Ride with GPS or RWGPS route planning in short
RWGPS is my go-to route planner and has been for years. It is just a pleasure to use. And I love planning new routes just as much as I love playing with a spreadsheet. So after Excel this is one of my favourite apps. And given the fact that one should get outside more often it should actually be my most favourite app. Who knows, maybe there is even a TCR on the cards this year. Let’s see what the universe has in store. Either way, Lost Dot also uses RWGPS iso Komoot this year and here is a route planning video with extracts to help.
Lost Dot RWGPS route planning webinar
RWGPS route planning video notes
- 30 – Open route – links – more – copy to my routes
- 20 – Route planner – links – import route – add to planner
- 30 – Heatmaps – shown in red
- 30 – Layers – highlights – community photos – windy overlay
- 30 – Custom POI – easy to see+add if switched to google maps
- 00 – Settings – Streetview – spacebar toggle between maps – incl heatmaps
- 30 – Select from elev.profile – delete chunk van roete
- 00 – Duplicate – vir side by side option B – sien in left sidebar
- 00 – Split route – double click in left hand sidebar to rename
- *Above is great for splitting into smaller files for GPS device
- 1hrs – Mobile app section starts
- 11.30 – Link RWGPS to RELIVE
Q&A for RWGPS route planning
- 13.00 – TRACE route to get copy – and then check accuracy
- 27.30 – Export POI as waypoint – Garmin flags – separate file
- 29.30 – Add Custom Cue – added for navi etc – but not shown on map like waypoint
- 35.00 – Previous dots NOT impacted if you change map or surface type
- 40.00 – COPY all your parcours – then extend the routes to each other – with blue preview of route when you hover over green button to link, based on surface type
Planning a trip with RWGPS?
Or any other route planning app for that matter? Either way, send your bicycle there and back with #bicyclecouriers. Where can we send your bicycle today?
