Summer is coming. Traveling by bicycle, daring with a bikepacking adventure, contemplating landscapes… Hours and hours on the saddle doing one of the things we like the most.
Once we decide if we want company and who will be the lucky ones, we will have to choose the route, something that until recently could be long and heavy.
Earlier this month, the route planner app komoot added some new features to its iOS and Android versions, as well as its website, to make everything easier and more personalized.
It is about the redesign of the Inspiration section, designed to suggest some itineraries to the user. Previously, these recommendations were displayed as a list, but the format has evolved.
An interactive map has been incorporated, to be able to see the itineraries on a plan, with the possibility of activating filters, such as the duration, the unevenness or the difficulty of the activity. A much more visual and understandable configuration with a simple glance.
The map shows all the routes that start from a specific place chosen by the cyclist. With the komoot update, the app is able to slightly modify some of the most popular nearby routes to make it start from the desired point.
On the other hand, the interaction with the “Favorite Places” has also improved, these points highlighted by the komoot community that always offer some special attraction: magnificent views, an architectural jewel, a mountain pass…
By clicking on one of these “Highlightsâ€, the map offers a series of routes that include it, which we can filter according to our preferences.
Adventures, however crazy and exciting they may be, must also be planned. Komoot already has close to 6 million recommended routes all over the planet, which makes it an ideal application for traveling and discovering the world by bicycle and a reference in many other sports that are practiced outdoors.
