This is a list of new or enhanced features that users of the site have requested. Our aim is to try to focus on the most voted for features when developing the site but this will also depend on feasibility and cost. Please help us prioritise development of the site by voting for enhancements you'd most like to see.
If you have an idea for an enhancement or new feature please search the list first to see if it has been raised already and if not, suggest it via the Forum.
ID | STATUS | FEATURE | FORUM DISCUSSION | VOTES | VOTE | ||||
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147 | Suggested | Add the Map Inspector to the Route Viewer and Map and Compass pages | Start Discussion | 0 | Sign In | ||||
146 | Suggested | Add an option to upload more than one route at a time (Bulk Upload) | View Comments (4) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
145 | Suggested | Add an option to save and select different personal speed profiles on the Timer feature | View Comments (2) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
144 | Suggested | Add an option to use the Garmin Sync interface to send other people's routes to Garmin | View Comments (4) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
143 | Suggested | Add an option to split a route into multiple routes at a set distance interval | View Comments (3) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
142 | Suggested | Add an Auto-Save option to the route planner | View Comments (2) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
141 | Suggested | Add more customisation options when downloading a route as an image (e.g. ascent, distance, title, hill chart) | View Comments (2) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
140 | Suggested | Provide a way of checking the accessibility of roads and paths (e.g. for wheelchairs) | View Comments (2) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
139 | Suggested | Add an option to overlay a grid on the map when printing a route | View Comments (5) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
138 | Suggested | Add an option to generate a QR code that links to a route | Start Discussion | 0 | Sign In | ||||
137 | Suggested | Provide a way of importing multiple routes at the same time | View Comments (14) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
136 | Suggested | Create a new type of map with high contrast and low ink use that is good for printing | View Comments (2) | 0 | Sign In | ||||
135 | Suggested | Support What3Words for location searches | Start Discussion | 6 | Sign In | ||||
134 | Suggested | Add an option to export a route in a CSV format | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In | ||||
132 | Suggested | Add an option to automatically select the page layout with the best fit (landscape or portrait) when printing a route | Start Discussion | 3 | Sign In | ||||
131 | Suggested | Add an option to force the use of 1:25K scale maps when printing with Ordnance Survey map type | View Comments (15) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
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130 | Suggested | Provide a way of giving permission to other users to edit my routes | View Comments (3) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
129 | Suggested | Add an option to display a personal heatmap of your own routes in the route planner | View Comments (2) | 11 | Sign In | ||||
128 | Suggested | Create separate map overlays for waymarked trails and cycle networks | View Comments (2) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
127 | Suggested | Provide a choice of map types when sharing a route | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In | ||||
126 | Suggested | Create an Ordnance Survey Grid Reference map overlay | View Comments (1) | 9 | Sign In | ||||
125 | Suggested | Add an option to support auto-plotting on via ferrata paths | View Comments (3) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
124 | Suggested | Add support for more than one Via point on the Make Me a Route tool | View Comments (2) | 6 | Sign In | ||||
123 | Suggested | Provide access to OSM's hiking difficulty rating for mountain trials (SAC scale) | View Comments (5) | 8 | Sign In | ||||
122 | Suggested | Add IGN maps for France | View Comments (2) | 11 | Sign In | ||||
121 | Suggested | Add the Swedish map Lantmäteriet TopoWeb | View Comments (2) | 7 | Sign In | ||||
120 | Suggested | Provide an option for specify your preferred default map type for viewing routes | View Comments (14) | 14 | Sign In | ||||
119 | Suggested | Support offline maps for route navigation | View Comments (3) | 46 | Sign In | ||||
118 | Suggested | Enable routes added to the map using Trace a Route to be toggled on and off | View Comments (3) | 4 | Sign In | ||||
117 | Suggested | Add an option to show the cumulative Total Ascent with the Route Directions | View Comments (6) | 14 | Sign In | ||||
116 | Suggested | Add an option to disregard seasonal road closures in route calculations | View Comments (10) | 6 | Sign In | ||||
115 | Suggested | Add an option to display Veloviewer completed tiles on the route planner map | View Comments (7) | 11 | Sign In | ||||
112 | Suggested | Provide separate settings for the measurement units used for distance and elevation | Start Discussion | 2 | Sign In | ||||
111 | Suggested | Add an option to embed a map on another website showing the locations of all my routes (or a list) | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In | ||||
110 | Suggested | Add an option to star a route when saving it | Start Discussion | 4 | Sign In | ||||
109 | Suggested | Provide a way for users to upload POI's that can be displayed on the background map | View Comments (2) | 21 | Sign In | ||||
108 | Suggested | Create a new map layer showing different surface types | View Comments (5) | 9 | Sign In | ||||
107 | Suggested | Add an option to print all the routes from a collection on one map | View Comments (3) | 17 | Sign In | ||||
105 | Suggested | Create a new route editing tool to reverse a loop in the middle of a route | View Comments (2) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
104 | Suggested | Develop a direct export of routes to Hammerhead/Karoo devices | View Comments (7) | 12 | Sign In | ||||
103 | Suggested | Add a Quick Save button to the route planner (to save updates on previously saved routes) | View Comments (6) | 6 | Sign In | ||||
102 | Suggested | Automatically geolocate uploaded photos | View Comments (6) | 17 | Sign In | ||||
100 | Suggested | Add an option to display an overview map of the route in the route planner | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In | ||||
98 | Suggested | Add an option to generate a pace profile for a route taking into account hills, showing changes in pace at distance intervals | View Comments (3) | 9 | Sign In | ||||
97 | Suggested | Add a new setting to specify the number of decimal places to use when displaying distance measurements | View Comments (2) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
96 | Suggested | Reember the map zoom level when saving a place bookmark | View Comments (4) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
94 | Suggested | Provide a way of plotting gaps in routes (for example for ferry crossings) | View Comments (3) | 14 | Sign In | ||||
93 | Suggested | Add an optional setting on embedded maps to disable mousewheel scrolling of the map (so page scrolling isn't affected) | Start Discussion | 2 | Sign In | ||||
91 | Suggested | Add a new setting to allow choice for formats for display of lat/lng coordinates | View Comments (6) | 8 | Sign In | ||||
89 | Suggested | Add an option to download directly to Google Drive | View Comments (3) | 11 | Sign In | ||||
88 | Suggested | Create a new map overlay to show gradients of roads on the route planner using different colours | Start Discussion | 26 | Sign In | ||||
85 | Suggested | Provide an option to personalise Timer settings using GPS recordings and to save multiple setting profiles | Start Discussion | 8 | Sign In | ||||
79 | Suggested | Create a widget that displays a list of my routes on another website | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In | ||||
70 | Suggested | Provide option to show symbols on printed route maps that cross-reference to the list of directions | View Comments (5) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
69 | Suggested | Allow more text to be entered in the creator's notes when saving a route (and support formatted text) | View Comments (19) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
67 | Suggested | Add option to save routes as Unlisted as well as Public and Private (public but not included in search results) | View Comments (4) | 7 | Sign In | ||||
65 | Suggested | Ability to add custom markers or images to a route map | View Comments (4) | 5 | Sign In | ||||
64 | Suggested | Provide a way of accessing my routes from within the Google Earth software | View Comments (2) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
62 | Suggested | Provide option to show mountain bike rating of tracks and paths as a map overlay in the route planner | View Comments (2) | 4 | Sign In | ||||
58 | Suggested | Provide an auto-plot option to follow waterways | View Comments (9) | 13 | Sign In | ||||
57 | Suggested | Provide a way of blocking selected users from following me | View Comments (5) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
56 | Suggested | Provide options to customise the way the maps look e.g. to highlight certain features | Start Discussion | 2 | Sign In | ||||
54 | Suggested | Make it easier to access and view route directions on a mobile device, with full-screen option | Start Discussion | 3 | Sign In | ||||
51 | Suggested | Add more options to change default settings for embedded maps (e.g, show/hide map features) | View Comments (23) | 6 | Sign In | ||||
48 | Suggested | Add option to enter a short comment when checking in on a challenge | View Comments (20) | 2 | Sign In | ||||
47 | Suggested | Enhance Route Timer feature to estimate times for motor vehicles | View Comments (4) | 10 | Sign In | ||||
46 | Suggested | Option to customise link to route planner to override default map, units and auto-plot settings | View Comments (8) | 5 | Sign In | ||||
41 | Suggested | Make the colour of the route line on a downloaded image file the same as the colour chosen for the route planner | Start Discussion | 2 | Sign In | ||||
39 | Suggested | Provide a facility to export route directions to an Excel file | View Comments (2) | 5 | Sign In | ||||
38 | Suggested | Develop an iPad app that provides the same functionality but with a user interface built specifically for the iPad | Start Discussion | 15 | Sign In | ||||
37 | Suggested | Add option to specify Target Ascent in the Make Me a Route feature | View Comments (4) | 5 | Sign In | ||||
32 | Suggested | Provide option to print route directions in a side bar on the same page of the map instead of a separate page | Start Discussion | 4 | Sign In | ||||
31 | Suggested | Add option to specify colour of route line when sharing a map | View Comments (3) | 12 | Sign In | ||||
30 | Suggested | Provide a facility to import and display KML overlays on maps | View Comments (3) | 13 | Sign In | ||||
29 | Suggested | Provide a way of sending private messasges to other users of plotaroute.com | Start Discussion | 0 | Sign In | ||||
27 | Suggested | Add tool to fill gaps between points to help with Garmin 'off-course' bug and indoor trainers | View Comments (10) | 8 | Sign In | ||||
25 | Suggested | Develop a mobile app for route tracking (recording a route using GPS enabled mobile devices) | View Comments (18) | 87 | Sign In | ||||
23 | Suggested | Optional overlay on maps showing location high summits/peaks | View Comments (3) | 6 | Sign In | ||||
21 | Suggested | Add a thumbnail map when in the Street Map view | View Comments (5) | 1 | Sign In | ||||
19 | Suggested | Optional overlay on maps showing location of car parks | View Comments (3) | 3 | Sign In | ||||
4 | Suggested | Option to show/hide bike paths on printed maps | Start Discussion | 1 | Sign In |