GPS-tracks and Route-App

Download in de App-Store van Apple
Download in de Play Store van Google.

• When you open it, you will see some messages (Not necessarily in this order):
  1. Dear user, in order to install the application, it is necessary to allow access to galleries and multimedia content. This is only for storing images and maps during use without an internet connection. The application does not access your content or personal information in any way.
  The App also has access to your location to help you navigate routes on a map. Have a safe journey!
• Click NEXT
• The translation of the next message is:
  2. Allow Fietsvakantiewinkel to use your location?
• Click 'Toestaan' (= Yes), or 'Bij gebruik van de app' (= Allow while using app)
• The translation of the next message is:
• 3. Would you like to give the Fietsvakantiewinkel access to photos, media and files on your device?
• Click 'Toestaan' (= Yes)

Well, Dutch looks easy here ;-)

For you, as a non-Dutch speaker, the first three in the list are relevant:

'Beschikbare routes' shows all the routes available in the app,
'Offline routes' are the routes you have downloaded for offline use,
'Account', here you can change your personal settings.

Always create an account before buying routes! With iOS, it is possible to buy routes without an account, but the chance of losing them are real. As soon as you uninstall and reinstall the app, everything is gone. When you create an account first, so you can always get the routes back that you bought.

• Go to 'Account' in the menu
• Click on Registreren (= To register)

Translation/explenation of the words you will see while creating an account:

• Voornaam = First name
• Achternaam = Sur name / Family name
• Schermnaam = Screen name: this must be a unique name. If you are unable to create an account, it is usually because the username already exists. Please choose a more illogical one.
• Gebruikersnaam = User name: use your email address
• Wachtwoord = Password: The password must be at least 6 characters long and can include the following characters: (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) and the following symbols: -_./\
• Bevestig wachtwoord = Confirm password
• And click again on Registreren.

Congratulation! Now you have an account!

If you now go to Account in the menu, or maybe you're still there, you see the following:

• Registreer uw aankopen = Register your purchases (recommended!). If you click, you will receive this message:
  You can link your purchases to this account to access your purchased content on other devices. Continue?
  Click on 'Ja' (yes)
• Uitloggen = To log out
• Profiel verwijderen = Delete profile/account

At the top right you will see a little pencil. You can update your personal details here. Just by tapping on your name, sure name and screen name. Click on Bijwerken (= Update)

You can also change your password.

• Nieuw wachtwoord = New password
• Wachtwoord moet minstens 6 tekens lang zijn = The password must be at least 6 characters long
• Bevestig wachtwoord = Confirm password

Click on Wijzig wachtwoord (= Change password)

To search a route, go to Menu -> Beschikbare routes (= Available routes)

You can search by Country, by Number of kilometres or by Route makers. You can also search on the map, therefore you have to click on the small map icon at the top right. If you are curious about what routes are out there, all these search options are very useful. Just try it...

Note that if you open a route, you can't see details, but just a map and a Dutch description of the route and the option to purchase the route. After purchasing, you see all the tracks and detailed information.

Now we are going to search for Gudbrandsdalsleden. Since you already know that you have to search in Norway, 'Search by country', the Flags symbol, is the most convenient option.

• Click on the symbol with the flags on the left side.
• Choose for the beautiful Norwegian flag.
• And click on Het Olavspad / Gudbrandsdalsleden and there it is!

If you click on alles lezen (= read all), and you scroll down, you'll find the English text.

 N.B. Only the descriptions of the routes from Via Gaia and EOS Cycling are currently translated in English. After clicking 'alles lezen' (= read all), you have to scroll down.

And now I hope you would like to cycle the route, so let's go to purchase.

• Click on the orange button with the shopping basket.
• And now it depends on your personal settings how you can do your in-app purchases, so hopefully it will work itself out in terms of payment.
• The green button Herstel aankopen is useful if you already have an account, but you have an other or a new device. When you reinstall the app, open it and log in, you can use this button to reactivate previously purchased routes. You won't have to buy them again.

Congratulations! You just bought your first route.

I know that you can't wait to cycle, but it might be a good idea to take a look first on how to use the app for navigation, or how to search for services.

The app can also be used when you are offline. You can download the tracks in advance (at home) using Wifi. So you don't need to use data on the road.

Okay, let's go to the Gudbrandsdalsleden. You have just purchased the route, so you will also see the associated tracks/stages. In Dutch it's called Trajecten (1 traject, 2 trajecten). There are a lot of them, and it may look a bit cluttered. But when you open a track, you can read at the bottom which track you should continue on. And sometimes it says that at the end of a track you can choose between two tracks before continuing.

When arriving in Oslo by ferry or train, Stage O is the first track that you can use to get to the start of the route. So, let's download this one first.

• Click on the track. (By the way, you can use the app online, but that uses your data budget.)
• Click on the download icon at the top right. You will see this message:
  Download track
  You can download this track by pressing OK. To do this, you need to be connected to the internet. After downloading, you can use this track/stage offline.
• Click on OK. It can take a while, so take your time for every single track.
• After downloading, the download icon at the top right is orange instead of grey.

If you go back to the overview of all the tracks, you will see that the icon is also placed after the name of the track you have downloaded.

You can now find the route in Menu -> Offline routes (also even if you have download only one track).

So, finally you can jump on your bike! But I suppose you would like to know how to navigate...

• Go to the route you want to cycle. You might want to explore Oslo first! And there is a nice route in the app, Korte routes in Noorwegen / Short routes in Norway
• Choose for Rondje Oslo / Highlights of Oslo (remember how to find routes?) and download the track (see previous step).
• You will see an overview map, a description (click on alles lezen, = read all, to read the English text). And at the bottom you will see some photos and an elevation profile. You can get a better view of this elevation profile by clicking on the square with arrows next to Hoogteprofiel (= elevation profile).

• To navigate, click on the square with arrows at the bottom right of the map
• The map can be zoomed in and out using your thumb and index finger.
• A green dot indicates where you are on the route at that moment. You won't see a dot in this example because I'm at home in the Netherlands while I'm making this instruction.
• Click on 'GO' in the top left-hand corner. This will give you a very detailed map. If you try this at home, you'll get a map of your home address, as in this example. At the top it says Niet op de goede weg (= Not on the right track). But now you have an idea of how detailed this map is when you are navigating.

The app includes facilities such as campsites, hotels, bike repair shops, etc. These are not visible when you open a route. Want to know where there is a supermarket? Or a campsite? Or what ever? Open a route and click on the icon with the coloured dots at the top right.

You will now see an overview of all the facilities. You can click on as many as you like, but if you click on everything it can get a bit cluttered and confusing.

If you click on an icon, for example a campsite, you will see all the details available on that campsite.

You can add a review yourself by clicking on the icon with the plus sign at the bottom right.

You are probably on a route when you want to share something. Think about road works, a new bike repair shop, a supermarket...

• Go to the Navigation screen (see Navigation). Click on the middle icon with the plus sign at the bottom. You will see two options:
  Routewijziging toevoegen, = Add Route Change
  Voorziening toevoegen = Add Facility
• Click on one of them. In this example, we're going to add a campsite, so click onVoorziening toevoegen, = Add Facility

• Click on the drop-down menu with the plus sign Selecteer een categorie, = Select a category.
• You can scroll down through the following options:
  Campings = Campsites
  Afstapmoment = Drop-off point
  ATM machine = ATM
  Horeca = Eatery
  Bezienswaardigheden = Sights
  Supermarkten = Supermarkets
  Fietsenmakers = Bike repair shops
  Logies = Accommodation

In this case we choose Horeca. Click on Gereed, = Done

• Enter the name (naam) in the top field
• Click Selecteer de locatie = Select the location
• Once you are at the location at the moment, it is simple: click on the green dot. Once you have made some progress, drag the map with your thumb and index finger to make sure the green ring ends up exactly where you want it, then click on the green ring.

• Write a message in the large box if you wish.
• You can add photos if you wish.
• Click on the green block, Versturen (= Send), at the bottom
• Your suggestion will appear in the app within a few days.

You can also write a review: go back to the previous step.

Thank you for submitting! This will help keep the app up to date.

If you're missing something or the text is unclear (English is not my native language), please let me know!
If you have any technical problems with the app, you can contact the Fietsvakantiewinkel (they all speak English).

God tur! Enjoy your trip!