Is created route 'automatic road following' (driving) trying to avoid freeways (interstate highways)?
Hi all,
When, on the gaia website, I try to create a long distance driving route that will by necessity include some interstate highways, I find the automatic road following almost refuses to follow the freeway and will add some ridiculous detours to accomplish its apparent goal, even though I have set driving mode. Does anyone know if this is expected behavior and if it can be changed? I don't like freeways but sometimes need to use them and include them in my routes.
*edited for grammar after original post
Thanks!
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I find the exact issue. Would like to Gaia for routing our RV trips as well as our off-road adventures.
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It is SO annoying to be stuck with planning my RV trip on two map platforms (google and gaia) because neither will do what the other does well. I want to use Gaia to plan my whole trip, and use interstates in my planning - they are taking my $, why not address this issue?
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Agreed. I am trying to do the same thing and it's super frustrating that it can't do something so simple. They would have had to intentionally code it so it avoids highways whenever possible. Adding a simple switch to disable that, or adding a "Trip" activity to turn on highway snapping, would be easy.
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I agree, this is very frustrating. I live in the city and want to use motorways / freeways to get out of the urban areas and then switch to more adventurous roads.
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GAIA!!! Please fix this issue! Come guys we're paying customers, take action and get it done!
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Would love this feature to include highways between off-road excursions. Longer trips end up being a selection of independent trips.
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I wrote to support about this apparent bug and got a response within a day.
Hi there,
Thanks for using Gaia GPS, and sorry for the trouble.
I have an open bug report with the maps team to investigate this further.
In the meantime, I recommend adding more route points while planning your route to force the route to stay on the interstate.
I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please let me know if I can help with anything else in the meantime.
Jules | Gaia GPS Customer Success
Hopefully, it is fixed soon, I see it has been a couple of years since the first complaint about it on this forum.
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Is this fixed? Any updates? This issue was opened one year ago! Some communication on the plan of actions/dates would be appreciated.
Yours,
A Fee Paying Customer
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Hi, I opened this thread long ago and have been waiting ever since for some kind of solution while getting zero response. Meanwhile, saying that they were making big improvements to Gaia GPS, they raised their subscription rate a LOT, but nothing seems any different, especially my problem with highway route creation. If I could find a better app that worked 'well' with windows and ios, I would be long gone, but I have not found one yet. If I do I'll post my find on this thread!
Another Fee Paying Customer
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Hey olzab2, Thanks for the update. I have used MyRouteApp and will be switching back. Their application has zero planning issues. You can't print, which is why I am using Gaia, but unless this company gives us a decent solution, I will be switching back. Take a look: https://www.myrouteapp.com
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Running into this same issue. The amount of points that are needed to force the route to stick to the freeway where desired is absurd. Posting with the hope of getting more traction on this thread.
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Solved:
I used to be able to do this easily and couldn't figure out today why it was so difficult (impossible)!
Then I saw a button to open the "old route editor" (it's a little button on the lower right that looks like a square with an arrow in it, like "expand this section"). I did that, selected routing mode "driving", and BINGO, the route snapped to the most logical nearby roads!
The new editor sucks!
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General Comment - the back-end of Gaia is simple, more or less like any other mapping program, routes, tracks waypoints. But the front end, the user interface, is very over complicated and not at all obvious as to how it is intended to be used. It seems to have been developed by adding features and fixes, and this has resulted in a lack of simplicity and continuity. It needs a front-end rewrite and unless Gaia does that soon, I am sure there are a few software start ups that might go ahead and get the job done. And at the current price, I think most users expect some investment not just is adding the odd feature and bug fix, but some investment in elegance and simplicity of design. It needs a rewrite.
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