Using Routes

You can use routes for planning or for measuring distances.

To create a route, tap the Overlays menu, Add New Route.

If you are using a mouse, click anywhere on the map to place the first waypoint. If you are using a touchscreen, the first waypoint is placed at the center of the screen and you can adjust its position using the green drag button.

If you are using a Pen/Pencil/Stylus input device, you can simply draw the route with a stroke of the pen, and it will draw a smooth line.

A Done button appears at the top of the screen. Click the map to create each waypoint in your route. Don't worry too much if the waypoints are not exactly where you want them. When you have finished creating the route, you can zoom in, select each waypoint and drag it to the precise location later. While you are creating the route, you can scroll and zoom the map, and change maps. When you have created all the waypoints, touch the Done button at the top of the screen.

As you create or edit the route, the total distance is displayed at the top of the screen.

Click one of the waypoints. The name of the waypoint and the distance and bearing from the previous waypoint are displayed. If you touch the menu button, or right-click you can delete, insert or edit a waypoint, or delete or edit the route. If you insert at the last waypoint of the route, it allows you to continue adding waypoints to extend the route, until you touch the Done button.

It is easy to measure a distance and bearing with the Route tool. Create a Route with just two points and read off the distance and bearing just above. When you are finished, tap the menu button or right-click and Delete the route.

To display the elevation profile, touch the context menu button or right-click and select Route Profile.

Tap in the profile window and a red dot on the map is synchronized with the selected point on the profile, allowing you to easily cross-reference the profile with the map. The distance from the start and the height at that point is also displayed at the cursor.

To see a list of your routes, use the List Overlays buttonand open the Routes category. Tapping a route or double-clicking with the mouse allows you to edit the name, comment, change the color, view it on the map or delete it.

To navigate along a route, touch the blue menu button or right-click, and select Follow Route. The on-screen arrow pointer and navigation data on the data pages provide all the information you need to accurately follow the route. You can customize the data screen to meet your needs.