How To Import A GPX Route File For Navigating

[Sonwon1]

Wolfgang Studer posted in googlegroups a solution for importing a GPX routing file into OsmAnd so you can build a navigable route. I quote,

While using tracks in GPX files in OSMAND is easy and straight forward and well supported, using routes is, how to say, a kind of unloved child in OSMAND. It works but!

Note: To determinate if you have route or tracks, have a look into your GPX file. You will find a segment, which indicates a route.

Also note: The advantage of a route is that it works on various navigation devices/apps with different map versions. The disadvantage is that the route is calculated based on the device/app settings and maps, which may result into different ways to be driven.

So how to use routes in OSMAND?

1. Go to "Map markers", there to "Groups"

2. In case there is any group, disable the group by slide the right sided switch to the left. On the next OSMAND start, these disabled groups will be deleted.

3. Now go to "list" and make sure, there is no remaining item. In case there are any, go to "More" and select "Move all to history".

4. Finally go to "History" and use the "clear" link on the top right corner till all is gone and your history is empty.

5. Leave "Map markers"

6. Go to "My Places"

7. In case there is any entry except "Personal" or "Favorites", click on the 3 dots on each and click on "Delete".

8. Leave "My Places"
   ==> You have now a clean environment to start on. Sometimes it is also good to restart OSMAND at this point ...

9. Go to "My Places", click on the + sign and import your GPX file with the route

10. You may see now a new entry, e.g. named "user".

11. click on the 3 dots and choose "Add to map markers".

12. "My Places" are closed and you are back on the map.

13. Go to "Map markers", there to "More" and choose "Plan a route".

14. In the appearing popup, click to "Options", then "Select All".

15. make sure that your waypoints are in correct order.
    ==> Note: so called shaping points you have in your route, which does not exist as a waypoint are not loaded by OSMAND!

16. Click to "Options" again, then "Navigation".

Voila, your done. You have your route inside OSMAND which each individual waypoint in proper sequence.

After your route is completely driven, just follow step 1-8 as described above to make sure, you can start fresh on your next route.

Also a note in case of multi day routes: Do not export them all in one GPX. OSMAND makes a big mess when importing them and does not distinguish between the individual routes but just import the waypoints ....
A better choice is to export each day as an individual file and import the next only after you completed the previous (and clean up after prev route is completed).

Me again, can we please have this added to the documentation until progress is made with open issue #20100. If I had known about this a year ago it would have saved me 15 hours of headaches.