WATER POINTS · GPX · OPENSTREETMAP
Find water before you're thirsty
Drop your GPX route, pick a Strava outing, or simply use your location. Don't die dry maps every fountain, spring and water point along the way — with its exact distance from the trail.
520,000 points mapped
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OpenStreetMap data
FEATURES
Everything you need, nothing more.
No subscription, no ads, no tracker. A route, a map, and every water point that can save your outing.
Your route, in one drop
Drop a GPX file or pick a Strava activity. The route appears and the distance from every water point to the trail is worked out in seconds.
Around you, with no route
No GPX to hand? Turn on location and see water points within 3 km straight away. Pan the map and a button offers to search the new area.
Four families, eleven types
Drinking water, springs, restaurants and cafés, public toilets. Each family has its own colour and icon on the map, and can be filtered in one tap.
Adjustable radius
Set the search distance from 50 m to 1 km around your route. The wider you go, the more refill options you see off to the sides.
Strava activities and routes
Connect your account to pull in both recent outings and saved routes, converted into usable GPX with nothing to export by hand.
IN 3 STEPS
No manual required.
01
Load a route or your location
Drag in a GPX, pick a Strava activity or saved route, or just tap “Near me” when you head out on a whim.
02
We search along the way
The app queries only the corridor that actually matters around your route, from an OpenStreetMap dataset prepared in advance.
03
You see it all on the map
Topographic, street or satellite background. Markers by family, distance from the trail, and a direct link to the OpenStreetMap entry.
WHO IS IT FOR?
If you go long, with no aid station, it’s for you.
Trail running
From the long run to the 100 km, scout your refills before you start.
Hiking
A day on foot or a long-distance path: know where to fill up before each climb.
Bikepacking
Multi-day routes: plan your stages around the springs you can count on.
Road running
Self-supported loops in town or in the woods, to avoid dehydration in summer.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Everything people ask us.
How do I find water points along a GPX route?
Load your GPX file into Don't die dry: the app follows your route and shows fountains, springs, taps and wells within an adjustable radius of 50 m to 1 km. Every point gives its exact distance from the trail and links to its OpenStreetMap entry.
How do I find a drinking fountain near me?
Open the app and tap “Near me”. The map centres on your position and lists water points within 3 km, sorted from nearest to furthest. No file and no account needed.
Which places are shown?
Eleven types across four families: drinking water (drinking fountains, water points, taps), water sources whose drinkability isn't guaranteed (springs, fountains, wells), restaurants and cafés where you can ask for water, and public toilets. The last two are off by default so the map doesn't drown in a city centre.
Is it free?
Entirely. No subscription, no ads, no tracker. Loading a GPX needs no account; only connecting to Strava requires one, with Strava.
How does Strava work here?
A single OAuth sign-in gives access to your recent activities and your saved routes. The app converts them into usable GPX — coordinates, elevation and timestamps — with nothing to export by hand.
Is it useful for trail running, ultras or bikepacking?
That's the main use. On a semi-self-supported race, scouting water points before the start lets you size your flasks and anticipate long stretches with no official aid station.
How reliable is the data?
It comes from OpenStreetMap, a contributor-built database like Wikipedia. Coverage is excellent in western Europe and patchier elsewhere. A spring or fountain may be dry or unsafe: on a committing outing, always keep a fallback.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes, in the browser and in the iOS and Android apps, which carry the map, file import and Strava sign-in.
Is the water shown drinkable?
Drinking fountains, water points and taps are tagged as such in OpenStreetMap. Springs, ornamental fountains and wells are grouped separately precisely because their drinkability isn't guaranteed. When in doubt, filter down to drinking water alone.
Ready to set off?
Load your route and see where to drink, before you're thirsty.
Or take it with you