Komoot’s Route planner empowers you to plan the best route for you and your sport, and we’ve just taken things up a notch.
Introducing new and improved route warnings. Warnings are tips that show up in the planner as you plot your route, alerting you when a segment may require a little extra attention from you. With a little pre-warning, you can plan ahead to ensure you have an amazing adventure, every time you head out.
What are the new route warnings?
You may have seen route warnings in komoot before, but we’ve added some more, based on popular demand. These are the additional alerts you may see in the Route planner.
Steep uphill segment:
This warning gives you a heads up when your planned route takes you up a hill so steep that most people will need to get off and push. For example, a mountain bike route that takes you up a technical singletrack, or a road ride that has you climbing an exceptionally steep gradient for an unsustainable distance.
Steps:
As the name suggests, this warning alerts you that your route will go up or down a series of unavoidable steps (like a railroad bridge), so you’ll probably have to carry your bike. In general, komoot always tries to route around places with steps.
Restricted segment:
This warning lets you know that specific access limitations apply to a segment of your planned Tour, such as wildlife breeding grounds, military training areas, or trails that have impassable snow. If you see this warning, you should check the status of the segment before going on your Tour (if possible)… or be prepared to reroute on the fly.
Unsuitable surface:
If you see this warning, it means your route includes a section that is inappropriate for your sport type, such as sandy tracks on your bike touring route or rough unpaved road for your road ride.
Dismount:
The dismount warning means that your planned route takes you through a section where riding is not allowed, such as a pedestrian zone in a city center or a hiking trail where mountain biking is prohibited. You’ll need to dismount and push your bike on this segment.
And these are the ones you may have seen before:
Ferry:
If you see this warning you’ll need to take a ferry. Check the prices and the timetable before you leave. You don’t want to be stranded or left waiting overnight for the next available trip!
Moveable bridge:
Similar to the ferry alert, if you see a warning for a moveable bridge, ensure you check the opening times so your Tour can continue across the river smoothly.
Off-grid:
This warning is shown on all routes that include an off-grid segment, that is, a part of your route that doesn’t adhere to komoot’s known network of roads, streets or paths. During off-grid sections, you won’t be given any turn-by-turn voice navigation instructions, so be sure to check the map.
You’ll spot these warnings in the planner as you plot your route. To avoid any confusion, you can find a full guide to the warnings here.
A trailblazing feature for a trailblazing community
Route planning which gives you a comprehensive view of your ride, before you set off, is a top priority for the komoot adventure community. We know this because we asked hundreds of you for your opinions. That’s why we began our latest wave of improvements by updating the route warnings. We’re super stoked we can now say that komoot is the only Route planner with this feature in such a comprehensive form.
Max out on adventure enjoyment with even more foresight
Our upgraded route warnings work alongside komoot’s surface, waytype and elevation profiles, and the recommended community Highlights. This lets you visualize your Tour before you get outdoors, and maximize your enjoyment along every inch of the way.
Komoot’s routing is constantly improving so these segments will be avoided automatically in the future. Want to help us improve komoot even more in the meantime? Report your route improvements by clicking on the small exclamation mark in the bottom right of the Route planner on komoot.com. On mobile, you can hit the thumbs up or thumbs down icon while recording or navigating a Tour (on iOS you’ll need to open the control first. That’s the blue button at the bottom of the screen).
Learn how to provide feedback on the mobile and desktop app. We’re all ears!
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