Routes are strings of waypoints along which user is guided or navigated.

Unlike tracks, routes are pre-planned and put into navigation devices or drawn on maps so that we can travel along their paths. Tracks that were directly recorded or imported from someone alse who recorded them can be turned into routes.

Routes can be drawn manually on the map or calculated by a navigation device, by PC software, web application or mobile application. Locus Map provides several methods of creating routes - drawing point by point, calculating based on a few routing services or rendering from tracks.

• Menu > More > Add new route & Measure
• add function to the Function panel for quick launch

Route planning screen consists of the main map screen, additional bottom panel and total distance counter digit:

• (1) Total distance counter - displays real total distance of the route. Tapping it changes its units - m > ft > yd.
• adds a waypoint on the map screen center. Tap-and-hold launches the Location selector for further methods of selecting waypoint location.
• removes the last added waypoint
• displays route computing dialog:
  • navigation settings - sets route computing service and many others useful options
  • … selection of transport type - depends on used routing service
  • compute instructions - renders also voice turn-by-turn instructions
• options:
  • Quick add - enables adding new waypoints by simple tapping the map - inaccurate but very fast
  • Compute area - adds another digit field with computed area (2) defined by the route waypoints (not the computed route itself). Tapping the digit changes its units: m2 > ha > km2 > ft2 > yd2 > acre > mi2 > nm2
  • Define width - displays width selector slider (3). Route width can be defined from 0 to 99 px.
  • Show chart - displays chart tab of the route detail with route elevation profile. Useful for planning in unknown terrain.
• finishes route planning and proceeds to saving (or guiding along the route) - enter name, destination folder (or create a new one), description and set route line color, width and style if needed. For quick guiding without saving tap Guide ON in top menu.
• finishes route planning and deletes the route (after security prompt)

• make necessary settings - e.g. select routing service
  • Menu > Settings > Navigation
  • or route computing dialog > navigation settings
• set starting point
  • shift map screen center at the desired spot - quite accurate method
  • select location by the location selector - depending on selected method the starting point location can be defined very precisely, e.g. by coordinates or postal address
  • quick add - fastest method but not accurate
• add waypoints - use any of above mentioned methods to add waypoints.
• remove waypoints - in case you do not like the route, you can go back by removing points and then repair the route by adding new ones. Or by tap-and-hold you can delete whole route.

Tracks can be turned into routes when they are intended for navigation or guidance:

• select track in data manager or tap on it on the map
• select Navigate or Guide On or Guide On reverse
• more about navigation >>
• more about guidance >>

If you want to edit saved tracks (e.g. due to inaccuracy of the GPS recording) or already planned route, you can do so directly on map:

• select a track/route to edit - in the data manager or on the map
• select Edit on map from the More options menu in the bottom panel
• a new bottom panel emerges:
  • turns back to the track detail screen
  • displays the nearest trackpoint detail
  • displays trackpoint editing menu:
    • show on chart - displays selected trackpoint on chart
    • insert/edit trackpoint - highlights the selected trackpoint and its surrounding trackpoints. They can be dragged and extra trackpoints can be added by tapping the connecting lines.
    • delete trackpoint - removes selected trackpoint
    • cut part of track - selects a part of track to cut out (useful when you forget to pause track recording when having a break during a trip or training etc.)
    • remove all before - deletes all trackpoints from the start of the track to the selected trackpoint
    • remove all after - deletes all trackpoints from the selected trackpoint to the end of the track
    • split - splits the track into two in the selected trackpoint
  • moves to previous trackpoint, long-tap moves to the start of the track
  • moves to the next trackpoint, long tap moves to the end of the track
  • aborts editing