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Building and following Routes that snap to road and trails

Create routes that snap to existing trails and roads and save them for later reference. This is a great tool for planning where to go and how to get there.

If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can build Routes offline as long as you have an updated Offline Map of the area saved on your mobile device. Click here to learn more about saving Offline Maps.

 

Table of Contents:

  • Building Routes in the onX Offroad App.
  • Following Routes in the onX Offroad App.
  • Building Routes in the onX Offroad Web Map.

Building Routes in the onX Offroad App

While the Route Builder tool is designed to get you as close as possible to your selected destination, the fact that a Route can be created is not verification that the underlying road/trail in question is maintained or still traversable, particularly for non-guided trails.

Roads & trails not identified with a colored overlay are shown because they exist or did exist at one point in time based on available data. Their inclusion in our data does not constitute legal permission to ride on them and is not a guarantee that they are maintained or traversable.

You can quickly build a route to any location by tapping your map, and then tapping "Route to Here" in the bottom row of buttons.

Route to Here Map Query Featured Trail Offroad App.png

To build Routes point by point, open the Tools Menu and tap "Build Route."

Tap points on your map to build your Route. By default, each point will snap to the closest road or trail.

Built Route Route Builder Offroad App.png

Tap the Undo button if a point is placed incorrectly.

Undo Route Builder Offroad App.png

Your Route might not be able to snap to a section of a road or trail. When this happens, tap "Point Draw" to manually draw that section of your Route.

Point Draw Route Builder Offroad App.png

When you're done building your Route, tap the "Save" button at the bottom of the screen.

Save Built Route Route Builder Offroad App.png

 

Building Routes in the onX Offroad Web Map

You can quickly build a route to any location by clicking your map, and then clicking "Route to Here" in the bottom row of buttons.

Route to Here Map Query Private Land Offroad Web.png

To build Routes point by point, click the Build Route button in the Tools toolbar on the right side of the screen.

Route Builder Button Nav and Controls Offroad Web.png

Click points on your map to build your Route. By default, each point will snap to the closest road or trail.

Build Route Card Offroad Web.png

Click the Undo button if a point is placed incorrectly.

Undo Build Route Card Offroad Web.png

Your Route might not be able to snap to a section of a road or trail. When this happens, tap "Point Draw" to manually draw that section of your Route.

Point Draw Build Route Card Offroad Web.png

When you're done building your Route, click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.

Point Draw Build Route Card Offroad Web (1).png

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