Feature Request: Add Support for Intermediate Waypoints with ETA Calculation
Hi everyone,
I’d love to see the option to add intermediate waypoints within a planned route on the Karoo 3.
The idea would be that for each waypoint, the distance and estimated time of arrival (ETA) could be calculated — not just for the final destination. This would make it possible to estimate arrival times at key points along the route while riding, without having to create and load multiple separate routes.
It would also be very useful for Live Tracking, so that friends, family, or even group ride participants can see when you’re expected to reach a certain checkpoint or meeting point and plan accordingly.
I think this feature would make navigation and ride planning even more flexible and practical, especially for longer rides or group events.
Would love to hear what others think — and whether Hammerhead might consider adding this in a future update!
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Great idea, but first Hammerhead really needs to fix the basic ETA calculation itself!
Right now, the main ETA engine completely breaks down after 5-10 minutes into a ride (dropping the ETA to a few minutes even with 20km left, then just adding 1 minute per real minute).
Adding intermediate waypoints with ETAs would be awesome for pacing and refuel stops, but only once they fix the core algorithm!
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I don’t find the ETA that bad for me. Years ago when I had a garmin the user could input an average speed for routes in their GC library. Can’t remember if it had to be authored there rather than a synch. Anyway, I found it a useful feature especially for club rides when the average speed was quite predictable. But “ETA waypoint” would be handy for cafe stops etc. although I’ve never managed to plot a waypoint on a route?
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Native ETA for POIs would be great.
I have added ETA for waypoints / POI in my routegraph extension a few months ago (available from the extensions library):
I tried to be very smart about it, so the ETA is calculated based on power. Based on your average power over the last hour, it estimates how long it will take to ride the upcoming part of the route up to the waypoint factoring in elevation. If you don't have a powermeter, it roughly estimates your power based on speed.
If HH chooses to update the native Karoo ETA algorithm, something like this might be an alternative to the current very simple approach.
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