# Searching for routes **URL:** \ **Category:** The Nine Hammers Tavern - General Chat\ **Created:** [August 17, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343 "2022-08-17T10:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leebo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@leebo](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/leebo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 10:42am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/1 "2022-08-17T10:42:26Z")
Hello everyone. I thought I’d tap the SUF mind hive for some advice. I have a few work related trips coming up over the next 12 months, to various places in Europe (and perhaps further afield). I intend to take the bike with me and tack on a couple of days to make the most of it. _ **How do people search out interesting rides in places they really don’t know?** _ Nearer home I am a great one for ‘just riding’ and am happy to see what comes up, but with limited time and in a brand new area I want to make the most of my time there. Strava’s auto-routebuilder and segment searcher is all very well but doesn’t necessarily hit what one might want to (how do I know what I might want to?). I used RideWithGPS for planning routes for my head unit, but I’m not sure that it will suggest routes for me. Any tips? Thanks in advance, L ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Alan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/sir_alan/32/14036_2.png) [@Sir\_Alan](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Sir_Alan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/2 "2022-08-17T11:31:35Z")
You can search for routes others have made in Ride with GPS. What I’ve done in the past is use the segment finder in strava to find a few popular segments in the area, then use the leader board to look at what else they rode when they got that segment and build routes from there. I don’t typically take the top riders, I try and get a smattering of them because sometimes the top guys got it off a 2 mile ride, warmup, smash it, cool down and that’s not what I’m interested in. I find in the 30’s or lower I tend to find longerish rides. Ymmv on that. Gets you a starting point at least. ---
**Author:** ![Craig.Quarmby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/craig.quarmby/32/6489_2.png) [@Craig.Quarmby](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Craig.Quarmby)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/3 "2022-08-17T12:00:00Z")
Another possibility would be to post subject lines on here to exactly where you are going e.g. “Heading to ride in Place X - suggested routes?” I’ve certainly seen people pick up routes through this forum before and you may even pick up a riding buddy (or 3). I can assure you that if you were heading to Tasmania I’d certainly welcome you as a riding buddy and show you some great rides (obviously we’d do OL’s kunanyi/ Mt Wellington!). ---
**Author:** ![leebo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@leebo](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/leebo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/4 "2022-08-17T12:47:55Z")
Sadly I don’t think the work trips will be to Tassy in the short term, but one day! Good tip though, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![TrapMeSuf](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/trapmesuf/32/10401_2.png) [@TrapMeSuf](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/TrapMeSuf)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/5 "2022-08-18T09:48:43Z")
I find Komoot to be quite good - Strava route builder seems to go off of what’s been ridden most, rather than what’s beautiful and/or safe. @Craig.Quarmby has a good point - looking at the knights honour roll, Sufferlandrians are well spread over the world, I’m sure you’d get some great ideas ---
**Author:** ![leebo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@leebo](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/leebo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/6 "2022-08-18T10:22:08Z")
Komoot, great thanks. It’s funny, I’ve tried every platform out there, but until you have a specific use case they all appear pretty similar. I check it out (again!). Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![jmckenzieKOS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/jmckenziekos/32/2135_2.png) [@jmckenzieKOS](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/jmckenzieKOS)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/searching-for-routes/19343/8 "2022-08-19T01:36:24Z")
All of the providers can do this. Strava has this ability, I don’t know if it is premium or not.