App like Strava for personalised route creation?

App like Strava for personalised route creation?

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12,248 posts

220 months

Sunday 19th May
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I think I may have asked this before but hey ho...

Any recommendations for Apps that will track a cycled route (with location services) and mark it on a map. Then the ability to go back and setup sections (start / finish points) for future time trials.

Reason being, Strava has reduced it's granular ability, the resolution is not as close anymore, and I'm also fed up with all the stupid pre-set names that people have called my local routes, purely because they got there first.

I don't need to share with a community etc. Completely personal use.

RC1807

12,610 posts

170 months

Sunday 19th May
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Komoot ?

CambsBill

1,944 posts

180 months

Sunday 19th May
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Garmin Connect?

SaulGoodman

206 posts

74 months

Sunday 19th May
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Have a look at the Maps.me app. We downloaded it to follow a route done by the place where we hired some bikes. The guy set it up with way points, and you can put notes and stuff on it. I've not used the functionality but it does have an option for tracking routes so might be worth a go.

ian in lancs

3,776 posts

200 months

Sunday 19th May
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Plot a route is excellent. I use it a lot for walking running and cycling.

Export .gpx file into garmin devices

ucb

964 posts

214 months

Sunday 19th May
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Ride with GPS allows a webpage or app route planning.
I find it quite useful

OutInTheShed

7,942 posts

28 months

Sunday 19th May
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There are ton of these apps.
Some people like 'outdoor active' because it's apparently easier than most if you can't be bothered to put your reading glasses on.

They are nearly all just 'front ends' for OpenStreetMap.

The alternative is to cough up for an OS package.

TheDrownedApe

1,051 posts

58 months

Monday 20th May
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i use Komoot and have done since testing all the "free apps" a couple of years ago. i had to buy a subscription for my LEJOG adventure but after it expired i was left with all the UK maps free for life.

It's great but needs practice to use and get the best from it. It even shows different surface types so you can see the routes to avoid. However it will, when "road touring", direct you down some dubious bridle paths.