When routing is enabled, anchor points placed or moved on the map will be connected by a route calculated on the <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">OpenStreetMap</a> road network.
Disable routing to connect anchor points with straight lines.
When enabled, the routing engine will consider private roads when computing routes.
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Only use this option if you have local knowledge of the area and have permission to use the roads in question.
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## Plotting and editing routes
Creating a route or extending an existing one is as simple as clicking on the map to place a new anchor point.
You can also drag an existing anchor point to reroute the segment connecting it with the previous and next anchor points.
Furthermore, new anchor points can be inserted between existing ones by hovering over the segment connecting them and dragging the anchor point that appears to the desired location.
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When editing imported GPX files, an initial set of anchor points is created automatically.
To ease the editing process, the more the map is zoomed in, the more anchor points are displayed.
This allows the route to be edited at different levels of detail.
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Finally, you can delete anchor points by clicking on them and selecting <button><Trash2 size="16" class="inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 4px" /> Delete</button> from the context menu.
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## Additional tools
The following tools automate some common route modification operations.
### <CirclePlay size="16" class="inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 2px" /> Change the start of the loop
When the end point of the route is close enough to the start, you can change the start of the loop by clicking on any anchor point and selecting <button><CirclePlay size="16" class="inline-block" style="margin-bottom: 2px" /> Start loop here</button> from the context menu.
