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1 MB GPX sample file

A GPX file of exactly 1,048,576 bytes. It is a valid GPS Exchange Format file, generated for this site and checked with an independent parser. Use it wherever you need a 1 MB sample, test or dummy GPX file.

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sample-gpx-1mb.gpx

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Type
application/gpx+xml
SHA-256
8b433af0c8277d53901e2e961a067c6ad93fe5c349ccba8b0a14a1e2779d3f3c
Direct URL
https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/gpx/sample-gpx-1mb.gpx

What is in this file

One waypoint and one track of 10,524 points, five seconds apart, each with latitude, longitude, elevation and a UTC time. An XML comment before the closing tags brings the file to the exact size.

Track points10,524
Tracks1, with one segment
Waypoints1
Point interval5 seconds
VersionGPX 1.1
EncodingUTF-8 (ASCII characters only)

How the file begins

The opening lines of sample-gpx-1mb.gpx, exactly as they appear in the file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<gpx version="1.1" creator="SampleTestFiles" xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/1">
  <metadata>
    <name>Sample GPX file (1 MB)</name>
    <desc>A fictional walk for testing track imports.</desc>
    <time>2026-01-01T08:00:00Z</time>
  </metadata>
  <wpt lat="38.72230" lon="-9.13930"><ele>12.0</ele><name>Start</name></wpt>
  <trk>
    <name>Sample track</name>
    <type>walking</type>
    <trkseg>
      <trkpt lat="38.72230" lon="-9.13850"><ele>12.0</ele><time>2026-01-01T08:00:00Z</time></trkpt>
      <trkpt lat="38.72237" lon="-9.13845"><ele>12.4</ele><time>2026-01-01T08:00:05Z</time></trkpt>

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Where 1 MB matters

A 1,048,576-byte file: exactly the default upload limit of nginx, Spring Boot and Next.js. These are the default limits a file of this size is useful for testing:

SystemLimitNote
nginx1 MB by default (client_max_body_size)A multipart upload of this file exceeds the limit by the size of the form boundaries.
Spring Boot multipart1 MB per file by default (max-file-size)A file of exactly 1 MB is at the limit.
Next.js API routes and Server Actions1 MB by defaultLarger bodies need the size limit raised in configuration.
Cloud Firestore documents1 MiB (1,048,576 bytes)The same number of bytes as this file.
Apache Kafka messagesAbout 1 MB by defaultBrokers reject larger records unless message.max.bytes is raised.

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Use this file for

  • Finding the first upload limit in a new stack
  • Testing activity upload in fitness and mapping apps
  • Checking distance, speed and elevation calculations

Testing notes for GPX

  • Devices add heart rate, cadence and temperature in extension elements from other namespaces. A parser must skip what it does not recognise.
  • GPX writes latitude before longitude, the opposite of GeoJSON and KML. Converters that copy the numbers across without swapping them put tracks in the wrong place.

GPX format reference

Technical details

File namesample-gpx-1mb.gpx
FormatGPX (GPS Exchange Format)
Extension.gpx
MIME typeapplication/gpx+xml
Size1,048,576 bytes (1 MB)
KindText
SHA-2568b433af0c8277d53901e2e961a067c6ad93fe5c349ccba8b0a14a1e2779d3f3c
Created2026-10-10
ValidationExact size, signature bytes and structure checked when the file was generated
PreviewAvailable on this page
SourceGenerated for this site; not copied from elsewhere
LicenceFree to use, modify and redistribute (terms)
CategoryGIS

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Download from the command line and verify

Fetch the file with curl, then compare its checksum with the SHA-256 value above.

curl -o sample-gpx-1mb.gpx 'https://www.sampletestfiles.com/downloads/gpx/sample-gpx-1mb.gpx'
sha256sum sample-gpx-1mb.gpx     # Linux
shasum -a 256 sample-gpx-1mb.gpx # macOS

On Windows, run Get-FileHash sample-gpx-1mb.gpx -Algorithm SHA256 in PowerShell. A matching value proves that the download is complete and unaltered.

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Questions about this file

Is this file exactly 1 MB?
Yes. It is 1,048,576 bytes, which is 1 MB in the binary units that operating systems and server limits use (1 KB = 1,024 bytes).
What is inside the 1 MB GPX file?
One waypoint and one track of 10,524 points, five seconds apart, each with latitude, longitude, elevation and a UTC time. An XML comment before the closing tags brings the file to the exact size.
What do the GPX samples contain?
One waypoint and one track with a single segment: a fictional walk that starts in Lisbon, with a point every five seconds, each carrying an elevation and a UTC time.