The planner can be started in two places:

• Function panel
  
• Menu > Route planner
  

1. Drawing mode selector - select among various routing modes, or the manual mode. The currently active mode is indicated on the button.
2. add/remove route shaping points
3. undo/redo - move along planning process steps
4. content panel - slides out a panel with a selection of maps
5. centering - centers the screen on your current GPS location (double-tapping turns on map rotation by the compass)
6. zooming - zooms the map in or out
7. basic stats - length, estimated time, elevation gain/loss
8. graph tab switch opens the elevation chart and surface/way type graphs:
   
9. itinerary - dynamic list of shaping or via points on the route

The route line consists of segments rendered between shaping points and via points inserted on the map screen.

• shaping point - basic point building the route
• segment point - forms on the line between shaping points. Changes to a new shaping point when shifted. The route line contains indicators of the activity for which the route segment was planned.
• via point - important place on the route (LoPoint, user point…). Its name and icon are displayed in the itinerary.

When a routing mode is on, the line between points runs along roads and paths. If you choose to draw manually, the line is straight between points, unrelated to roads. You can use various routing profiles or manual segments between each point of the route according to your needs.

The route is built with shaping points added on map:

• by tapping (points are added on the cursor position)
• by long-pressing directly on the map

The route line, rendered between shaping points, also contains segment points . Both shaping and segment points can be long-pressed-moved on the map and the route is immediately re-rendered accordingly. You change a segment point into a shaping point, creating new segment points in between.

If you use the route planner for the first time, it will draw the route line in the walking profile. If you want to change it:

• tap the routing profile button to open the selection
• select another routing profile:
  

This can be easily switched ON or OFF at the bottom of the routing profile list:

• , , etc. - the route line between shaping points is calculated by a router:
  
  
• the progress of the route depends on the selected profile - car or bike routes run along roads, MTB or walking routes along paths etc.
  

• useful in places not covered by routing data - when you need to go off-road and off-path (to cross a stream without a bridge or make a shortcut across a meadow…)
• useful for simple distance and area measurement

• - only plain line stretches between shaping points:
  

Via points are places you want to go through when navigating the route.

Via points can be created from LoPoints and your own user points.

LoPoints can be added to your route too:

• tap a LoPoint on map
• select where to put it in the route - at the start, end or inside:
  
• when you select to add the LoPoint at the end:
  
• when you select to add it inside the route:
  

Your own interesting places or downloaded geocaches can be added to your route:

• display your selected points on map (Menu > Points > select whole folder or individual points)
• add them to your route the same way as LoPoints (see above):
  

• to remove last added shaping point, tap
• to reverse all edits (adding points, moving them), tap undo button (see above, 3)
• to repeat reversed steps, tap redo button(see above, 3)

Shaping and via points are listed in the itinerary. Here you can perform several actions with them:

• change their order by long-pressing and dragging them up or down the list:
  
• delete route points by swiping to the left and tapping the trash button

You can recalculate the whole planned route for a different activity:

• plan or open a route in the planner
• open the drawing mode selector and check the option apply to entire route
• choose a new routing profile:
  

• quick check the distance, estimated time on the route, and the elevation gain - see the bottom bar. The ETT is just an approximation.
• elevation chart - slides up when you tap the chart button:
  

You can quickly share a URL of the planned unsaved route. The shared data contains only shaping points, waypoints and the routing profile and the resulting route is generated on web.locusmap.app.

When you are done with all edits, save your route!

• tap the saving button in the topbar:
  
• route saving dialog opens:
  
• add name of the route (optional - Locus usually inserts names of the route start/end places automatically)
• add description (optional)
• set activity - good for overall statistics
• select folder - tell Locus Map where to store the route
• set style - color, thickness, pattern… Usually, it is not necessary, the folder style is pre-selected.
• tap SAVE

If you are dissatisfied with your planning or for whatever reason you want to abort all planning, tap Clear planner in the route menu: