Metasynth
Well-Known Member
Download an app called “Komoot”, it’s the best one I’ve found so far for creating your own new routes, looking for routes in your area created by people around you, and the maps work better in offline mode than google or Apple Maps.I was a little nervous riding through that same section yesterday. It's near an old abandoned gravel mine and no one around...I rang my bell several times to let them know I was coming!
I have such a weird bike route. I start out in the country, get into the city, ride through niec neighborhoods, then the projects, then back into the remote country and a bunch of run down houses that look like meth heads live there! I was thinking yesterday, time for a new route! I am such a creature of habit. But exploring can be fun too!!
for instance, I just hiked the lost coast, so the almost zero cell service. But Komoot tracked me on the map the entire time, displaying landmarks around me the whole time.
it also tells you stuff like elevation gain and loss, distance, average speed, etc. a ton of cool stuff to track.
I have a hoot looking through the map and planning new routes. It takes a second to learn how to make it go exactly where you want it to go, but once you figure it out, it’s fantastic.
It’s a pretty kickass app, actually. I’m surprised more people don’t use it.
And I only use the free version.