route had been built natively inside the Wahoo app. The experience on the ELEMNT is identical regardless of where the GPX came from.

Can I keep my Google Maps cycling layer preferences?

Yes. The dirflg=b parameter in the URL is honored. If you planned a bike-lane-aware route in Google Maps, the GPX mirrors that exact path. SendaOne does not silently recompute the route through a second engine, so the path you see on Maps is the path you ride on the ELEMNT.