GoRider GPS (.rt)

A .rt file is a named route made of street-level waypoints — GoRider GPS's own text format for exchanging a planned route.

At a glance

History

No public documentation of the .rt format or the software/device that produced it could be found; RouteConverter's own source (present since the project's earliest history) is the only available reference for its shape. A current, unrelated GoRider brand sells motorcycle GPS navigators in Europe, but no confirmed link to this specific file format exists, so no connection is claimed here.

Where it is used

Not documented publicly; RouteConverter reads and writes the format based entirely on its own parser, without an external specification to point to.

Structure

A plain-text file: a header line naming the route (#CREATED="…" MODIFIED="…" NAME="…"), followed by one line per waypoint in the form STREET="…" PT="longitude latitude" — a street name paired with a coordinate, space-separated, embedded in quotes.

How widespread

No evidence of current or widespread use could be found; treat this as a legacy, thinly documented format.

RouteConverter support

RouteConverter reads and writes GoRider GPS routes as a single, non-multi-route file; each position's description is stored as its street name.

Specifications and documentation

FAQ

What is a .rt file?

A .rt file is a named route made of street-level waypoints — GoRider GPS's own text format for exchanging a planned route.

How do I open a .rt file?

RouteConverter, the free converter for Windows, macOS and Linux, opens GoRider GPS files: start the app, load the file, then view it on the map or save it in another format.

What can I convert .rt to?

RouteConverter opens .rt files and saves them as GPX, KML or any other format it can write. More: GPX, KML, all formats.