I can’t create routes with long distances between waypoints in MyRoute

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Personally I prefer MRA, couldn’t get on with basecamp.
My only gripe with MRA is it won’t go long distances between waypoints.

 

[Wapping]

My only gripe with MRA is it won’t go long distances between waypoints.

Just how far do you want to go between wee points?


664 miles:

2,802 miles:

7,664 miles:

I’ve a feeling that we might well have misunderstood each other

 

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Hmm, that’s odd.
When I’ve tried doing long route sections ( IE, Europe t to Milan ) it wouldn’t compute. It just eventually told me to do it in shorter sections

I’ve just tried it again on my phone and it won’t do it just keeps showing the revolving circle.

 

[Wapping]

Hmm, that’s odd.
When I’ve tried doing long route sections ( IE, Europe t to Milan ) it wouldn’t compute. It just eventually told me to do it in shorter sections

The possible answer:

There is no explicit maximum distance for a single segment between waypoints in MyRoute-app
but there is a limit on the total number of waypoints per route.

MyRoute-app limits routes to a maximum of 200 route points in total (this includes both "shaping points" and "via points"). The distance between these points can be very large; for example, you can have a route with only a start and finish point, which could span thousands of kilometers if it is a direct route.
However, for practical purposes, it is recommended to place waypoints more frequently (e.g., every 5-10 km or 3 miles) to ensure the navigation system follows your intended path exactly, especially when transferring the route to external GPS devices like Garmin, which may have their own, more stringent, limitations (e.g., a 29 via point limit).
If you are planning an extremely long trip that might exceed the 200-point limit, you may need to break the journey into multiple, smaller route segments.

 

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@Wapping
That may be the answer. I’ve just attempted the same waypoints, but put a 3rd one in at about the halfway point and it did it straight away. Thank you

 

[Wapping]

No problem.

MyRoute’s ‘best practice’ advice is to have a shaping point every 5km / 3 miles. See sticky.

Good route creation (as Mzokk will doubtless confirm) is the base of any successful GPS guided jaunt. Garbage in is garbage (and worse) out.

Me? I can’t see any point in having any routes longer than a day’s ride. Not least, many GPS devices cannot run them.