User Guide

🚀 Getting started

Registration and login

Getting started with Cycling Planner begins on the home page. Click «Start for free» and enter your email address, a username and a secure password. Shortly afterwards you will receive a confirmation email – click the link inside to activate your account. You can only log in after this confirmation. If the email doesn't arrive, use the «Resend confirmation email» link on the login page.

If you have forgotten your password, click «Forgot password» on the login page. You will receive a reset link by email, valid for 30 minutes.

The user interface

After logging in you land on the Dashboard, which gives you an overview of your tours, uploaded GPX files and personal statistics. The top navigation takes you to the main areas of Cycling Planner:

Automatic session extension

Your session stays active as long as you use Cycling Planner. After 24 hours of inactivity you are automatically logged out – five minutes beforehand a warning appears at the top of the page, giving you the chance to extend the session with a click. Every interaction with Cycling Planner – a click, text input or route calculation – automatically extends the session by a further 24 hours.

Switch language

The language switcher is in the top-right navigation: 🇩🇪 DE / 🇬🇧 EN. The chosen language is saved for one year in a browser cookie and applies to all pages including system emails.

📂 Upload and manage GPX files

What is a GPX file?

GPX (GPS Exchange Format) is the universal standard for exchanging GPS data. A GPX file contains an ordered sequence of coordinate points (longitude, latitude) plus optional elevation information and timestamps. Almost all GPS devices and sports apps can export GPX files: Garmin computers, Wahoo bike computers, Strava, Komoot, RideWithGPS, Outdooractive and many more.

Uploading GPX files

Navigate to «GPX Files» in the menu and click «+ Upload GPX». You can drag and drop the file into the marked area or select it via the file browser. Optionally add a description so you can find the track later – for example «Komoot export EuroVelo 6 section Basel–Koblenz». Then click «Upload track».

The app automatically analyses the track and calculates distance, elevation gain, difficulty and other metrics. This process usually takes a few seconds.

Track analysis in detail

After upload you see a complete evaluation of your track. The most important metrics at a glance:

🗺 Create a tour

A tour is the central object in Cycling Planner. It brings together all stages, routes, accommodations and notes of a cycling trip. Navigate to «Tours» and click «+ New Tour». The form contains the following fields:

After saving the tour list opens. Click the pencil icon or the tour name to open the tour planner.

Tour list with status groups

The tour list is divided into three groups according to the status of each tour:

Each group can be collapsed and expanded by clicking the group header. The state is remembered for your next visit. You can change a tour's status in the tour dialog (fields icon in the top right of the planner).

Editing title and description

Expand a tour in the list — the title is directly editable as a text field. Changes are saved automatically on blur or Enter. The description opens a rich-text editor on click (bold, italic, lists, headings).

Making a tour public

The 🌍 / 🔒 toggle is right there in the expanded tour row. One click makes the tour public or private — no settings page needed. A 🔗 Public link button appears when the tour is public.

✏️ Planner – Overview

The tour planner is the heart of Cycling Planner. It consists of two areas: the interactive map on the right and the sidebar on the left with several tabs. The map shows your route, stage markers and optional overlays such as accommodations or reference tracks. The sidebar gives you access to all planning functions.

Elements on the map

On the map you see various markers and lines that you can interact with directly:

Switching the background map

Using the layer icon at the top right of the map you can switch between three background maps:

Sidebar tabs

The hourglass cursor

Whenever the server performs a computationally intensive operation – such as a route calculation via BRouter, moving a stage endpoint or an accommodation search – the entire cursor on the page changes to an hourglass. This is a deliberate signal: please wait until the operation is complete. Clicks or further actions during the hourglass phase can lead to inconsistent results. Once the map has updated the hourglass disappears automatically.

🔀 Routing

The routing system is based on BRouter, one of the most powerful open-source cycling routing services in the world. BRouter knows the entire cycling network from OpenStreetMap and finds the optimal route for each routing profile.

Routing profiles in detail

The chosen profile significantly influences which paths BRouter prefers and which it avoids. Choose the profile that best suits your bike and riding style:

Calculating a route

In tab «🔀 Routing» you click on the map to set waypoints. At least two points are needed: a start and an end. You can add as many intermediate points as you like. The waypoints appear as pins on the map and as a numbered list in the sidebar. Sort them by drag & drop or remove with the ✕ button. Once at least two points are set, the «Calculate route» button becomes active. After clicking, the hourglass appears – BRouter now calculates the optimal cycling route and automatically divides it into daily stages.

You can also use the location search top-left on the map to quickly navigate to a specific place and set a waypoint there.

Track following: GPX-based routing

If you have imported a GPX track as the basis for your tour, BRouter can follow this line as closely as possible. This is especially useful for well-known cycling routes like EuroVelo, TransAlp or regional long-distance cycle paths. The tolerance slider determines how closely BRouter follows the track, measured in kilometres:

• 1–2 km: BRouter barely leaves the track – ideal when the GPX exactly matches the desired route
• 3–5 km: Good balance between track fidelity and route quality (recommended for most use cases)
• 8+ km: BRouter may deviate significantly and choose its own cycling paths – useful when the track is outdated

📍 Edit stages

Each stage represents a riding day of your tour. After BRouter has calculated the route and divided it into daily stages, you can freely move stage endpoints, rename them and enrich them with information.

Moving a stage endpoint on the map

Click a numbered marker on the map, hold the mouse button and drag it to the desired new position. Once you release, the hourglass appears: BRouter recalculates not only this stage but all subsequent stages automatically. This keeps the entire route consistent. After the calculation is complete, the map, stage list, elevation profile and statistics all update simultaneously.

Opening the stage dialog

You can reach the stage dialog in two ways: either by clicking a numbered marker or by a short click on a stage line. The dialog opens as a panel on the right edge of the map. On mobile devices it opens as an overlay.

Functions in the stage dialog

Accommodation in the stage dialog

If an accommodation has been saved for a stage, it appears highlighted in green above the search: 🏕 Sunshine Campsite (Camping). Click ✕ to remove the accommodation. The accommodation is retained even if you subsequently move the stage endpoint – it is stored independently of the exact position. In the stage list in the sidebar the accommodation name also appears below the respective stage and in the hover tooltip of the stage marker on the map.

♦ Via-points

Via-points are waypoints that force BRouter to pass through a specific location during route calculation. They are essential when BRouter deviates from the desired route: for example at a mountain pass, a historic town centre, a train station or a point of interest you don't want to miss. Unlike stage endpoints, via-points are not overnight stops but pure routing aids.

Adding a via-point

Move the mouse over a stage line on the map. After a short time a small white circle appears on the line, following the cursor. Click briefly to open the stage dialog, or drag the circle to a new position to set a via-point and immediately adjust the route. The rubber band shows exactly between which anchor points the new via-point will be inserted.

Moving via-points

Via-points are shown as small needles on the map. When you hover over a needle it enlarges slightly – a sign that it is active. Click and drag the needle to the new position. Once you release, BRouter recalculates the stage with the new via-point. The rubber band shows the connection to the previous and next anchor point during dragging.

Removing a via-point

A simple click on a via-point needle removes it immediately and recalculates the route. Make sure to hit the needle precisely – the click area is deliberately slightly larger than the visible needle. Remove all via-points of a stage at once via «🗑 Clear via-points» in the stage dialog.

Via-points and track following

If your tour uses a GPX reference track, via-points are considered in addition to the track points. This means: you can use via-points to selectively correct individual sections without deactivating the entire track-following logic. If the last via-point of a stage is removed and no GPX track is imported, BRouter calculates the free route. If a GPX track is present, BRouter follows the track again.

Track precision

In tab «⚙ Settings» you find the «Track precision» slider (via-point spacing 1–10 km). It determines how closely BRouter stays to the GPX template: a small value (e.g. 1 km) creates many via-points along the track and keeps the route very close to the original. A large value (e.g. 10 km) gives BRouter more freedom in route guidance.

🔓 Free routing for rubber band

By default BRouter also follows the imported GPX track in the rubber band area when dragging a via-point. The toggle «🔓 Free routing for rubber band (ignore track)» in the Settings tab lets you disable this for the next drag.

When the toggle is active, BRouter ignores the GPX track for exactly this segment and calculates the most direct cycling route – ideal for:

• Deliberate detours to points of interest or mountain summits
• Bypassing closed sections (road works, closed passes)
• Sections where the GPX track is incorrect and free routing is preferred

🔄 Circular tours Pro

Circular tours are tours where start and end are identical – for example an alpine circuit, a lake circumnavigation or a national long-distance cycle route that runs as a closed ring. Cycling Planner automatically detects circular tours based on the distance between the first and last point of the imported GPX track.

Moving the start point on the track

You have imported a circular GPX but the original start point is not where you want to start? No problem. Click the «S» marker or the 🏁 marker on the map. A popup appears with the option «📍 Choose new start point». After clicking, the cursor changes to a crosshair. Now click any point on the route – Cycling Planner rotates the entire track from that point and re-divides all stages. The result is a complete circular tour starting at your desired start point.

Start point outside the track (e.g. train station)

Sometimes your actual starting point – a train station, a car park, your home – is not directly on the circular track. In this case, after clicking «Choose new start point» select a point outside the route. BRouter then automatically calculates three segments: the approach from the new start point to the nearest track point, the circular route itself (rotated from that track point) and the return journey back to the starting point. All three segments are seamlessly joined into a coherent tour and divided into daily stages.

↩ Undo

The tour planner has a comprehensive undo system that can go back up to 20 steps in history. Undoing is done either via the ↩ Back button at the top of the sidebar or with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Z (Mac: Cmd+Z).

The following actions can be undone: move stage endpoint, add or remove via-point, adjust route via hover circle, split stage, delete stage, recalculate route and rotate start point of a circular tour. During undo, all affected stages on the server are reset to their previous state – including route geometry, via-points and distance values.

🎯 Workflow: Create tour from GPX

This is the most common use case: you already have a complete GPX track – for example from Komoot, Strava or an official route source – and want to create a multi-day cycling trip with clearly defined stages, dates and overnight stops.

🗺 Workflow: Plan with background track

You want to plan a tour along a well-known long-distance cycle route – for example EuroVelo 6, the Lake Constance Cycle Path or the Camino – without having the exact route as your own GPX file. The reference track serves only as a visual orientation guide on the map.

✏️ Workflow: Plan manually (without GPX)

You are planning a completely custom route – perhaps a new alpine crossing on little-travelled paths or a tour through unknown terrain. No GPX available, everything is created from scratch in the planner.

🔄 Workflow: Adjust circular tour Pro

You have a circular GPX and want to move the start point to your actual starting location.

🏕 Workflow: Set accommodation as stage destination Pro

You don't want to set stage endpoints arbitrarily, but want to stay overnight at a specific campsite, hotel or mountain hut – and the route should end exactly there.

⛰️ Elevation profile

The elevation profile visualises the gradients and descents of all your tour stages in a combined chart. You find it in tab «📈 Profile» in the sidebar and as a compact, expandable panel below the map.

The special feature of Cycling Planner's elevation profile is the bidirectional synchronisation with the map: when you hover over a point in the chart, a blue dot appears on the map at the corresponding position on the route – you see exactly which geographical point corresponds to the current elevation. Conversely, the chart reacts when you hover over a stage line on the map: the chart cursor automatically jumps to the corresponding section.

The hover tooltip in the chart shows you the total distance from tour start, the current elevation above sea level, the distance within the current stage and the stage's elevation metres (ascent and descent separately). The stages are clearly separated by vertical dividing lines in the chart, and each stage has its own colour.

🎒 Packing list

The packing list helps you systematically plan your equipment for the cycling trip. You access it in the tour planner via the «🎒 Packing list» tab – one click opens the list directly in the right sidebar of the map.

On first opening, the packing list is automatically populated from a global template containing typical equipment for cycling trips: from tools and spare parts, clothing and sleep system, to hygiene articles and electronics. The items are grouped into categories. Each category has a checkbox row: clicking the category row selects or deselects all items in that category simultaneously.

You check off individual items with the checkbox. The progress bar at the top shows how many items you have already packed. Add your own items via the + symbol. Remove unwanted standard items by deselecting them. Use ↺ to reset the list to the default.

For printing click the 🖨 symbol. A clean print window opens with your complete packing list divided by categories. Completed items appear struck through and grey, pending items clear and black. The browser's print dialog opens automatically.

🌤 Weather forecast Pro

With a Pro subscription you can call up a weather forecast for each stage of your tour in tab «🌤 Weather». Click «Load weather» – Cycling Planner queries the free service Open-Meteo for the geographic position of each stage. Per stage the following information is shown: minimum and maximum temperature, expected precipitation, wind speed and a matching weather symbol (sun, clouds, rain, snow).

The forecast is limited to 16 days in advance – for stages further in the future «No forecast available» appears. Stages without a set date are skipped in the weather overview. It is advisable to update the weather data again shortly before departure, as long-term forecasts over 5–7 days only provide indicative values.

🏕 Accommodation search Pro

The accommodation search is a Pro feature and accesses the OpenStreetMap database for free – one of the most comprehensive free geodatabases in the world. Depending on the region and data coverage you will find campsites, hotels, guesthouses, hostels, alpine huts and other accommodation types entered by the OSM community.

There are two search modes: in tab «🏕 Accommodation» in the sidebar you search along the entire tour and see all available accommodations at once on the map. In the stage dialog you search specifically within the radius of the current stage endpoint. The search radius is adjustable in both cases.

Accommodation types and display

Each accommodation type has its own icon and colour on the map. Campsites (🏕), hotels (🏨), hostels and guesthouses (🛏), huts and shelters (⛺) and uncategorised accommodations are shown differently. The details popup opens automatically after 600ms hover time over the marker and shows: name, type, distance to route, opening hours, phone number, website, capacity and features such as shower and power connection.

Setting accommodation as stage destination

In the details popup you find the button «📍 Set as stage destination». After a confirmation prompt, Cycling Planner moves the stage endpoint to the exact position of the accommodation and recalculates the route. This function is the most direct way to align your tour with specific overnight options.

🛰️ Live Tracking Pro

Live Tracking allows friends, family or companions to follow your current position in real time during a ride on a public map – without needing a Cycling Planner account. Simply share a link and your viewers instantly see where you are, how fast you're going and how far you've already ridden.

Starting tracking

Open the «🛰️ Tracking» tab in the tour planner – it takes you directly to the tracking control page. Optionally enter a label (e.g. «Day 3 – Over the Gotthard Pass») so viewers immediately know what's happening. Then click «Start tracking». The app creates a unique, unguessable link – share it via WhatsApp, SMS or email.

Viewer page

Anyone who opens the link sees a full-screen OpenStreetMap with a blue cyclist symbol at your current position and the route covered as a blue line. An info panel shows speed, elevation, total distance and the last update time. The planned stage routes appear as dashed guide lines so viewers can see the context. The panel appears to the right of the map on large screens, below it on mobile.

Sending GPS from the browser (easiest method)

On the control page you can send GPS directly from your phone's browser. Click «Start GPS» – the browser asks for location permission. Choose the sending interval (5, 10, 30 or 60 seconds). The current coordinates and time of last send are displayed.

OsmAnd (Android & iOS) – recommended for long rides

OsmAnd is a free open-source navigation app that can send GPS positions in the background even with the screen off. Here's how to set it up:

GPSLogger (Android) – recommended for background tracking

GPSLogger is a lean, free Android app that can send GPS positions in the background even with the screen off. Setup takes about 2 minutes.

Stop tracking

Return to the tracking control page and click «Stop tracking». All viewers are immediately notified – the status badge on their page switches from «Live» to «Ended». Also remember to stop recording in OsmAnd or GPSLogger.

📂 Pseudo Live Tracking – GPX upload for poor connectivity

For adventures in regions without reliable mobile coverage – for example on long-distance cycling routes in Africa, Asia or remote mountain areas – there is the GPX upload mode. The principle: GPSLogger records the route locally, even without an internet connection. As soon as you have Wi-Fi or mobile data again – perhaps only after several days – you upload the GPX files. Your followers then immediately see the entire route covered, including timestamps.

GPSLogger – automatic upload as soon as internet is available

Even more convenient: GPSLogger can upload files automatically as soon as an internet connection is available – you don't have to do anything manually.

Viewing & reactivating past sessions

Ended tracking sessions are not deleted. On the control page, a «🕐 Past sessions» section appears below the active panel, listing the last 10 completed sessions with label, number of recorded points, and last update time.

«👁 View» opens the viewer for the ended session – the map automatically fits the full recorded track. «🔄 Reactivate» (only visible when no session is active) sets the session back to active so you can continue recording GPS data and share the link again.

📓 Travel diary

The travel diary lets you record your experiences for each tour and stage — with text, mood, photos and visibility settings.

Opening the diary

Expand a tour in the list and click 📓 Diary.

Creating a new entry

Each stage has a + Entry button. Click it to open the input modal with date, mood (1–5 stars), rich-text notes and up to 3 photos (auto-compressed to 2 MB).

Sharing the public diary

If the tour is public, a 🔗 Share link button appears at the top of the diary page. Only entries marked as «public» are visible to visitors. The link has the form /tours/shared/{token}/diary.

✂️ Re-route section

This feature lets you re-route part of an existing tour without moving each stage individually. Perfect for shortening a detour or redirecting a section northward.

Steps

1. Open the tour planner
2. Click ✂️ Re-route in the stage list — or right-click a stage marker on the map
3. Choose From stage and To stage (their endpoints are preserved)
4. Click on the map to place waypoints (as many as you like). Right-click a waypoint to remove it
5. Click 🔀 Calculate route

Result

BRouter calculates a new route through your waypoints. Old stages in the selected range are deleted and replaced by new ones. The number of new stages is determined by the tour's maximum daily distance setting and the start date of the first replaced stage.

Undo

The operation is fully reversible using the Undo button (↩️).

⧉ Duplicate tour

The ⧉ button in the tour list (visible after expanding a tour) duplicates an existing tour.

What is copied

• All tour settings (name + "(Kopie)", profile, daily distance, dates etc.)
• All stages including route, distance, elevation profile and notes

What is not copied

• Travel diary entries and photos
• Packing list
• Accommodations
• Public status (copy is always private)

After duplicating you are redirected directly to the planner of the new tour.

📊 GPX analysis

GPX analysis calculates a range of metrics from the raw data of your GPS track. Precise algorithms are used that filter out GPS-typical noise and deliver reliable values:

🧠 Smart Stage Planning Pro

Smart stage planning calculates an optimised distribution of your route – not by equal distance, but by equal effort. A 60-km stage with 1500 m of climbing is just as demanding as an 80-km stage on flat terrain. Cycling Planner takes into account distance, elevation profile, terrain type and your personal fitness level.

Where is the feature?

In the planner: tab «🗺 Route» → section «🧠 Smart Planning», directly below the «km/day» field. Next to it you also find the «📏 Static» button for classic equal-distance planning (free, always available).

Settings

Expand the settings via «▼ Settings»:

Formula

Effective km/day = base km × pace factor × terrain factor. The stage split additionally uses a simplified Naismith rule: 75 metres of ascent equals 1 km of extra effort. This makes mountain sections shorter and flat sections longer.

Preview and apply

Click «🧠 Suggest stages». Cycling Planner calculates the split and shows a modal with all proposed stages: number, distance, elevation gain and a bar chart for comparison. The summary at the bottom shows the number of stages, total km and target km/day. Click «✓ Apply stages» to accept the plan, or «Cancel» to discard.

Save as default profile

Tick «Save as my default profile» before generating the suggestion. The settings are saved to your account and pre-filled automatically next time you open the planner.

Back to static planning

Click «📏 Static» – this button is always visible and free. It splits the route evenly by the «km/day» value without elevation or terrain correction.

📝 Stage notes

Each stage can have formatted notes. Notes are ideal for route tips, elevation warnings, shopping options, points of interest or personal remarks.

Opening and editing notes

In the stage dialog the notes field is shown as a clickable preview area. Clicking it opens the notes editor – a modal window with a full formatting toolbar. The preview shows the first lines of the saved text directly in the stage dialog.

Formatting options

Links in notes

Links in the preview are directly clickable and open in a new tab. In the editor, open a link with Ctrl+click (desktop) or hold 1 second (mobile).

Saving

Click «Apply» in the editor modal. Notes are saved immediately – the stage dialog remains open. Notes also appear in the stage overview (print view) and in the calendar export (.ics) as description text.

🎨 Route line style

The appearance of the route line on the map can be customised individually – particularly helpful in urban areas where roads and paths are often shown in the same colour as the route, making it hard to follow.

Adjusting the style

In the planner: tab «⚙ Settings» → section «Route line». Available parameters:

A live preview shows the chosen combination immediately. Click «✓ Apply & save style» to save permanently – the style is automatically applied next time the tour loads.

Single colour vs. rainbow colours

By default each stage gets its own colour from the rainbow palette so they are easily distinguishable on the map. Once you choose and save a colour in the style panel, all stages get the same colour. To restore rainbow colours, clear the saved style (reset colour to blue and line style to solid).

GPX detail view

In the GPX detail view (single track) the style toolbar is located directly above the map. Changes are saved in browser storage (localStorage) – per device and per GPX file, without a server round-trip.

⬇️ Export and sharing

Export GPX

Tab «⚙ Tour» → «⬇️ Export GPX»: GPX file with all stages as separate tracks. Compatible with Garmin, Wahoo Elemnt, Komoot and RideWithGPS.

Making a tour public

In «My Tours» expand a tour and use the 🌍 / 🔒 toggle directly — no settings page needed. When the tour is public a 🔗 Link button appears to open the shared view.

The public tour page shows: interactive map, elevation profile (linked to the map), stage list and description. Visitors don't need an account.

GPX download on the public page

On the public tour page visitors can download the GPX of the full tour (button «⬇️ GPX» in the action bar) or individual stages (link «⬇️ GPX» per stage in the stage list). No login needed.

Embed tour (iframe)

Public tour page → button «Embed». Choose a size → copy the <iframe> code → paste into your blog post.

Calendar export (.ics)

Tab «⚙ Tour» → «📅 Calendar (.ics)». Exports all stages with a set date as a calendar file. Compatible with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.

Print view and PDF

Tab «⚙ Tour» → «🖨️ Print» opens a print-optimised view. Choose «Save as PDF» in the browser print dialog.

✨ Tour Inspiration

The inspiration page (✨ Inspiration in the navbar) shows all publicly shared tours from the community — accessible without login.

Page structure

• Card grid: Each tour is displayed with a map preview, name, description (2 lines), distance chip, elevation chip and stage count
• Filter chips: All / Short (<200 km) / Medium (200–600 km) / Long (>600 km)
• Tour creator name shown on each card

Public tour page

• Interactive map with all stage routes in different colours
• Elevation profile linked to the map: zooming the map updates the profile; hovering the profile shows the map position and vice versa
• Stage list — click on a stage to zoom the map to that stage and show an info panel (name, route, distance, elevation, date)
• GPX download for the full tour and individual stages
• iframe embed, WhatsApp share, diary link
• Sign-up CTA for non-logged-in visitors

Publishing your own tour

In «My Tours» → expand a tour → set the 🌍 / 🔒 toggle to public. The tour will appear automatically on the inspiration page.

⚡ E-Bike Energy Planner Pro

The E-Bike Energy Planner calculates expected battery consumption for each stage – based on distance, elevation, rider weight and assist mode. Know before you go whether your battery will last the stage.

Input parameters

• Battery capacity (Wh): Your e-bike battery capacity (typically 400–750 Wh)
• Current charge (%): How full is the battery at the start?
• Rider weight + luggage (kg): Total weight of rider, equipment and luggage
• Assist mode: Eco (~5 Wh/km), Tour (~7 Wh/km), Sport (~9 Wh/km), Turbo (~13 Wh/km)

Result

Each stage shows: Wh consumed, remaining charge at destination (%), and a traffic-light rating (green / yellow / red). The system assumes you can charge at each stage destination – so each stage starts with a full battery.

Charging stations

Click «Load» to show e-bike compatible charging stations from OpenStreetMap on the map – filtered to stations with Schuko or Type-E sockets (standard e-bike charging cables). Tesla Superchargers and pure car chargers are hidden.

Stage range optimisation

Click «Check stages for range» to analyse every stage against a target of 10% remaining charge at the destination. Stages that exceed the safe range are highlighted in red, with a suggested split point: the optimal kilometre to stop and charge, the remaining charge at that point, and the residual distance as a separate stage.

🚴 Ride today? – Daily Score Pro

On the tour overview page, Cycling Planner calculates a score from 0–100 for each stage with a date set, combining weather data with your personal fitness profile.

The ⚙️ fitness profile (fitness level, preferred time of day, last ride) is saved in the browser and restored on your next visit. Weather is fetched per stage endpoint for the stage date (Open-Meteo, 16-day window).

Click any score card to open a detail modal showing all 7 scoring factors with OK/Malus badges, full weather data (temp min/max, precipitation, wind speed and direction), and a concrete recommendation for the day. The fitness profile used for the calculation is shown at the bottom. Close with ✕, click outside, or ESC.

🏆 Athletics Dashboard Pro

The Athletics Dashboard gives you a complete overview of your training history based on your uploaded GPX files. Accessible via 🏆 Athletics in the top navigation.

Summary

At the top you see at a glance: total activities, total kilometres, kilometres in the current year, and total hours in the saddle.

Best performances

Three cards show your longest ride (km), your highest elevation gain activity, and your fastest average speed – each with the name of the corresponding GPX file.

Charts

• 📅 km per month: bar chart of the last 12 months
• 📈 Cumulative km: build-up curve for the current year
• ❤️ Heart rate zones: time distribution across Z1–Z5 (if HR data is available in GPX)
• 📊 Activities per month: number of rides per month

Activity list

All activities are grouped by year and month, showing km, elevation, average speed and average heart rate. The 👁️ button opens a detail view with a map preview of the route.

Upload GPX

Use the upload field directly on the dashboard to add GPX files – they appear immediately in the list and are included in all statistics.

📋 Tour Overview

The tour overview is a structured one-page summary of your entire tour. Access it via the «📋 Overview» button in the tour list or the matching tab at the far right of the planner sidebar.

• Statistics: Total distance, stages, elevation gain, tour duration
• 🚴 Ride today? scores: Per-stage weather recommendation based on your fitness profile (Beginner / Medium / Fit / Pro) and time of day. Pro feature, only for stages with dates within the next 16 days.
• Stage table: Date, start/end, km, ascent/descent, riding time, weather, notes
• Elevation profile: Combined chart across all stages

Wind scale: ≤5 km/h calm · 6–12 light · 13–25 gentle breeze (−3 pts) · 26–40 moderate (−10 pts) · 41–60 strong (−20 pts) · >60 storm (−35 pts)

Use the «Print» button to open the browser print dialog — nav and interactive elements are hidden automatically.

👤 Account & profile

Under /profile (top-right menu → username → Profile) you find all personal settings for your account.

Change password

Enter your current password and the new password twice. The new password must be at least 8 characters long.

📦 Export your data

In the «📦 Export my data» section on the profile page, you can download all your tours and GPX files as a ZIP archive. The archive contains:

• tours/ – each tour as its own GPX file with all stages
• gpx_uploads/ – all uploaded raw GPX files
• inventory.json – complete inventory with metadata
• README.txt – explanation of the contents

Export is always available free of charge – even for Free users. Your data belongs to you.

Delete account

At the bottom of the profile page, in the «⚠️ Delete account» section, you can permanently delete your account and all associated data. The following will be deleted:

• All tours and stages
• All uploaded GPX files
• All live tracking sessions
• Your subscription (Pro plan)
• Your user account

For security, your password must be entered. After clicking the red confirmation button, a second confirmation dialog appears. This action is irreversible. Administrators cannot delete their own account — this must be done via another administrator account.

⭐ Plans & pricing

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❓ FAQ

Map doesn't appear or is empty

First check if the BRouter toggle in tab «🔀 Routing» is showing green. If it's red or disabled, the server cannot reach BRouter. Ensure the server has internet access to brouter.de. If that doesn't help, fully reload the page with Ctrl+Shift+R – cached JavaScript files are sometimes responsible.

BRouter deviates strongly from the GPX track

Reduce the tolerance slider in tab «🔀 Routing» to 1–2 km. If BRouter still deviates, OpenStreetMap is missing cycling path data at that location or there are physical obstacles (ferries, closed paths). In this case manually set via-points on the stage line at the deviation points.

BRouter calculates wrong route on circular tours

This typically occurs with GPX tracks that have large gaps (ferries, tunnels, cable cars). The algorithm tries to bridge these gaps with cycling routes, which can lead to unwanted detours. Set via-points directly on the stage line at such points to correct the routing.

Accommodation marker doesn't open popup

The details popup only appears after exactly 600ms hover time on the marker. Move the mouse slowly and calmly over the marker and then hold it still. If the popup still doesn't open, the marker may be overlapped by another element – try moving the map view.

Date change is very slow

All stages are updated in a single server request (bulk update). With 10 or more stages this process can take 2–5 seconds. This is normal and not an error – wait until the hourglass disappears.

My GPX shows unrealistic gradient values (e.g. 50%)

This is caused by GPS noise in the elevation data. Click «🔄 Re-analyse» (Pro) to repeat the analysis with the 30m window method and SRTM data. Without Pro the noise filtering is still applied, but without the more accurate SRTM elevation corrections.

Session keeps expiring

The timeout is set to 24 hours of inactivity. Every interaction with Cycling Planner extends it automatically. If you are still logged out, log in again – all tours, stages and settings are persistently stored in the database and are never lost.

Free limit reached or after downgrade

You have reached the Free limit of 3 tours – either because you switched from Pro/Trial back to Free, or because you directly created 3 tours.

What happens after a downgrade: All existing tours remain accessible and can still be edited. Only creating new tours is blocked while you are over the limit. No tours are automatically deleted.

Options:

• Delete older tours under 📋 Tours until you are below 3 – then you can create new ones again.
• Upgrade back to Pro under «⭐ Plan» for unlimited tours.

GPX export doesn't work with my Garmin

Ensure the tour has at least one stage with a calculated BRouter route. Stages without route geometry export only start and end point as individual waypoints without a route between them. After export, open the GPX file in Garmin Basecamp or Komoot to check it before transfer.

🗺️ Route Library Pro

The Route Library contains curated cycling routes – EuroVelo long-distance routes, national cycling paths, Voies Vertes and more – which you can use directly as a base for your tours.

Browsing routes

Open 📂 GPX Files in the navigation. At the bottom of the page you'll find the Route Library. Routes are grouped by category in collapsible sections (EuroVelo, Long-distance, National …).

You can filter the library in three ways:

• Free text search – search by name or region
• Country – filter by ISO country code
• 📍 Map search – spatial filter: current map view, radius around a place, or your current location

Preview

Click on a route tile to open the preview modal. It shows:

• Interactive map with the route (orange line), green start marker and red end marker
• Start → Destination (auto-detected via reverse geocoding)
• Statistics: distance, ascent, descent, maximum elevation
• Elevation profile – hover over it to see the position on the map

Using a route

Two actions are available in the modal:

• ⬇️ Save as GPX – saves the route to «My Tracks» for later use
• 🚴 Create tour – creates a new tour with automatically generated stages. You can set the tour name, km/day, start date and BRouter profile.

🔒 Privacy & your data

Cycling Planner takes data protection seriously. Here are the key points:

• 🚫 No data sharing. Your tours, GPX files and personal data are never sold, rented or used for advertising.
• 📊 No tracking. No Google Analytics, no advertising cookies, no retargeting, no profiling.
• 💰 Our business model. We are funded exclusively by Pro subscriptions – not by data.
• 📦 Export at any time. You can download all your data as a ZIP (Profile → Export my data).
• 🗑 Complete deletion. Deleting your account permanently removes all data.
• 🇨🇭 Swiss data protection. We comply with the Swiss DSG and EU GDPR.

The full privacy policy is available at cycling-planner.com/legal/datenschutz.

7-day trial

New accounts automatically receive 7 days of access to all Pro features. No subscription, no credit card. After the trial period ends, you automatically switch to the Free plan – you are not automatically enrolled in a paid subscription.