Find the climbs before they find you.
Flowing itineraries on sealed roads, with the gradient of every ramp on the line readable before you turn the pedals.
The road engine keeps you on surfaces a 25 mm tyre is happy on and off the ones it is not, then lets you say what kind of ride you are having: the direct line when you are short on time, the quiet one when you would rather not share a state road with lorries.
The part that changes a day out is the profile. An average gradient tells you nothing — an 8% average can be four kilometres at 6% or two at 4% and two at 12%, and those are different rides. Here the gradient is read metre by metre, so you know where to get out of the saddle and where to sit in.
Presets on this engine
- Direct Straight and fast to the goal — highways included. Ignores elevation and traffic.
- Balanced The default behaviour, a good compromise.
- Scenic Prefers rivers, forests and quiet roads, bypassing towns.
Read from the router itself — this is the list the planner shows you.
And the switches
Worth checking before you leave
- The gradient peaks, not the average — that is where the day is decided.
- Whether the quiet variant costs you distance you do not have.
- The surface breakdown, if the route dips onto a link road you do not know.
Questions about this sport
Can I avoid busy roads?
Yes. The switches let you skirt town centres and prefer quieter roads, independently of whether you have asked for a fast or a scenic route.
Will it show the gradient of a climb before I ride it?
Yes. The elevation profile sits under the map and the gradient is computed along the whole line, not averaged over the climb.