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# Share, PDF and GPX

Choose a readable plan, a navigation file or an editable backup, and understand who can access it.

## Which export should I use?

Open Share in the planner. PDF includes the itinerary, route sketch, weather timestamps, gear and departure checklists, notes and sources. GPX contains saved sampled route geometry, mapped checkpoints and known elevations in meters; it does not invent activity timestamps. Download trip is an editable JSON backup. Copy itinerary provides readable text; Copy editable link carries plan details in a link; Print plan uses your browser’s print dialog.



## Why is GPX unavailable?

The plan needs route geometry. Import a route or copy a mapped reference first. A list of stop names alone is not enough to create a navigation track. Check the exported route in your navigation app before departure. The PDF sketch has no basemap.



## Ask an assistant for files

Ask your connected assistant to export a particular shared plan or pending draft as PDF and GPX, optionally including current trip-date weather. Pending-draft PDFs are marked pending approval; exporting does not approve or save a plan.

- Example: “Export my shared Zion plan as a PDF and GPX, including current trip-date weather and its refresh time.”

## Temporary links and revocation

Assistant download links last up to 24 hours and anyone holding a link can download that file. Account → Revoke download links blocks further downloads for that shared plan. Stopping sharing, changing its saved revision, or reviewing the draft also invalidates its links. Already-downloaded copies cannot be recalled. Review notes before sharing. Expired stored exports are removed by owner revocation or parent plan/draft/account deletion; automatic cleanup is not currently configured.



## Next step





- [Check offline maps before departure](https://www.trailready.run/docs/troubleshooting/#section-1)

## Documentation topics

- [Your first trip](https://www.trailready.run/docs/getting-started/)
- [Routes, stops and timing](https://www.trailready.run/docs/planner/)
- [Weather and go/no-go review](https://www.trailready.run/docs/conditions/)
- [Gear and preparation checklists](https://www.trailready.run/docs/checklists/)
- [Share, PDF and GPX](https://www.trailready.run/docs/sharing/)
- [Accounts, preferences and local trips](https://www.trailready.run/docs/accounts/)
- [Plan with your assistant](https://www.trailready.run/docs/assistants/)
- [UI questions and troubleshooting](https://www.trailready.run/docs/troubleshooting/)

Canonical URL: https://www.trailready.run/docs/sharing/

Content updated: 2026-10-05. No reuse or training license is granted by this index; third-party materials retain their source terms.

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