Not Following a Planned Route

#1 · 04.01.2025, 06:46

Love the App! Thanks for all the work!

I recently did a planned ride where the app directed me to the shortest route to the finish rather than to each via. I dont believe I had the vias visible in the app on that particular day. I cant find anything similar in the forum or through any other sources that suggest the vias need to be visible for the app to follow the planned route.

Any advice out there?

#2 · 05.01.2025, 10:04

Hi DM,

Vias should always be visible. What possibly could have happened is that Scenic assumed you were on another part of the route. Was this a round trip / was it using the same road twice (one going out and one coming back). If so, it's possible that when reaching that road, Scenic thought you were already on your way back. Check your detour behaviour settings as they also influence that. (Settings > Navigation & Tracking > Detour Behaviour).

Best regards,

Guido

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#3 · 04.10.2026, 14:51

I have a new twist on this post from last year.

Twice, the app has suddenly recalculated during a planned route and tried to direct me directly to the end; even if the original route is still visible in the app. Both times this happened while actively riding, and I was not attempting to change or view anything.

Any idea what might cause that? And, is there a comment to force it back to the route?

#4 · 04.10.2026, 18:07

Can you post screenshots of your detour behaviour settings? More info here: https://scenic.app/help/detour-behaviour-scenic/

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#5 · 05.10.2026, 04:24

I am guessing that’s it and this should be set to guide to the first waypoint. I hadn’t considered this since I clearly on the route both times it happened. It was also set to skip after 3 recalculations. Changed that too.

Tx!