Tools to Plan Walking Routes

The problem, in plain words: “I want to plan a walking route that starts and ends at home.”

Footpath Route Planner fits best, with 3 more that fit too.

You want to plan a walking route that begins and ends at home; your location is not specified.

Updated September 2026.

What fits

Lets you draw a route and snap it to roads and trails, so you can plan a walking loop that returns to its starting point.

Best for: Drawing and navigating a custom walking route.

Same approach: Map to GPS 83 · komoot - hike, bike & run 79 · Outdooractive. Hike and Ride 76

Partly fits

MyRoute-apppartial · 55

It supports custom route planning and navigation, but is presented for trips rather than specifically for walking.

Won’t cover: It is framed as a general trip planner, not a walking-focused route planner.

TrailLink: Bike, Run, Walkpartial · 51

It helps walkers discover mapped trails, which may offer routes for a walk starting near home.

Won’t cover: It focuses on finding trails rather than planning a custom route from home and back.

Dog Walkspartial · 48

It offers tried-and-tested walking routes, but is aimed at dog owners looking for routes in England.

Won’t cover: Its route collection is specific to dog walks in England, rather than general home-to-home route planning.

Pacer Pedometer Step Counterpartial · 46

It maps walking routes with GPS, but its main focus is step tracking and fitness rather than planning a route in advance.

Won’t cover: It tracks routes as you walk rather than serving primarily as a route planner.

Questions

What's the best tool to Plan Walking Routes?

Footpath Route Planner is the strongest match — Lets you draw a route and snap it to roads and trails, so you can plan a walking loop that returns to its starting point.

Is there a tool that fully solves this?

4 products match this closely.

What won't these tools cover?

It is framed as a general trip planner, not a walking-focused route planner. · It focuses on finding trails rather than planning a custom route from home and back. · Its route collection is specific to dog walks in England, rather than general home-to-home route planning. · It tracks routes as you walk rather than serving primarily as a route planner.

Not quite your version of it?

Describe the problem in your own words and the matcher will read it fresh — including products too new to be anywhere else.

Try your own problem

Matched by Matchbox. Nothing here is sponsored and payment never affects ranking. Products link to their listings; some are auto-extracted and not yet maker-verified.