The osmand routing works if I drop in a way point to avoid the problem path.
Cheerio John On Thu, 13 Sep 2018, 7:22 pm john whelan, <[email protected]> wrote: > I looked at the web interface. Using fast bike low traffic it took me > along a fairly major narrow four lane highway that has a higher speed limit > than the local residential roads for most of the way. It might have been > the shortest route but not a good one for cycling. > > Treking did better but to be honest even that one took me along highways I > would normally avoid. > > Locally we have lots of parks with for the most part paved paths that > cycling is permitted on and I much prefer to use these where possible. > > The built in OSMand router actually picked out the route closest to the > one I'd like to use but thanks for the suggestion. I'll pull it into the > device and see how it does when I play with it. > > Thanks John > > On 13 September 2018 at 17:33, Majka <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thursday, 13 September 2018 23:15:09 UTC+2, john whelan wrote: >>> >>> I ride a recumbent trike so width can be an issue and so can ground >>> clearance. >>> >>> However I recently plotted a route and the path it selected involved a >>> path through a park that went down a gulley, so very steep up and down >>> portions, and additionally it was earth so after some recent rainfall the >>> back wheel just spun. >>> >>> I'd like to tag the path so that cycle routing will avoid it unless you >>> are riding a mountain bike. >>> >>> Suggestions other than buy a mountain bike please. >>> >>> There is another path locally more suited to mountain goats than bikes >>> so again suggestions on tagging. >>> >>> Are there any settings I can use on OSMand to say keep me on gentle >>> paths and roads? >>> >>> Thanks John >>> >> >> Do not use Osmand bike routing but the BRouter one. Osmand routing can >> avoid unpaved roads but it won't take route profile (up and downs) in the >> calculation. >> You can set up Osmand so that it will use the BRouter just like the >> internal routing, but the profiles are better set up for bike. There are >> several proifles you can choose from. There is special profile for recumbent >> trike. >> >> You'll need download BRouter and download additonal data, but after set >> up, everything will work just like it does now. Only the routing for >> bicycle will be much better. >> >> You can try if the routing would be what you want here >> <http://brouter.de/brouter-web/#zoom=11&lat=48.8651&lon=14.1603&layer=OpenStreetMap&lonlats=&nogos=&profile=vm-forum-velomobil-schnell&alternativeidx=0&format=geojson>. >> Try first the profile I have preselected for you, it should be nearest to >> what you want. Try the route you had problems with to see, if this improves >> the routing. >> >> Come back if this would be something you want to use and you need help >> with the setup. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Osmand" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
