Free route planner for outdoor pursuits
including walking, running and cycling
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Looking for the best route planner for walking, running and cycling?
plotaroute.com is used in over 190 countries across the world and has excellent reviews. It is very easy to use with many advanced features, making it it simple to quickly plot and share great looking route maps for your walks, runs or bike rides, or indeed any outdoor pursuits.
The route planner can can be used on desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices, and a mobile-friendly version of the website makes it easy to access all your routes on the move.
You can print route maps, download GPS files and share your routes on social media. You can even display your routes directly on your own website or blog, with our unique interactive video style maps.
Standard Membership is free so why not register now and give it a try!
Great features...
Our route planner has lots of great features to make route planning simple.
- auto-plot options
- off-road routing
- foot/cycle path maps
- Google Street View
- easy route editing
- upload routes
- download GPS files
- "Make Me a Route" option *
- put 'Video Maps' on your website
- auto-generated directions
- easy social sharing options
- print maps over multiple pages
* Desktop site only
For a quick introduction, watch our
Mobile Route Planner Video Tutorial.
Latest News
Tuesday 08 May 2018
Custom Turn Arrows
We're pleased to announce a number of changes designed to help with the management of route directions for individual routes.
Firstly, we added in the ability to change the default turn arrows generated when you plot a route. These are chosen automatically based on the shape of the route, but you can now override them if you wish when editing the directions.
Secondly, we've introduced a new option to display turn arrows on the map, so that you can see at a glance where all the important turns are. You can easily toggle the display of these turn arrows in the same way as you can for symbols, labels, direction arrows and distance markers. And, if you have turn arrows displayed, these will also be shown when you print a route map or when you download a route map as an image file.
Next, to assist with navigation of routes on GPS devices, we've amended the route directions to automatically add a FINISH at the end of the route. This also means that the print outs with directions will now include an ETA for finishing the route, if you have the Timer feature turned on when printing it.
Lastly, we've amended our GPX download feature to make use of the full Garmin symbol set. Previously a waypoint was created for each of the directions with the default Blue Flag symbol, but now if you've chosen a symbol in the route planner to associate with one of the directions, a corresponding Garmin symbol will be used for the waypoint in the GPX file, provided that a matching symbol exists. The Garmin symbol set is fairly limited though, so the Blue Flag will still be used where a corresponding Garmin symbol is not available.
Route Planning Made Easy
plotaroute.com has lots of great plotting and editing features to help you to plot routes quickly and easily.
Back To The Start
Plots the shortest path back to the start
Same Route Back
Plots return leg of an
out-and-back route
Rejoin Route Home
Plots return leg via a selected point
Delete Section
Deletes a selected range of points
Replot Section
Replot a section of the route
Measure Section
Measures a section of the route
Reverse Route
Switches the start
and end of the route
Move Start Point
Move the start/finish of a circular route
Repeat a Route
Plots extra laps of a circular route
Repeat a Loop
Plots extra loops in the middle of a route
Delete Homestretch
Delete first/final leg to your house
Combine Routes
Join together two or more existing routes
Plot With Waypoints
Plots a route using draggable waypoints
Make Me a Route
Plots suggested routes for you!
For more information, check out the video tutorials on our desktop site.
NOTE: Some features are only available on the desktop version of the website.
Tips and Tricks
Check out our top tips for getting the most out of plotaroute.com
- How to download a route to a Garmin Edge
- How to estimate the time to complete a route
- How to view a route in 3D in Google Earth
- How to show hilliness on a route map
- How to plot a route on a mobile device
You can also get more advice and help on our Forums.