Points of interest on Ride with GPS

[Stefan Zölsch]

Hi Leigh,
probably the POIs are missing in the GPX file, but I’m using a different way to load the routes.

Clicking “View Full Version” will open RWGPS in a new tab and show the route with all POIs. In RWGPS you can save the route or export the GPX file.

[Amelia Smith]

<font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>h Maybe you can try to create a new route, without relying on navigation, but riding freely.</font></font>

[Mike Page]

Stefan has a good suggestion but I also wonder if you didn’t use the ‘Include in route’ option when creating the POI. That’s what I do and all of my POIs are there on my gps device.

[Matthew Norway]

When you download a GPX file, it only contains the route line. The POIs are visible when viewing the route on Ride with GPS or by pinning the route to your own account, but they remain the property of Cycle Norway. Pinning simply “borrows” the route — it does not transfer ownership.

The reason is simple: POIs take a huge amount of time and research to create. If they were downloadable, individuals, companies, or organizations could take my work and use it on their own websites, social media, or even for commercial purposes. That would make it impossible for me to run Cycle Norway as a business.

The POIs are part of the value of your membership, and keeping them tied to the platform is how I protect the work that goes into them.

Best regards,
Matthew

[Chris Muster]

Hi Matthew

I understand your point.

But how exactly are we supposed to use these POIs when on the road?

„Ride“ isn’t really suitable for navigation, and manually transferring PoI to an own sat-nav app is a bit of a faff for a longer trip.

🤔

[Matthew Norway]

Hi Chris,

There are two ways.

First, you can pin the route to your Ride with GPS account. From there, you have two options: upload the route to your GPS computer (if you’re travelling with one), where the POIs will appear while following the route. Not all GPS computers support this, but most modern ones do.

The easier option is simply to pull out your phone while cycling, open the Ride with GPS app, and select the pinned route. You’ll then see where you are on the route and what’s coming up ahead — for example, a supermarket in 10 km, accommodation, viewpoints, etc.

[Chris Muster]

Thanks!

🙂