You don’t have to own a Garmin device to use the Garmin Connect route planner in the app and on the website (although you will need to create an account), but naturally the main point of creating a route there is to sync it to a compatible watch to follow on the run.
ĭownload from App Store and Google Play | One region free, extra region £3.99, region bundle £8.99, unlock world £29.99 See related It won’t suggest looped routes like Strava, but it does highlight “Running Highlights” on the map so you can string a few together and explore some new places on your run. You need to create an account to save routes and send them to your phone and watch via Komoot (which like Strava also offers Garmin auto-sync), but you do get one area free – choosing your local area as a default – when you sign up, with it then costing £3.99 to unlock a new region, or £29.99 to unlock the entire world.Ī great idea is to take a bus ride somewhere and then run back (or vice versa), and the route planner will also tell you what surfaces your planned route covers, so you can see if your road running shoes will need to cope with trails. Komoot’s route planning software is impressively advanced and is great for point-to-point planning, generally keeping you off busy roads where possible. ĭownload from App Store and Google Play | £5.99 a month | Is Strava Premium Worth It? Komoot Members of the Coach team have found the route builder very useful breaking away from their usual park loops, but £6 a month is only worth it if the other Strava premium features appeal.
That’s a lot of good news, but here’s the bad: along with the improvements Strava also moved these features behind a subscription paywall.
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