What's New

In the past, information about upcoming Highlights, Points of Interest, and Saved Places (and how far away they are from your current position) wasn’t available during navigation, meaning you were missing key information—for example, where the next water refill point is.

Now, the list of places (and the distance remaining to each one) is available as you navigate. View or hide the list using the handy toggle at the top right of the screen. You’ll … Continue reading

 If you love connecting with friends over outdoor adventures, then this update is for you.

Now, the completed activity summary on Android and iOS has a fresh design, so you can share your unforgettable journeys and keep a record of your adventures on social media or your phone. 

If you try it, we’d love to see your adventures—tag us on Instagram with @komoot.

Collections conveniently bundle saved routes, activities, and Highlights into one place to easily plan a new trip or revisit an old one. However, searching through hundreds of Collections to find the one you’re looking for can take up valuable exploring time. 

Now, you can filter or sort Collection libraries by sport, location, elevation, or distance to find options that match your requirements. Plus, search a Collection library by name to find … Continue reading

Introducing the much-requested Personal Heatmaps feature! 🎉

With this powerful new map layer, you can see the paths you take most often and the ones you’ve yet to visit, directly in the Planner. 

Here’s how the new feature works: 

Add the Personal Heatmap as a map layer directly in the Planner or Routes tab

Choose between lesser-used paths (lighter pink lines) or tried-and-tested favorites (darker magenta lines)

Switch to a sport-specific map to see … Continue reading

Now, everything you need to navigate and record an activity is available right on your wrist. That means it’s now possible to leave your phone in your pocket—or even at home—as you explore the outdoors.

Offline navigation with the Apple Watch app is available to all users with an unlocked map region, no subscription required.

What’s included:

Detailed maps including trails, paths, and street details, and the option to zoom in and pan around your … Continue reading

When you’re out on a long journey, gas stations are sometimes the only places to pick up snacks or water. Now, they have their own Point of Interest category, so you can find one along your route, stock up, and even use a real bathroom!

We’ve plotted the course for 2026 using feedback from more than 100 users in 1:1 interviews, plus thousands of insights from large-scale surveys. From this information, we curated a list of the top requests and used it to prioritize what we’ll be working on this year. 

Here are the top five things to expect in the first half of 2026: 

📱A better Mobile Route Planner for on-the-go planning. We’re bringing key features like Trail View and Route … Continue reading

Great adventures require a great route. 🥾

With that in mind, here are three updates that make planning on komoot.com smoother than ever:

🛣️ A clear surface type breakdown

No more mental math to work out how much of your route is paved. You can now see a summary of the percentage of paved, unpaved, and unknown surfaces in the Planner sidebar—and see the sections highlighted directly on the route line.

👟 A customizable Pace Control

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In the past, komoot’s search was mainly geographical—you needed to know where something was on the map to find it using the search bar. As a result, many well-known trails, named routes, and Highlights (for example, Ben Nevis) were harder to discover than they should have been.

Now, you can use the search bar to easily discover:

100,000+ routes and trails

4 million+ Highlights

3,000+ long-distance and multi-day adventures

Spend less time searching … Continue reading

The perfect route looks different for everyone. Whether yours includes beautiful scenery, tranquil paths, or the flattest terrain, you can now select your requirements in the Route Planner. Just click the icon showing two sliders next to “Round Trip/One Way” in the sidebar.

As you’re building a new route, komoot’s algorithm will automatically plan your route via paths that meet these conditions (given they don’t prolong your journey too much).

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By popular request: You can now see where other komoot users are biking, hiking, and running with Community Heatmaps. 

Here’s how the new feature works: 

Add the Heatmap as a map layer directly in the Planner or Routes tab

Choose between lesser-used paths (lighter pink lines) or tried-and-tested favorites (darker magenta lines)

View a combined Heatmap that shows where everyone is adventuring, or switch to a sport-specific map to see specific … Continue reading

Heading out on a carefully planned route just to find out part of the trail is closed can derail your whole day.

Previously, komoot displayed a generic warning encouraging users to seek information about temporary closures from external sources. With this update, we do the work for you. Information about when and why a path is restricted is available directly in the listing for ready-made routes, and in the Planner sidebar as you plan a route. 

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