Route Planner

When you plan an outdoor run or ride, knowing how much you will climb matters as much as the distance. With this tool you choose a start, waypoints and a finish on the map. The route is drawn automatically along roads and paths. Distance, lowest and highest elevation, elevation range, total climb and total descent are calculated instantly. The line is coloured by gradient: flat sections are yellow, climbs red and descents green. The average gradient and length are shown on noticeable ramps. The pattern of the line shows the road surface: paved, gravel or dirt. When you enter your start or arrival time, the estimated duration is calculated and the weather is shown along the route for the time you will reach each point.

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How to use it

1. Choose your sportTap Running, Road bike or Mountain bike above the map. Running also uses trails and footpaths. Road bike prefers tarmac and quiet roads, mountain bike prefers dirt roads and trails. If you change the sport after drawing a route, the route is recalculated.
2. Find the areaType a place name in the search box, press Enter and choose from the list. To start from where you are, tap the location button at the top right. Zoom with your fingers or the + and − buttons.
3. Place the startTap where you want to start. The green 1 marker is the start.
4. Add waypoints and the finishEach new tap adds a point, and the route is drawn along roads from the previous point to the new one. The last point added is red and marks the finish. To send the route along a particular street, put a waypoint on that street.
5. Insert a pointIf you tap on the drawn route, the new point is inserted between those two points instead of at the end. This is handy for pulling the route towards a place.
6. Move or delete pointsPress and drag a point; the route is redrawn when you let go. To delete a point, tap it and press Delete point in the box that opens.
7. Undo, clear, back to startUndo reverses the last change. Clear removes all points; if you pressed it by mistake, Undo brings them back. Back to start ends the route at the starting point, for a loop workout.
8. Enter the time and speedBelow the map, type the time you will set off in the Start time box and choose the Day. If you need to be back at a certain time, switch to Arrival time; the planner then works out when you need to leave. For running, enter your pace on the flat (e.g. 6:00 min/km); for cycling, your average speed on the flat (e.g. 25 km/h). Slowing down on climbs and speeding up on descents are taken into account, and the estimated duration and finish time appear at once.
9. Read the weatherAs the route is drawn, a small weather badge appears every 5 km (every 10 km on routes longer than 60 km) and at the finish. The badge shows the time you will reach that point, a weather icon, the temperature and the wind. The coloured strip under the badge shows where the wind comes from relative to your direction of travel: orange headwind, grey crosswind, blue tailwind. As you zoom out, the badges become simpler and then hide. The boxes in the bottom panel sum up when rain may start and how much of the route has a headwind.
10. Read the profileThe elevation profile below the map shows the climbs and descents of the route. As you move your finger or mouse over the profile, that point is marked on the map with a white ring. The distance, elevation, gradient at that point and the time you will get there are shown. The strip above the profile shows the weather, the strip below it the surface.
11. Download or shareDownload GPX saves the route as a file that you can send to your watch or to apps such as Garmin Connect, Strava, Komoot or OsmAnd. Share copies the link to the route, and whoever you send it to opens the same route on their own screen.

Colours, gradient and surface

• Yellow: gradient below 2%, treated as flat.
• Red: 2–4% light red, 4–7% red, 7–10% dark red, above 10% maroon.
• Green: 2–4% light green, 4–7% green, above 7% dark green.

Sections at least 200 metres long that climb or drop more than 10 metres count as ramps. The average gradient and length are written on each ramp. For example, “6% · 800 m” is a climb and “-6% · 800 m” is a descent.

The colour always shows the gradient. The road surface is shown by the pattern of the line:

• Solid line: asphalt or concrete.
• Dashed line: compacted gravel, gravel or paving stones.
• Dotted line: dirt road, forest track or trail.

Where the surface changes, its name is written on the map. Surface data comes from OpenStreetMap. In Turkey the surface of many roads has not been mapped; on those roads the surface is estimated from the road type and marked as “estimated”.

Important notice: Route suggestions are based on OpenStreetMap data. They do not guarantee that a road is open, safe or suitable for traffic. Surface data may be missing or out of date. Duration and weather are estimates; in mountains and rural areas the weather can change quickly. Check the route and the latest forecast yourself before you head out.

Sources

1. Road and path data – © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
2. Routing – BRouter, open-source code (GitHub)
3. Elevation model – Mapterhorn, Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA)
4. Base maps – OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA), Esri World Imagery
5. Place search – Nominatim (OpenStreetMap)
6. Weather forecast – Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
7. Map library – MapLibre GL JS