Create, calculate and edit routes
One of the main features of TrailRunner is creating routes and to manage a local and personal network of tracks.
A network of tracks is much like the lines of roads, trails and path-ways printed on maps. The difference is that your network of tracks is your personal collection. A collection that represents the paths you actually run or cycle on, masking everything else you dislike or haven't strolled along yet.
Whenever you work with routes and tracks in TrailRunner, please remember the following differences :
Within the real world, a track describes the path from e.g. one sign-post of a hiking trail or road to the next. Each sign-post representing a crossing that connects to other tracks.
Within a network of tracks you have routes. A route is more or less a sequence of tracks. Typically, whenever you make a turn, you enter a new track. Or if you go back and forth a single track, the track itself is part of the route twice.
Creating a network of tracks
Before you actually can create a route, you require a network of tracks. From this point you have the following options :
Manually create tracks using the track-tool. Connect new tracks with old tracks to build a network of tracks.
Import a GPS recording from your fitness device and merge the geographic course of the workout recording into your local network of tracks.
Create a route using the routing service from OpenStreetMap and import the new route and its tracks into your local network of tracks.
Creating Routes
To create a new route in TrailRunner, you can rely on two options. You can either use the OpenStreetMap track network or your local track network.
When you open the route editor, the editor has two tabs at the top where you can switch between the two modes.
Please note that even if you are using the OpenStreetMap routing service, its track network is almost invisible to you. When you are using your own local network of tracks, the local tracks stored in your main document are visible to you.
For this reason it is recommended that when you are using the openStreetMap routing service you should also switch the background map to the OpenStreetMap source. This will make the track network visible to you.
Where to go from here
Create and import a route using a routing service
Describes how to create a new route using the OpenStreetMap routing service. This does not require to set up a local network of tracks because you are using the external network of tracks.
Basic Tools
Describes the most important tools provided by TrailRunner to manually create a network of tracks.
Create and calculate a route using you local track network
Describes how to create a route using your local network of tracks.
Import Courses from a GPS device
Import a route you've loaded from your GPS device and extend your network of tracks by merging the imported tracks with existing ones.
Import Courses from a file
Import a file based recording and extend your network of tracks by merging the imported tracks with existing ones.
Edit a route
Modify the path of a route by using alternative tracks of your local network of tracks.