With komoot gravel routes, each recommended route can be immediately navigated, saved for later, or customized in the Komoot Route Planner if needed. After the ride, users can rate tours, upload images from the trail and add highlights (user recommendations) so that the whole gravel community has a detailed insight into the best adventures and contribute to the continuous improvement of the gravel Route search results and coverage. Think if it as the All Trails for gravel cycling.
Ready-made Gravel Adventures Worldwide
After the pioneering launch of the gravel-specific Route Planner seven years ago, which made planning multi-terrain routes seamless, komoot has released another industry-leading feature that makes off-road adventures more accessible and more enjoyable for riders worldwide.
As the concept of ‘gravel riding’ may vary substantially in different countries and different regions, the new Gravel Routes are based on community feedback, so users know they’ll always ride the best spots. With Komoot, users can utilize the expertise of local riders for the best gravel route in a given area, reliably navigate it and share their opinion post-ride with the whole community.
Komoot Gravel Routes Learn From Community Expertise
At the core of the new Gravel Routes search is komoot’s smart routing technology, a routing algorithm that combines community-based insights with a powerful mapping system. Using suggestions, tips, and photos from local experts, and detailed up-to-date map data komoot’s algorithm focuses on what gravel cyclists want from a cycling route. The routing algorithm only includes safe and responsible tracks, prioritising unpaved surfaces suitable for gravel bikes and favouring the most popular trails and Highlights amongst gravel cyclists.
As a result, on komoot, you can already find over 160,000 gravel routes worldwide that are ready-made for your next gravel riding adventure. This number is constantly growing, and route coverage and search results will continuously evolve with fresh community input.
Our community’s feedback is pivotal to developing features that tangibly help people explore more of the great outdoors. We launched the new Gravel Routes to indulge our users’ desire for ready-made gravel adventures — ones that are both easy to search and reliable to navigate worldwide. Allowing gravel riders to find ready-made routes at the tap of a button is just another step towards a product that aims at making adventures more accessible and more enjoyable for everyone.”
Tom Eldred, Product Manager at komoot
Less time creating a route, more time enjoying the trail
With komoot, finding a ready-made gravel route is now easier than ever before. Users need to head to the new ‘Routes’ tab in the app or desktop menu, select ‘gravel riding’ as sport type and enter a location (where they are currently or maybe further afield). All suggested Routes will appear on a map interface that clearly shows Tourlines, start points and directions, and a star rating to help users identify the most beloved routes from the community — five stars is the best.
Additionally, users can further customize their search using filters for elevation, duration, distance, and the type of itinerary (loop or out and back) — so they will only receive suggestions that fit their needs and preferences.
After identifying their favorite route, users can save it for later use, navigate it immediately (via phone or with their GPS device), or adjust it with the route planner if required.
When the off-road adventure comes to an end, it’s time for a review. By rating tours and adding to highlights with tips and images, users will help other gravel riders make the most of the great outdoors.
“Thanks to the ever-growing 160,000 gravel routes available on the komoot platform, users can now easily find and browse routes for off-road adventures on an interactive map. Star rating and filters, including distance, duration, and elevation help facilitate the choice of route for all abilities and levels of experience.” – Komoot
Try the new komoot gravel routes app now and find your next ready-made gravel adventure on komoot.
