How to make a route card with Route Card

1. On the main screen, tap the three dots in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
2. Open Coordinate System and choose:
   • MGRS: the NATO standard. Works worldwide, including routes that cross UTM zones. Looks like 30UVC66944690.
   • OSGB: the OS National Grid printed on British maps. Valid within Great Britain. Looks like SN98202030.
3. Open Bearing Unit and choose NATO Mils (0–6400) or Degrees (0–360°).

Route Card uses your pacing count to tell you how many double steps each leg will take, so you can track distance on the ground without GPS.

1. Walk a measured 100 metres and count your double steps: one every time the same foot lands.
2. In Settings, open Pacing and enter the number in Double steps per 100m.

Go back to the main screen. Each pair of points makes one leg of your route.

1. Tap Enter Start Grid and type the grid reference of your start point. Spaces are optional.
2. Type your next waypoint in the second box.
3. Tap Add Row for every extra waypoint, and type each grid reference in turn.
4. Made a mistake? Remove Row deletes the last row. You always keep at least two: a start and a finish.

Speeds are in km/h and set the time for each leg and your ETAs.

1. Type a speed in the first leg's Speed box.
2. Tap the double-arrow icon beside it to apply that speed to every leg in one go.
3. Adjust any leg to suit the ground. In this route the first leg is a long climb, so it's set to 3 km/h and the rest stay at 4 km/h.

Notes are optional and are printed on your route card with the leg they belong to.

1. Tap Leg Notes under any leg and type landmarks, obstacles, hazards, RV details or anything else useful, up to 256 characters.

With a start time, your route card shows an ETA for every waypoint: useful for reporting timings, or for letting someone know when to expect you.

1. Tap Set Start Time at the top of the main screen.
2. Choose the hour, then the minutes, and tap OK.
3. To remove it, tap the X beside the time.

Scroll down and tap Update. Route Card calculates every leg and shows your route card at the top of the screen.

Change anything later, such as a grid, a speed or the start time, and tap Update again to recalculate.

Each leg shows everything you need to walk it. Tap the numbered buttons at the bottom of the card to move between legs.

Keep the card clean by hiding anything you don't use.

1. Open Settings, then Route Card Columns.
2. Switch off any column you don't need. If you don't pace count, for example, turn off Double Steps.
3. Go back and tap Update. The column disappears from your route card. Switch it back on at any time.

Saving routes is part of Route Card Pro, a one-time in-app purchase with no subscription. To upgrade, tap the three dots and choose Route Card Pro.

1. To save, tap the three dots, then Save Route, then Save. The first time, you'll be asked to name the route. After that, Save updates it under the same name.
2. To keep a copy under a different name, choose Save As… instead. If that name is already taken, you'll be asked before it's overwritten.
3. To open a saved route, choose Load Route and tap the route you want. Its grids, speeds, notes and start time are all restored.
4. In the saved routes list you can also Rename or Delete a route.

Tap Clear at the bottom of the main screen to wipe every row, speed, note and the start time, ready for your next route.

Your settings (grid system, bearing unit, pacing count, display style, theme and columns) are kept.