How to create & edit your Routes on the FATMAP website

 

All FATMAP users can create Routes on the FATMAP website by either drawing them or uploading a GPX file.

• How to draw Routes using the FATMAP website
• How to upload/import GPX files
• How to add details and photos to your Routes
• How to edit or delete your Routes

How to draw Routes using the FATMAP website

You can create your own routes with FATMAP by drawing them on the map. Watch the video above or follow our step-by-step guide here.

1. Make sure you are logged into the FATMAP website.
2. Navigate to the area of the map you would like to draw your line
   • Tip: To clear the map of other routes and to make it easier for you to draw your own, filter the activities down using the activity selector (ideally choosing "All Others") and then turn off "Community Content" - see the article here for more info on filtering activities on the map
3. and then click on the Create a New Route button (the pen symbol) on the bottom right-hand side of the screen.
4. Choose your activity type from the drop-down menu.
5. Select the Draw a Route option. 
6. By default, the SnapTo option on the top of the screen (highlighted in the screenshot below), is turned on, allowing the route to stick very easily to existing trails on the map. If you prefer to draw your line freely, click on the SnapTo button to turn it off.
7. Begin by clicking on the map where you would like to start your route.  
8. You will see you can now move your cursor to create the route and click to place the next point. You can place as many points as you like. 
   Note - You will see that as you are drawing your route, the statistics for the route will appear on the bottom left-hand side of the screen. 
9. To finish the route, simply hit the Enter/Return key and you will see a finishing flag marking the end.
10. If you would like to extend your line further, you can continue drawing your line by double-clicking on the end-point, and clicking to place another point.
11. You can add points anywhere on your line by holding the A key and clicking on the line.
12. Even after you've saved your route, you can always go back in and edit it at any time.
13. You can delete points on your line by simply selecting them and hitting the Delete/Backspace key.
14. To delete multiple points, select the first point, hold the Shift key and select the last point. You will see all the points in between these two points are now highlighted and you can hit the Delete/Backspace key to delete all of them.
15. Once you have finished drawing your route, hit the Save and Continue button to add details to your Route. 

How to upload/import GPX files

You can create your own routes with FATMAP by importing GPX files on the FATMAP web platform.

Watch the video above or follow our step-by-step guide here.

1. Head to www.fatmap.com and log in (or create a new account)
2. Click the Plan a Route button or the route creation button on the bottom right-hand side of the screen (see screenshot below).
   
   
   
   
3. This will open up a new window where you will be able to choose an activity type from a drop-down menu and then you will have the option to either Upload a track or Draw a route.
4. Click Upload a track to import your GPX file and select the file from your computer.
5. Double click on the file or select the file and click Open.
6. The route will be added to FATMAP, you can then save it and add details to it (name, description, photos, and more).

How to add details and photos to your Routes

Once you have drawn or uploaded your routes, you can add as much detail as you like to them, including a title, summary, description, difficulty rating, photos and more. Some details change depending on what activity you have selected.

After you have hit the Save & Continue button when drawing or uploading your route (or when you are editing an already saved route) you will see that there is a panel of details that can be filled in on the left-hand side of the screen.

You will also see that some of the details are *Required or *Required for Publishing and there is an 'i'button next to each detail that explains more when you click on it.

The details that you can add are:

Adventure Title - here you can add a title for your route that will appear in your My Adventures list of routes, when people have selected the route on the map and will also be found in the search bar (if the route is published). This is a requirement for any route that you would like to save or publish.

One Line Summary - this is a short summary you can add to the route that will appear in the adventure list below the title and statistics for the route. This is a requirement for any route that you would like to publish.

Photos - you can add as many photos as you like to your routes by dragging and dropping them here or clicking on this button and uploading them from your computer. You can also add the GPS coordinates to a photo and it will appear as a waypoint along an adventure on the mobile app (coming soon to web!). The GPS coordinates must be added in the "GPS Coordinates" box in the photo details, in the decimal format, i.e.

46.416229, 9.915966

Difficulty rating - the difficulty rating will appear in the adventure list as a colour-coded line, below the title and statistics for the route. You can choose between Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Severe and Extreme. Tap the 'i' button for more information on how the difficulties are defined for the chosen activity. This is a requirement for any route that you would like to publish.

Description - here is where you can add the main body of text to your route that will appear when your route has been selected. Try to be as accurate and informative as you can here, as well as inspirational and descriptive. You can also add website links here that are clickable. This is a requirement for any route that you would like to publish.

Alternative Name(s) - here you can add other names for the route that it might be known as.

Characteristics - fill in the check boxes here to add more information about the route characteristics and features.

Hazards - add information here on any hazards that the route may have.

Ski Grade and Ski Grade Labande -  (freeride, resort and ski-touring activities only) - add more information on the grade of the skiing route. Tap the 'i' button for more information on how the grades are defined.

Remoteness - add information on the proximity of the route to the nearest town or civilisation. Tap the 'i'button for more information on how the remoteness is defined.

Exposure - add information on exposure of the route. Tap the 'i' button for more information on how the exposure is defined.

Equipment -  fill in the check boxes here to add more information about the equipment that might be needed.

Typical Season - fill in the check boxes here to indicate the typical months this route is possible.

Once you have added all this information you can choose to save the route privately or publish it publicly to the map.

How to edit or delete your Routes

You can edit or delete any of your own Routes on the FATMAP web platform.

1. On the FATMAP website, click on your Profile button on the left-hand side of the screen (the symbol of a person)
2. Go the My Routes tab
3. Find the Route you would like to edit and click on it
4. Click the Preference button (three dots) just under the title
5. From the dropdown menu select either Edit or Delete Track

Editing Options

• You can edit any of the details and photos on your routes
• If you would like to extend your line further, you can continue drawing your line by double-clicking on the end-point, and clicking to place another point.
• Click on any point on the line that you’d like to adjust
• With the point selected you can now hit the delete key to remove it, or you can even move it by clicking and dragging it to a new position
• You can delete multiple points by clicking on one point, holding the shift key down and clicking on another point, you will see that all the points in between are selected, hit the delete key and all the points will be deleted
• If you want to add any points on a route, hold the A key down and click on the line where you would like to add a new point

Once you've made all the edits, click Save to save all the changes you have made or Cancel to revert back to the original settings.