Option Nº5
View Ranger App on iPad, iPhone or Android devices. Bigger screen is better IMHO.
This is very similar how Google Maps used to be but you just simply do not get an option to enter the address. Your options are, to plot the route (what I did), in a similar way that you would do in Basecamp. Just pin down your waypoints...
Step 1.
Download the app
This is what you are looking for...
...open it, and you are presented with this (albeit you first need to set up a simple account). Use your Finger,Mouse
or Apple Pencil to navigate. Tap on a Map icon up top to start...
...you should now have a full view of the map...
...tap on “layers” button, to change types of map you want to see. You can purchase additional maps types that you might prefer. But you do have an option of 4 free types...
...tap on a + icon to start your plotting...
...you should bet presented with this menu. Tap on “Plon a Route” to start i put of your chosen waypoints...
...then follow on screen instructions...
... in my case, I have started in Welwyn (Herts) at BP Fuel Station. They have, takeaway Wild Bean cafe inside, so Coffee & Cake, plus a drink for the bike.
You can use your Finger, third party Stylus, any compatible Bluetooth Mouse or Apple Pencil to start plotting....
Do not worry about obscuring the map that you are trying to plot over, the window above the map, that showing elevation, distance, time, etc, turns into a magnified field of the area under you “sausage” finger, so that you could pinpoint your exact location with precision.
Just like this...
...Carry on plotting for as long as you wish to... but ignore TIMES and CIRCLED icon above, as this app is designed for outdoor activities rather than transcontinental globetrotting on an awesome steed powered by fossil fuels. I would however take into the account a Distance, as everyone has a limit, how far they are planning on riding each day...
...now that you have completed your plotting, you should see an overview of your route. Tap “Save”
...To be Continued in Part 2....
View Ranger App on iPad, iPhone or Android devices. Bigger screen is better IMHO.
This is very similar how Google Maps used to be but you just simply do not get an option to enter the address. Your options are, to plot the route (what I did), in a similar way that you would do in Basecamp. Just pin down your waypoints...
Step 1.
Download the app
This is what you are looking for...
...open it, and you are presented with this (albeit you first need to set up a simple account). Use your Finger,Mouse
or Apple Pencil to navigate. Tap on a Map icon up top to start...
...you should now have a full view of the map...
...tap on “layers” button, to change types of map you want to see. You can purchase additional maps types that you might prefer. But you do have an option of 4 free types...
...tap on a + icon to start your plotting...
...you should bet presented with this menu. Tap on “Plon a Route” to start i put of your chosen waypoints...
...then follow on screen instructions...
... in my case, I have started in Welwyn (Herts) at BP Fuel Station. They have, takeaway Wild Bean cafe inside, so Coffee & Cake, plus a drink for the bike.
You can use your Finger, third party Stylus, any compatible Bluetooth Mouse or Apple Pencil to start plotting....
Do not worry about obscuring the map that you are trying to plot over, the window above the map, that showing elevation, distance, time, etc, turns into a magnified field of the area under you “sausage” finger, so that you could pinpoint your exact location with precision.
Just like this...
...Carry on plotting for as long as you wish to... but ignore TIMES and CIRCLED icon above, as this app is designed for outdoor activities rather than transcontinental globetrotting on an awesome steed powered by fossil fuels. I would however take into the account a Distance, as everyone has a limit, how far they are planning on riding each day...
...now that you have completed your plotting, you should see an overview of your route. Tap “Save”
...To be Continued in Part 2....