Alternate route in different colour and looping routes/tracks
Quote from Stef102 on 31.03.2026, 02:20Hi,
I've been using Scenic since a few years (not regularely though, since I don't have much time to ride), and really like it. I recently started riding in bycicle races in order to help secure the roads. I'd like to continue using Scenic for that, but I'm missing (hopefully just overlooling) 2 features that would come in handy for that
- Regular races often have what they call "way outs". It's kind of a shortcut that can be used to go from the back of the peloton to the front of it without really overtaking all the bikers. So I'm looking for an option to not only show the route that the peloton will be using, but also (and preferably in another colour) the way out so that I have both options visible. Is that feasible?
- When doing time trials, especially individual ones, the goal for the motorbike rider is to ride 200m in front of the cyclist and to make sure the road is clear. But supposing that there are 20 motorbikes for like 2-300 cyclists, that means that the same route has to be done several times. I haven't tested that yet, but in my previous experience, if I'm not mistaken the route just stops when the finish is reached. Is there a way to make sure it stays so I don't have to "re-program" it every time? Sometimes the delay between securing one cyclist and then starting for the next one is just 30 seconds.
Thanks in advance for reading and replying!
Kind Regards,
Stefaan
Hi,
I've been using Scenic since a few years (not regularely though, since I don't have much time to ride), and really like it. I recently started riding in bycicle races in order to help secure the roads. I'd like to continue using Scenic for that, but I'm missing (hopefully just overlooling) 2 features that would come in handy for that
- Regular races often have what they call "way outs". It's kind of a shortcut that can be used to go from the back of the peloton to the front of it without really overtaking all the bikers. So I'm looking for an option to not only show the route that the peloton will be using, but also (and preferably in another colour) the way out so that I have both options visible. Is that feasible?
- When doing time trials, especially individual ones, the goal for the motorbike rider is to ride 200m in front of the cyclist and to make sure the road is clear. But supposing that there are 20 motorbikes for like 2-300 cyclists, that means that the same route has to be done several times. I haven't tested that yet, but in my previous experience, if I'm not mistaken the route just stops when the finish is reached. Is there a way to make sure it stays so I don't have to "re-program" it every time? Sometimes the delay between securing one cyclist and then starting for the next one is just 30 seconds.
Thanks in advance for reading and replying!
Kind Regards,
Stefaan
Quote from Guido on 31.03.2026, 08:59Hi Stefaan,
This is quite a specific scenario to which Scenic doesn't really cater out of the box. But there are some things you could do. It's related to layers / show on map... the second button top left in the main screen. If you tap that button, you can select to show route folders on the map (scroll down a bit).
So, with this in mind, what you could do, is create routes for the "way outs" and give them a specific color (optionally putting them in a specific folder). And then select to show that folder on the map. By doing this, the routes will show in their color on the map. It's simply a line drawn on the map though. No guidance. You could do the same for the time trial routes. Give those yet another color and select to show them on the map. That way you'll see the route the bicyclists take, and the "way out" routes on your map, always. But there wouldn't be any guidance.
You are correct when you say that the route you are navigating will be removed when you reach the destination. So, you could follow the route with guidance instructions the first time, but after that, after you reach the destination, the route will be removed. But you'd still see the routes in the folders you selected to show. It would just be "following the lines" after first time reaching the destination.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Guido
Hi Stefaan,
This is quite a specific scenario to which Scenic doesn't really cater out of the box. But there are some things you could do. It's related to layers / show on map... the second button top left in the main screen. If you tap that button, you can select to show route folders on the map (scroll down a bit).
So, with this in mind, what you could do, is create routes for the "way outs" and give them a specific color (optionally putting them in a specific folder). And then select to show that folder on the map. By doing this, the routes will show in their color on the map. It's simply a line drawn on the map though. No guidance. You could do the same for the time trial routes. Give those yet another color and select to show them on the map. That way you'll see the route the bicyclists take, and the "way out" routes on your map, always. But there wouldn't be any guidance.
You are correct when you say that the route you are navigating will be removed when you reach the destination. So, you could follow the route with guidance instructions the first time, but after that, after you reach the destination, the route will be removed. But you'd still see the routes in the folders you selected to show. It would just be "following the lines" after first time reaching the destination.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Guido
