Create a Route

Create a route when you want to plan where you intend to go. Start from the map screen; Start Route turns on Edit Mode for you if needed.

Before You Start

Pan and zoom the map to the area where the route begins. Desktop is usually easier for long or precise routes, but the same route-planning workflow is available on mobile.

Create The Route

For a quick start from normal map mode, right-click the starting position on desktop, or press and hold it on mobile, then choose Start Route. OMN4 turns on Edit Mode and uses your current Activity and Location choices. To review those choices before starting, use the steps below.

1. Open the map in the area you want to work in.
2. Turn on Edit Mode.
3. Check the Activity and Location at the top right of the map. The Activity decides how the route looks and how its times are calculated; the Location is the folder it is saved in. See Activity and Location.
4. Right-click the route start on desktop, or press and hold it on mobile, then choose Start Route.
5. Tap or click the map to add route points in order.
6. Pan and zoom as needed, then keep adding points.
7. Choose End Route when the line is complete.

If you leave Edit Mode while a route is still being plotted, OMN4 asks whether to finish it or keep plotting.

If you started from normal map mode, finishing or cancelling that route returns you to normal mode. If Edit Mode was already on when you started, it stays on afterwards.

What To Expect

OMN4 saves the route in your Routes, Tracks & Waypoints library. If there is not already a Routes folder, OMN4 creates one for you.

The route is given a default name until you rename it. After saving, you can:

• use Properties... to rename or review details
• use Points Explorer to inspect the route point by point
• use the Profile view when you want to check the shape of the route
• sync it if you want it on another OMN4 device

The new Route uses the Activity and Location chosen at the top of the map. Its appearance comes from that Activity unless you change it in the Route's Properties. Moving the Route later does not change its Activity or appearance. See Change How Your Routes Look.

Tips

• Add enough points to follow the map clearly, but avoid unnecessary small movements.
• Zoom in before placing points around junctions, gates, or close contour detail.
• Review the finished route before using it in the field.

Related Topics

• Edit a Route
• Edit Mode
• Folders and Organisation
• Activities
• Points Explorer