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Create Routes

Improve your route creation with these tools, designed to help you draw precise and intuitive paths.

Draw Routes Freehand

To start a new route, use the Draw New Routes tool Draw new routes.

Move your finger across the map to sketch your path. You can create multiple routes on a single map, each with its own color (see Color Selector).

To extend an existing route, use the Draw Routes tool Draw routes. Simply grab an endpoint and drag it further across the map.

Draw route freehand

Straight Lines

The Draw Routes tool Draw routes also lets you draw straight lines. Press and hold anywhere on the map to create a straight line from the active endpoint to the selected point. Adjust the direction by moving your finger.
You can activate the other endpoint at any time by tapping it.

Snap to Road

Use the Snap to Road tool Snap to road to make your routes automatically follow nearby roads and trails. This makes it much easier to create accurate routes, even along narrow footpaths.

Below you can see the difference between Snap to Road turned off (left) and turned on (right):

Combine Routes

When you finish drawing a route close to another one, TouchTrails will ask whether you want to merge them or keep them separate. This is especially helpful when combining routes from different GPX files.

Merge two routes together

Track your GPS location

For even more flexibility, you can create routes using your live GPS position. Learn more in the section on GPS Tracking.

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