Planning and recording walks
How does Walkable decide how long a suggested route is?
Short answer
You choose roughly how far you want to walk, and Walkable builds a loop close to that distance out of real paths near you. It aims near your number rather than hitting it exactly, because paths come in the lengths they come in.
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Why it is approximate
A loop of exactly five kilometres usually does not exist in a given street network. Walkable would rather give you a genuine 4.7 km circuit than pad it with a pointless out-and-back to reach a round number.
What it prefers
Walking infrastructure: footpaths, pavements, marked crossings, park paths and quiet streets over busy roads. It is planning a walk, not the fastest line between two points.
Related guides
- How do I choose a route?Ask for a loop of roughly the distance you want, or set a destination and let Walkable find the way.
- Why can't Walkable create a route in my area?Either there is no connection and no prepared offline map, or the area has too few mapped paths.
- What is the difference between planning, navigating and recording a walk?Planning finds a route, navigating guides you along one, recording remembers where you actually went.
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