MAKING ROUTES
MADE EASY

RunWalkCycle
Route planning
for outdoor pursuits

4 WAYS TO CREATE ROUTES

  • POINT AND CLICK

    Traditional route planner
    gives you full control
    to plan your route
    in detail

    Create a Route
  • CHOOSE WAYPOINTS

    Choose places to visit
    and let us work out
    the routes
    between them.

    Create a Route
  • MAKE ME A ROUTE

    Tell us how long you
    want your route to be
    and we'll create 10
    suggestions for you!

    Create a Route
  • UPLOAD A ROUTE

    Import a route you
    recorded on your GPS
    device or created using
    another application.

    Create a Route
 

PLAN WITH FORESIGHT

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Check road surface, hills and Google Street View to plan routes suitable for your activity

 

WORLD CLASS MAPS

Some of the best recreational maps in the world

  • OpenStreetMap (Trails)
  • OpenStreetMap (Cycle)
  • Ordnance Survey
  • AccuTerra
 

EXPLORE WITH CONFIDENCE

Go where others have already been
Search over one million routes and trails worldwide

MAKE CHANGES WITH EASE

Tap into an extensive range of powerful route editing tools

  • MERGE

    Combine two or more routes into one

  • SPLIT

    Split one route into multiple routes

  • RESHAPE

    Drag a route to change where it goes

  • CROP

    Shorten a route by moving the start or finish

  • REPEAT

    Do a route more than once

  • REPLOT

    Replace a section of a route

  • REVERSE

    Swap the start and end of a route

  • MOVE

    Move the start point of a circular route

  • DELETE

    Delete a section of a route

  • REJOIN

    Rejoin an earlier section of a route

  • LOOP

    Repeat a loop in the middle of a route

  • RETURN

    Plot a route back to the start

  • TRACE

    Use another route as a guide to trace over

  • SNAP

    Aligns a route with roads and paths on the map

  • MEASURE

    Measure the length of part of a route

  • SHRINK

    Shrink a route by removing redundant points

 

ANALYSE IN DEPTH

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Go prepared and admire your efforts
with detailed route profiles and elevation stats

 

HOW FAR DID I RUN?

Quickly and accurately measure distance on the map

How Far Did I Run?

EXPAND YOUR REACH

Generate radius maps
to see where you can get to
in a given time or distance

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YOUR ROUTES YOUR WAY

Tailor routes to suit your needs

  • ANNOTATE MAPS

    Add custom labels and symbols to your maps

  • MODIFY TURN CUES

    Tailor cue sheets with edits and abbreviations

  • ADD DETOURS

    Show optional extensions and shortcuts to routes

  • INCLUDE PHOTOS

    Add photos of your route to the map and directions

  • CREATE COLLECTIONS

    Show several different routes on one map

 

MOBILE APP

Adapted for small touch screens
using techniques like
magnification and mouseless interaction

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VOICE NAVIGATION

Turn your smartphone into
a recreational sat nav

SHARE ROUTES ANYWHERE

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Share on your own website or social media, print tailored route guides and export to GPS devices

Works with Garmin Connect
Automatically sync routes with Garmin devices
Works with Suunto
Automatically send routes to Suunto watches
 

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE

Track and share your progress
on long distance challenges

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