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Planned routes don't follow the trails

Pain 3 out of 10, mild.

24 reviews · in 6 of 26 apps · 0.3% of the category’s reviews · hand-checked: 68 of 72

When planning, the line won't snap to the trail: it cuts straight across terrain, takes odd detours or sends you onto roads.

Category breakdown

How the 3/10 adds up

  • Share of the category’s reviews0.3%2.7 of 5
  • Apps6 of 260.4 of 2
  • Reviews240.3 of 3

Total3.4 ≈ 3/10

Where people write about it

6 with this pain20 withoutEach dot is one app in the category

Most often in

  • Footpath Route Planner7
  • Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps5
  • OS Maps: Walk, Hike, Run, Bike5
  • Outdooractive4
  • komoot - hike, bike & run2

Ratings in these reviews

  1. 5 out of 5: 3
  2. 4 out of 5: 0
  3. 3 out of 5: 3
  4. 2 out of 5: 4
  5. 1 out of 5: 14

What people write

Lacks accuracy. The inability for the app to plot the actual route needing to be walked to follow a footpath ( rather than plotting straight lines between points) leads to confusion at times. It resulted in taking the wrong route when routes gently branched away from each other. I didn’t feel it worth the spend
OS Maps: Walk, Hike, Run, Bike★★★★★

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