Build route using a sidewalk

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Scott Crawford

• March 19, 2021 17:02

I'm building a route in my browser and there is a section between two neighborhoods that is connected via a sidewalk.   If I put two pins on either side of it won't use that path.   Instead it takes a 3 mile path across normal roads instead of the 30 foot sidewalk path.

Any thoughts?

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  Tijmen Krijnen

  • March 19, 2021 17:54

  Yes, I had this issue too, eventhough the path is usable by bikes the Karoo did not want to take it.

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  Michiel Modderman

  • March 20, 2021 08:50

  No real solution, the workaround is to drag the route over a path you really want to take.
  Same with a ferry.

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  Scott Crawford

  • March 20, 2021 11:34

  Hi Michiel.   Not sure I understand.  How do you "drag the route"?    Wondering if this is something that you have to do on the device (waiting for shipment) vs in the browser.

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  Michiel Modderman

  • March 20, 2021 11:45

  For example, this ferry crossing. I made a demo route of 500 meters that should use the ferry crossing. Initially the route will take a huge detour:

  

  After clicking anywhere on the red route line you get a white dot, this dot can be dragged to the road (or sidewalk, or ferry in my case) you want to include in the route:

  

  This will show you the updated route!

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  Scott Crawford

  • March 20, 2021 12:17

  Thanks for the quick reply.  I can't make that work.   Maybe it's my sidewalk that's the problem.

  Do you mind trying it?    Here is an address that is on one end of it.   

  173 N Hunter Forge Rd 19713 (Newark, Delaware - USA)

  

   

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  Michiel Modderman

  • March 20, 2021 12:36

  Indeed, you are right. Most paths seem routable, though these (with almost grey dashed lines) can't seem to be used.

  I guess it's related to how the path was defined in OpenStreetMaps.

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  Martin Bednarik

  • March 20, 2021 14:24

  @Scott There is nothing easier than build that route in some other app, export GPX from there and import into your Hammerhead dashboard. Which I usually do anyway. I rarely create a route in HH dashboard.

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  Scott Crawford

  • March 20, 2021 14:44

  @Michiel....thanks for your help.   I learned something new and went and edited the OpenStreetMaps.   It was defined as a walking path and cycling was undefined.    Will see how long it takes to switch.

   

  @Martin B....thanks.  I'm new at defining routes.   Had played with it in the Garmin connect app...but that was a struggle.  Even the HH dashboard is better than that.   I think I would've struggled based on how that path was defined.

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  Michiel Modderman

  • March 20, 2021 15:49

  Indeed interesting to see how long it takes before such a OSM change becomes active on the device.
  I can't find much information about the map update frequency...

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  Martin Bednarik

  • March 21, 2021 11:09

  @Michiel Don't get much hopes. There is a topic about the map update frequency - https://support.hammerhead.io/hc/en-us/community/posts/1260801728189

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  Richard Soltes

  • March 29, 2021 01:00

  This is a PITA when routing.   I can't as much as hop a sidewalk, go the wrong way, or through the park ,and god help me if I jump a curb in Routing on the Dashboard.

  I use Martin's approach and use the Map-My-Ride pedestrian feature that acknowledges the fact that they don't walk in the street or only follow roads, and then import the map. PITA.

  I wouldn't dream of using the routing feature in the Dashboard, because of this.

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