Anyone using an Android phone navigation app?

[Peter Wolf]

I'm using Waze having used Google maps in the past. Problem is, you can't set a route to ride from A to B riding through choosen places.

Google maps has stops but that's no good as you have to stop the bike as you get to each place, and select the next place on your route

Anyone recommend an app please?

 

[Brammers]

I use MyRouteApp

J

 

[Peter Wolf]

I use MyRouteApp

J

Thank you. I'll take a look
So you subscribe to use the app?

 

[Brammers]

The route builder has a free option I think... The navigation app is subscription however I think they have a lifetime one off price.

I helped back in the beta days testing it, so I don't pay as a thank you.

 

[Motojack]

I had the same problem when I went to Spain I needed to set a route but Waze and google were bad. Dident know about the app above.

I ended up "creating a map" in google you can overlay a route there. The problem is the route is just a visual layer overplayed the map and doesn't give you turn by turn directions. So my workaround was to save a route in google for 400-600km whatever I planned for the day making sure to drop the pins in towns or areas to stop so ever time I stopped I'd put in the next way point manually in google or waze. Bit of a faff but it worked well for me. I used it to zig zag across the pyrenees from west to east seeing all the places of interest.

It was ok for me as I had planned to stop frequently for short breaks to take in sights and stretch the legs a bit but if you are planning a full day of riding non stop using this method I would have saved my route adding waypoints in petrol stations every 200 - 230km

One benefit from using waze/google is they show fixed cameras 😁

 

[Peter Wolf]

I had the same problem when I went to Spain I needed to set a route but Waze and google were bad. Dident know about the app above.

I ended up "creating a map" in google you can overlay a route there. The problem is the route is just a visual layer overplayed the map and doesn't give you turn by turn directions. So my workaround was to save a route in google for 400-600km whatever I planned for the day making sure to drop the pins in towns or areas to stop so ever time I stopped I'd put in the next way point manually in google or waze. Bit of a faff but it worked well for me. I used it to zig zag across the pyrenees from west to east seeing all the places of interest.

It was ok for me as I had planned to stop frequently for short breaks to take in sights and stretch the legs a bit but if you are planning a full day of riding non stop using this method I would have saved my route adding waypoints in petrol stations every 200 - 230km

One benefit from using waze/google is they show fixed cameras 😁

Thank you for your post.
I think I'll mirror what you did, and set a points along the route of a destination

 

[blue_charmander]

I'm using Waze having used Google maps in the past. Problem is, you can't set a route to ride from A to B riding through choosen places.

Google maps has stops but that's no good as you have to stop the bike as you get to each place, and select the next place on your route

Anyone recommend an app please?

I figured out in google maps on a trip w multiple stops, before you get to a stop you can press the X button in the bottom left corner and it will pop-up an option asking to cancel the trip or just the next stop. Click 'cancel the next stop' and it will re-route. I usually press the X a min or two before I get to the next stop.

 

[FinCB650R]

Noticed this annoying feature on google maps also, that the routes just fail even you make them on PC and use the share links. The "cancel next stop" trick works but it's still annoying to use maps on the fly.. app just doesn't want let you do your thing. Gotta try this MyRouteApp.

GPX viewer might work as well, at least on android. You can build your routes via browser, GPX studio. https://gpx.studio/

These routes also work on some GPS devices so, its a win win I guess?

 

[ILM4rcio]

I'm using Sygic and it's pretty good, works offline and if you don't want monthly maps updates 8just 3-4 per year) is also one time payment only and works with account so if you have multiple device you can use on all of them.

 

[Ridenphd]

I use Calimoto works awesome then leaves in blue line ur route and all the stats.