Routes
A route is a list of stops that you replay at your chosen speed. Routes stay on your device. Move them to another phone with Backup & Transfer.
The Routes list
- Tap a saved route to start it. You walk to the first stop, then playback follows the path.
- Search by name or group with the search box.
- Sort routes A–Z, Z–A, newest, or oldest.
- Drag a route or a group to put it where you want. Choosing a sort order replaces your own order.
- Group routes: open a route's three-dot menu and choose Move to group. Tap a group name to fold or unfold it. Use the menu on a group to rename or delete it. Deleting a group keeps its routes.
- While a route plays, a count shows your current stop out of the total.
- The three-dot menu lets you edit, share, export, or delete a route. Share copies every stop as a line of coordinates. Export saves the route as a GPX file you can send to other apps.
How to add a route
Tap the add button at the bottom right of the Routes screen. Pick one of these methods.
- Draw on map: place stops by hand.
- Draw on map (follow roads): the route follows real streets.
- Draw on map (teleport): you jump between stops.
- Paste coordinates: build a route from a list of points.
- Import GPX file: import an existing route.
You can also open a GPX file from another app. A route over 2,000 points is skipped, and a message shows how many. A file over 10 MB is not read.
Route types
Straight
You move between stops in straight lines. Works offline. Imported routes use this type.
Guided (road-following)
Each stretch follows real roads. Walk and Run use walking roads. Bike uses cycling roads. The app loads roads from an external service. If that service is unreachable, the stretch uses a straight line. After the first load, replays work offline.
Teleport
You jump between stops. Each stop has a wait time. Follow roads has no effect on this type.
Replay options
Tap play on a saved route to open the options sheet. It shows a short summary of the options you used last time. Tap Start to use them, or tap Options to change them. Cancel and Start are at the bottom.
Options before you start
Loop
On when the sheet opens. At the last stop, you walk back along the route to the first stop, then forward again. It runs until you stop it. Planting still starts over at the first stop.
Planting
Walks a circle around each stop instead of through its center. Turns Loop on. The saved route does not change. The circle size comes from Settings → Roaming. A route saved with Planting on, or switched to Planting in Route detail, always shows Planting ticked and uses its own circle size.
Reverse
Plays the stops from last to first. Works with Loop.
Return to start
After the last stop, you walk back to the first. Avoids a sudden jump at the end.
Follow roads
Movement between stops follows real roads. Not available for teleport routes.
Teleport between waypoints
Jumps from stop to stop, waiting at each. Set the wait in the box that appears under the checkbox. The default is 8 seconds, up to 10 minutes.
Teleport options hide when Hide teleport features is on in Settings. This box is separate from a teleport route's own wait per stop. That wait defaults to 5 seconds, with a minimum of 1.
Start and jump to first stop
- Start walks to the first stop (the last stop if Reverse is on) and starts playback.
- Jump to first stop (the Teleport button) jumps there without starting playback. Tap Start when you are ready. With Planting on, it jumps to the stop itself.
While a route runs
- Pause keeps your progress. Moving the joystick also pauses the route. Tap Resume to continue. With Teleport between waypoints on, Resume jumps to the next stop.
- Stop ends the route. Use the stop button in the widget's route list.
- Previous stop and Next stop jump to the stop before or after the current one. Turn them on in Settings.
- Pause or stop the route before you start roaming.
Paste coordinates
Paste a list of coordinates to make a saved route. Enter the points on the map paste sheet, then choose Save route. Check Swap lat / lon order if the first number is the longitude.
As-is
Joins the points with straight lines. Works offline.
Walkable path
Follows footpaths. Needs internet the first time, then works offline.
Planting
A switch you can turn on with any style. The route walks a circle around each point, as in Planting. The style decides how you get between circles: As-is walks straight, Walkable path follows footpaths, Teleport jumps. The circle size starts from Settings → Roaming and you can change it for this route. With Planting on, one point is enough. Otherwise every style needs two or more.
Teleport
Jumps from point to point instead of walking, and waits the same number of seconds at each one. The wait starts at 8 and can be 0 to 600. Needs two or more points. Not shown when Hide teleport features is on.
Optimize proximity
Reorders the points so each stop is near the previous one.
One paste makes one route. A route started without saving appears as Temp Route from Paste. The next start replaces it. Routes you saved under your own name stay.
Route creator
Tap the map to place stops. A line joins them.
- Search for a place by name with the search button. The search uses an external service.
- Use the heart button to pick a favorite. The map centers on it and offers Add as stop. Use the target button to center the map on your position.
- Undo the last stop with the undo button.
- Before you save, choose straight, road-following, or teleport.
- On a teleport route, each stop asks how many seconds to stay.
- Record saves your phone's real movement as a route while you walk.
Route detail
Rename a route, reorder or remove stops, or change how it moves between stops.
- Drag stops to reorder them.
- Tap a stop to highlight it on the map.
- Choose the speed for this route here. Choose "None" to use the current speed. Hidden for teleport routes.
- On a teleport route, edit the wait time for each stop, or set one wait time for all stops.
- "Planting" turns the route into a planting route for any style. Set the circle size here. It applies the next time you start the route.
- On a teleport route, "Randomize order" jumps between stops in a random order. A looping route picks a new order each time it restarts.
- If you change a route from straight to road-following, the app loads the roads the next time you start it.
- Delete the route from the action bar. This cannot be undone.
Import formats
Routes from GPX files and other apps are covered on Backup and transfer. Imported routes use the straight-line type.
Hot routes
In Settings, turn on Show hot routes to add ready-made routes for popular event locations. They include large walking areas, parks, and landmarks. This is off by default. A long list in Settings starts closed. Tap the arrow on its header to open it.
- Turning it off removes only the routes this feature added. Your own routes stay.
- The list updates online. Routes that are removed disappear while this is on.