Navigate a saved route

Navigation lets you follow a planned route in the komoot app with turn-by-turn instructions. While navigating, komoot shows your position on the map and guides you along the route using on-screen directions and optional voice instructions.

Tip: The region around the starting point must be unlocked to enable navigation. Check your unlocked regions and unlock your first free region if you haven't already.

Attention: To navigate on komoot without an internet connection, maps or routes need to be downloaded to your device beforehand.

Start navigation

To start the navigation of a saved route, open the app and follow these instructions:

  1. Go to your Profile > Saved routes
  2. Select the route you want to navigate and hit Navigate

Instructions to start point

If you're not exactly at the start point of a route, komoot may handle directions to the start point in different ways.

Depending on your distance and whether an internet connection is available, the app may guide you directly to the start point or prompt you to open an external map app when you start navigation.

Tip: If you're not prompted automatically, you can use Get directions on the saved route to open directions to the start point in an external map app.

Navigation screen overview

During navigation, the map shows your route and progress in real time, helping you see what's ahead and how your activity is going.

The navigation panel displays key information such as:

  • Your current instruction and direction of travel
  • Distance or time to the next waypoint and to the end of the route
  • Speed, time in motion, and remaining time or distance
  • Elevation-related data, such as current elevation, gradient, or an elevation profile
  • Weather information

You can swipe through the panel to switch between different views and metrics, depending on what's most useful to you at that moment.

The next navigation instruction is always shown prominently, so you can quickly see what's coming up without leaving the map view.

Tip: Tapping on the navigation instruction or the activity data will enlarge it.

Navigation controls and options

While navigating, komoot gives you quick access to map settings and navigation controls. These options let you adjust the map view, manage navigation behavior, and make changes on the go.

Sidebar options

The sidebar gives you quick access to map-related options as you navigate, such as:

  • Changing map layers (for example, komoot map or satellite view)
  • Reorienting the map. Toggle between north-up and direction-of-travel orientation directly from the map during navigation.
  • Taking photos of your activity and the surrounding scenery while you're on the route

These options help you adjust the map view and capture moments without interrupting navigation.

Navigation controls

The navigation controls let you adjust how navigation behaves or make changes while you're on the move.

Tip: To open the navigation controls: on Android, tap the arrow next to Time in Motion at the bottom of the navigation screen. On iOS, tap the Controls button.

  • Search for places or locations. Search for places or locations during navigation. Navigation pauses while you search and can be resumed afterward.
  • Automatic rerouting. When turned on, if you deviate from the route line, komoot will replan the route if a better alternative is found. A stable internet connection is required.
  • Screen Timeout (Android only). Choose Keep Screen On to prevent your phone display from turning off during navigation, or pick a shorter timeout to save battery. This is the in-app replacement for the previous screen wake-up setting.
  • Adjusting the route during navigation. While navigating, you can make changes to your route, such as editing the current one or starting a new one.
  • Live Tracking. Activate Live Tracking to allow others to follow your location as you record your activity.

Pause and finish navigation

Navigation pauses automatically when you stop moving. To pause or finish manually:

  1. Tap the arrow next to Time in Motion.
  2. Long-press Pause, then choose Resume to continue or Finish to end and save.
  1. Tap Controls.
  2. Tap Pause to pause, or End tour to finish and save.

After your activity

After you've finished and saved your activity, komoot will prompt you to review it. You can add or edit details such as the sport type, photos, highlights, description, and visibility.

You can also always edit this information on completed activities at any time.

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