Example of using the GPX source.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>GPX example</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css"> <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ol3/3.6.0/ol.css" type="text/css"> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ol3/3.6.0/ol.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span12"> <div id="map" class="map"></div> <div class="span4 offset4 pull-right"> <div id="info" class="alert alert-success"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> var projection = ol.proj.get('EPSG:3857'); var raster = new ol.layer.Tile({ source: new ol.source.BingMaps({ imagerySet: 'Aerial', key: 'Ak-dzM4wZjSqTlzveKz5u0d4IQ4bRzVI309GxmkgSVr1ewS6iPSrOvOKhA-CJlm3' }) }); var style = { 'Point': [new ol.style.Style({ image: new ol.style.Circle({ fill: new ol.style.Fill({ color: 'rgba(255,255,0,0.4)' }), radius: 5, stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({ color: '#ff0', width: 1 }) }) })], 'LineString': [new ol.style.Style({ stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({ color: '#f00', width: 3 }) })], 'MultiLineString': [new ol.style.Style({ stroke: new ol.style.Stroke({ color: '#0f0', width: 3 }) })] }; var vector = new ol.layer.Vector({ source: new ol.source.Vector({ url: 'data/gpx/fells_loop.gpx', format: new ol.format.GPX() }), style: function(feature, resolution) { return style[feature.getGeometry().getType()]; } }); var map = new ol.Map({ layers: [raster, vector], target: document.getElementById('map'), view: new ol.View({ center: [-7916041.528716288, 5228379.045749711], zoom: 12 }) }); var displayFeatureInfo = function(pixel) { var features = []; map.forEachFeatureAtPixel(pixel, function(feature, layer) { features.push(feature); }); if (features.length > 0) { var info = []; var i, ii; for (i = 0, ii = features.length; i < ii; ++i) { info.push(features[i].get('desc')); } document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = info.join(', ') || '(unknown)'; map.getTarget().style.cursor = 'pointer'; } else { document.getElementById('info').innerHTML = ' '; map.getTarget().style.cursor = ''; } }; map.on('pointermove', function(evt) { if (evt.dragging) { return; } var pixel = map.getEventPixel(evt.originalEvent); displayFeatureInfo(pixel); }); map.on('click', function(evt) { displayFeatureInfo(evt.pixel); }); </script> </body> </html>