Do not begin with an empty account
Bring supported older journeys first, then continue logging new ones in the same archive.
Import from Polarsteps, GPX and Google
Bring old journeys, routes and places into one archive.
FARON keeps the route you took, where you stopped, where you slept and the selected photographs or notes that help next time. It is made in Lingbo, Sweden, for a private travel archive rather than a public follower feed.
Already used Polarsteps, FindPenguins, Google Maps or a route app? Start with the file. FARON shows what it can read before you create an account.
Polarsteps ZIPFindPenguins GPXGPX from route appsGoogle TakeoutKML, KMZ, GeoJSON
Polarsteps
Choose what you want to move. FARON shows the contents first, so you do not need an account before knowing that the file works.
Get the file from Polarsteps
The ZIP file is Polarsteps' package for your travel data. Download it and choose it here to see what FARON finds.
- 1Sign in at polarsteps.com/settings.
- 2Open Privacy and choose Download your data.
- 3Wait for the email from Polarsteps containing the download link.
- 4Download the ZIP file and select it on this FARON page.
Independent and made in Sweden
FARON is built in Lingbo for practical life on the road and a long-lived private archive.
Made for the route
Keep the roads, stops, overnight stays and selected memories together on the map.
Built to find again
Imported journeys become searchable archive material instead of old files in a download folder.
Private by default
A journey remains private unless you separately choose to share one completed trip.
If FARON is new to you
FARON is not another place where you have to post the trip.
An old GPX route rarely explains the turn outside Mora, the overnight stay that worked or which photographs belong to that section. Once those details sit inside one trip, they are easier to recover.
Use FARON for motorhome, caravan, campervan, rooftop-tent, driving, overlanding, cycling and other journeys where the road matters. Import lets the archive begin with your real history instead of an empty account.
Why FARON?
A journey should not end as a ZIP file.
Exports are often emergency copies: files on a computer, routes without context and places nobody wants to search. In FARON, supported files can become trips, stops and overnight stays that remain useful.
Use the data instead of searching files
Open the imported journey on a map and add context rather than leaving the export untouched.
Keep memories, not follower metrics
Return to where you stopped, slept and travelled without building a public posting habit.
How the migration works
From an old travel app to an archive that can keep growing.
The import is a starting point. Complete memories, open routes on the map, plan another journey and keep the history beside what you log next.
1
Export Polarsteps, download GPX from FindPenguins or another route service, or get a Google Takeout or map file.
2
Upload the file here and inspect what FARON finds before creating an account.
3
Select what to keep, then create the account only when the draft is worth saving.
4
Continue in FARON's signed-in import area and build the private archive from there.
What can you import into FARON?
Use this page to preview a Polarsteps export, move routes from GPX services or bring saved Google and map points into a more useful archive.
Polarsteps export
Preview journeys, stops and photograph counts before signup, then continue the save after creating an account.
GPX from route services
Routes from FindPenguins, Komoot, Wikiloc, Strava, Garmin and similar services can become FARON travel drafts.
Google Takeout and map files
Preview saved points and map layers as stops or possible overnight places.
A long-term private archive
Imported material joins future overnight stays, stops, trips, maps and reports in one account.
Questions about moving to FARON
Answers for people comparing FARON with Polarsteps, route apps or saved Google maps.
Can I preview a Polarsteps import before creating an account?
Yes. Upload the Polarsteps export here to see the journeys, stops and photograph counts FARON finds. An account is required only when you save the import to the private archive.
How do I get the Polarsteps file?
Sign in at polarsteps.com/settings, open Privacy and choose Download your data. Polarsteps sends an email with a link to the ZIP archive.
Can FARON import GPX from Komoot, Wikiloc, Strava, Garmin or FindPenguins?
Yes. FARON can turn supported GPX tracks from those and similar services into travel drafts with route, stops and distance.
Can I move FindPenguins trips?
Yes. Download each trip route as GPX from the FindPenguins website. Choose several GPX files here; photographs are added and reviewed separately after signup.
What happens to the file before I create an account?
The preview is parsed locally in the browser. FARON stores a local draft on this device, but nothing is written to your FARON archive until you sign in and continue.
Is FARON an alternative to Polarsteps?
FARON suits travellers whose main job is a private archive of road journeys, routes, stops, overnight stays and memories. Polarsteps centres a travel story that can be followed and shared.
Is FARON made in Sweden?
Yes. FARON is an independent product made in Lingbo, Sweden.
Start with the file you already have
Preview a Polarsteps export, FindPenguins GPX, another route file or a supported map file now. An account is required only when the import is saved.