This repository contains code to generate up-to-date OsmAnd GPX routes of the Amsterdam (NL) cycling network (fiets hoofd- & plusnet).
In a nutshell, the hoofd- & plusnet cycling network provide safe and pleasant routes for navigating your way through the city of Amsterdam by bike.
Currently, the Municipality of Amsterdam offers a detailed Leaflet map for viewing these cycling routes. In my opinion however, using the map on the run (or more precisely, during the ride) is quite awkward. I was therefore looking for a way to include the cycling routes in my favorite Navigation App, OsmAnd.
Download the GPX files from the latest release onto your phone based on your needs.
I currently release multiple GPX files, based on the type of bicycle route:
- Fietspad (separated bicycle path)
- Fietspad - snorfiets niet toegestaan (separated bicycle path, mopeds not allowed)
- Fietspad - onverplicht (optional bicycle path)
- Brom-/Fietspad (combined moped and bicycle path)
- Fietsstrook (bicycle lane)
- Fietsstraat (bicycle street)
- Fiets op rijbaan (bicycles on the roadway)
- Shared-space
- Fietsoversteek (bicycle crossing)
- Verbinding (connection, e.g. ferry)
The separate files offer the advantage that they are color-coded (similar to the color coding on the Leaflet map) and allow for granular control over the type of bicycle infrastructure you want to use at any given time. Out on a ride with your young children and don't want to ride on the roadway? Simply deactivate the "Fiets op rijbaan" routes and you are good to go!
Alternatively, I also offer a combined GPX file (gecombineerd), which combines all routes mentioned above into a single GPX file. However, this lacks the aforementioned features of the separate GPX files.
Please follow the official OsmAnd documentation for importing tracks.
The generated GPX files are based on MapInfo files kindly provided by the Municipality of Amsterdam and is available to anyone free of charge when used in accordance to their terms of service.
More details can be found in TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md.
This project is an independent work and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Municipality of Amsterdam.
A Github action is used to automatically check for changes to the map data on a daily basis. If a change to one of the files is detected (via checksums), a new release is automatically created. The releases are versioned based on the date of the release (formatted YYYYMMDD).
In addition to the generated GPX files, each release also contains the source MapInfo files (_.mid and _.mif).
The easiest way to build the GPX files yourself is by using our provided nix development environment and Makefile. This should work on Linux, Windows (via WSLv2) and MacOS and ensures that all required software is available on your system.
Install a nix package manager (I recommend lix) and make sure you have flake support enabled.
Clone this repository, in your terminal cd into it and run
nix develop --command make.
The generated GPX files will be stored in the output folder.
On some Android devices the map may become laggy or unresponsive with the
routes enabled. Try changing the map rendering engine
from Version 2 (OpenGL) to Version 1.
