The komoot route planner offers advanced options for users who want more control over how their routes are created. These tools are especially useful when planning routes in remote areas, navigating outside the known route network, or working with precise locations.

Planning routes with coordinates

You can plan routes on komoot using geo-coordinates instead of searching for places or selecting points manually on the map. This allows you to add very specific locations, even if they don't have a name or aren't marked as a Highlight.

Komoot supports the following coordinate formats:

If your coordinates are in a different format, you can convert them using an online coordinate converter before entering them into komoot.

Using coordinates is helpful when:

• You have exact GPS data from another source
• You want to plan to a precise location off the beaten path
• The place you're looking for isn't listed on the map

Planning off-grid route segments

By default, komoot plans routes along its known network of roads, paths, and trails. If you want to plan a route or part of a route outside this network, you can use off-grid routing.

Off-grid segments:

You might want to use off-grid routing if you:

• Know a passable route that isn't mapped or are planning in areas with limited map data
• Want to include a river crossing, open terrain, or direct ascent

Here's how to plan off-grid route segments, depending on your device:

Komoot will then ignore the known route network and connect the points directly with a dotted line.

Converting existing waypoints to off-grid

If you've already added a waypoint that follows the komoot route network, you can convert it into an off-grid segment:

The route segments leading to and from that waypoint will become off-grid sections.

Converting an off-grid segment back to a routed path

If you want to switch an off-grid segment back so komoot routes along the known path network, re-enable Follow ways for that waypoint:

Komoot will recalculate the route segments connecting to that waypoint along mapped paths.

Navigation on off-grid segments

Turn-by-turn voice navigation works normally until you reach an off-grid segment. While navigating off-grid:

Once you return to the known route network, voice navigation resumes automatically.

Information available for off-grid segments

Even though off-grid segments don't follow known paths, komoot still tracks your progress and can provide:

These estimates are calculated differently from routed sections and should be treated as guidance rather than guarantees.

Adding Custom Waypoints

You can create custom waypoints to mark any point along your route and personalize it with a name, description, and category (e.g. meeting point, water stop, camp).

How to add a custom waypoint

1. Open the route in the planner and add a waypoint to your route
2. Select the waypoint and click Customize
3. Enter a name, description, and category, then click Apply changes

Useful notes

• During navigation, upcoming waypoints are shown to:
  • See what's ahead
  • Track distance to the next point
• Custom waypoints are included when sharing a route with your friends
• If no name is set, the waypoint will use the selected category
• Custom waypoints appear with a dedicated icon on the map and in the Waypoints timeline

Limitations

• Custom waypoints are tied to a specific route (not standalone like highlights)
• They do not affect routing or route suggestions
• They can be created and edited on the web planner and Android, while only viewed for navigation on iOS, Apple Watch, and Garmin (via course sync).
• Feature availability is limited to komoot version 2026.13.3 and later

Advanced use cases

The advanced planning tools in this article are useful beyond individual tours. Some common use cases include:

• Long-distance cycling networks. When planning a segment of a long-distance route network, you can use coordinates to add precise start and end points, off-grid segments to bridge gaps in mapped data, and custom waypoints to mark overnight stops or key junctions. Combine these tools to plan multi-day segments of international cycling routes with full navigation support in komoot.
• Remote hiking in areas with limited map coverage. Use off-grid segments to plan through areas where paths are not mapped in OpenStreetMap, and track your position via the app's GPS even where no route guidance is available.
• Group tours with shared waypoints. Create a route with named custom waypoints (meeting points, water sources, camps) and share it with your group so everyone navigates with the same reference points.