best program for route planning

Which is the best program for route planning?

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HESHER over 4 years ago +3
I’ve tried a bunch of options. Let me give you a few:

iOS
- Footpath - best mobile app. Best UX for drawing routes and exporting to Garmin apps
- Komoot/Strava/Connect - these all have “smart” route…
seilogramp over 4 years ago in reply to matej787 +3

You can draw routes freehand if you turn off Auto-Pilot.

I find for freehand, Garmin Connect's own site is pretty good.
bfinary over 4 years ago in reply to HESHER +1

HESHER Thanks for the tip on Footpath. Not seen it before, but it's excellent!

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0 sis651 over 4 years ago in reply to asn

How to draw without following roads on Brouter? It's actually almost what I want after GPSies went dead but I need to be able to draw without roads too.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to HESHER

OH I agree it's not 100% ideal, and it played up a little bit for me. But one thing I may have to test is import a GPX created elsewhere and see if I can TBT it.

But it was definitely the most success I''ve had with off-road TBT. Saying that, if anyone from Garmin is watching - take a look at a lot of what PlotARoute offers cause TBT off road is not easy, and it would be great if Garmin Connect did better in this.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to sis651

Switch off auto-plot - near top of screen.

0 Ɛpsilon over 4 years ago in reply to sis651

HESHER said:
- basecamp - works well for Garmin devices and allows planning, stitching and editing tracks and routes I use it mostly for ultra marathon where I need to Mark aid stations and strategic points (peaks and valleys

I've used this in the past to add extra waypoints to display on the map like you for ultra's, but I think I may swap over to PlotAroute seeing how the TBT went.

Saying that, the ideal solution would be a mix of the two. Basecamp can be very good at some things, and really frustrating in others to me.