Tools to map a specific distance

The problem, in plain words: “I want an app that lets me input a distance and marks that distance from my current location so I can plan a run.”

No tool in the catalog fully fits this yet.

You want a mobile-friendly app that uses your current GPS position, accepts a numeric distance, and displays that distance as a mark or radius on a map to plan a run.

Updated July 2026.

Partly fits

GPS Fields Area Measure Mappartial · 70

Its core purpose is measuring distance, perimeter and area on a map, which aligns with visually marking a fixed distance from your location.

Won’t cover: The app is primarily aimed at field work for farmers and surveyors rather than recreational running route planning.

Footpath Route Plannerpartial · 55

Footpath is a route-planning app that measures distance and elevation as you draw, so it helps plan runs by distance but expects you to sketch routes rather than auto-draw a radius.

Won’t cover: It focuses on creating and snapping drawn routes rather than automatically marking a simple distance-radius from your current location.

Whatshalfwaypartial · 50

Whatshalfway supports using your location and custom search radii, so it can display a distance-based area around a point, though its main purpose is midpoint and meeting-place search.

Won’t cover: The app is designed for finding halfway meeting points and venue searches rather than dedicated running-route planning from a radius.

GPS & Maps: Location Trackerpartial · 48

This GPS app focuses on showing and tracking your location on maps for outdoor activities, which can help you visualise distances from your current spot.

Won’t cover: It is a general outdoor GPS/navigation tool and does not specialise in automatically drawing a precise distance-radius for run planning.

Nothing fully fits this yet

A simple mobile app that auto-draws a distance-radius from your live GPS location for run planning.

Questions

Is there a tool that fully solves this?

Not fully, yet. A simple mobile app that auto-draws a distance-radius from your live GPS location for run planning.

What won't these tools cover?

The app is primarily aimed at field work for farmers and surveyors rather than recreational running route planning. · It focuses on creating and snapping drawn routes rather than automatically marking a simple distance-radius from your current location. · The app is designed for finding halfway meeting points and venue searches rather than dedicated running-route planning from a radius. · It is a general outdoor GPS/navigation tool and does not specialise in automatically drawing a precise distance-radius for run planning.

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