Plan a route offline

There is no separate routing download. Routing data comes with every United States map you download.

1. Connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Open the menu and tap Map Management. This opens Offline Maps.
3. Pick your home region and tap Download Map. The size line on the region shows a Route: amount in MB. That is the routing data.
4. Wait until the region shows Installed. The map can show Installed even if the routing part failed to download.

If routing data is missing, the app tries again the next time you open the map while you are online. If a route still fails, check your connection and open the map again.

There is no separate routing download. Routing data comes with every United States map you download.

1. Connect to Wi-Fi.
2. Open the menu and tap Map Management. This opens Offline Maps.
3. Pick your home region and tap Download Map. The size line on the region shows a Route: amount in MB. That is the routing data.
4. Wait until the region shows Installed. The map can show Installed even if the routing part failed to download.

If routing data is missing, the app tries again the next time you open the map while you are online. If a route still fails, check your connection and open the map again.

There is no separate routing download. Routing data comes with every United States map you download.

1. Use a good connection.
2. Open Maps from the navigation. This opens Offline Maps.
3. Pick your home region and click Download Map. The size line on the region shows a Route: amount in MB. That is the routing data.
4. Wait until the region shows Installed. The map can show Installed even if the routing part failed to download.

The desktop app does not retry by itself. If routes fail later, delete the map from the Installed tab and download it again while you are online. The download fetches routing data that is missing.

1. Open the menu and tap Settings.
2. Find My Vehicles. Tap Add Your First Vehicle, or Add Vehicle if you already have one.
3. Enter a Vehicle Name and pick a Vehicle Type. If Use typical values appears, tap it for a starting point, then fix the numbers to match your vehicle.
4. Fill in height, width, length and weight, then save. For RVs, trucks and trailers, height and weight help the app avoid low bridges and weight limits. Cars are routed as ordinary cars.
5. Below that, Driving Options sets the defaults for every trip: Default route type, Avoid toll roads and Avoid major highways. Routes you plan from the phone use these defaults.

1. Open the menu and tap Settings.
2. Find My Vehicles. Tap Add Your First Vehicle, or Add Vehicle if you already have one.
3. Enter a Vehicle Name and pick a Vehicle Type. If Use typical values appears, tap it for a starting point, then fix the numbers to match your vehicle.
4. Fill in height, width, length and weight, then save. For RVs, trucks and trailers, height and weight help the app avoid low bridges and weight limits. Cars are routed as ordinary cars.
5. Below that, Driving Options sets the defaults for every trip: Default route type, Avoid toll roads and Avoid major highways. Routes you plan from the phone use these defaults.

1. Open the account menu at the top right and click Settings.
2. Find My Vehicles. Click Add Your First Vehicle, or Add Vehicle if you already have one.
3. Enter a Vehicle Name and pick a Vehicle Type. If Use typical values appears, click it for a starting point, then fix the numbers to match your vehicle.
4. Fill in height, width, length and weight, then save. For RVs, trucks and trailers, height and weight help the app avoid low bridges and weight limits. Cars are routed as ordinary cars.
5. Below that, Driving Options sets the defaults for every trip: Default route type, Avoid toll roads and Avoid major highways. You can change them for a single trip in the Route options panel when you plan it.

1. Open the map. Search with Search places, addresses, or coordinates..., then tap the place you want.
2. Tap Directions. The route is drawn on the map right away.
3. Or touch and hold the spot on the map for about a second. A small menu opens with Drop Pin, Route From Here and Route To Here. Tap Route To Here and the route is drawn right away.
4. To leave from somewhere other than where you are, touch and hold that spot and tap Route From Here first. Otherwise routes start from your current location (GPS).
5. On the phone there is no per-trip options screen. Routes use your default vehicle and Driving Options from Settings.

1. Open the map. Search with Search places, addresses, or coordinates..., then tap the place you want.
2. Tap Directions. The route is drawn on the map right away.
3. Or touch and hold the spot on the map for about a second. A small menu opens with Drop Pin, Route From Here and Route To Here. Tap Route To Here and the route is drawn right away.
4. To leave from somewhere other than where you are, touch and hold that spot and tap Route From Here first. Otherwise routes start from your current location (GPS).
5. On the phone there is no per-trip options screen. Routes use your default vehicle and Driving Options from Settings.

1. Open the map. Search for a place and click it, then click Get Directions.
2. Or right-click the map and choose Route To Here. To start somewhere other than where you are, right-click that spot and choose Route From Here first.
3. The Route options panel opens. Under How are you travelling? pick a saved vehicle, Walking or Biking, set any avoids, and click Start route.

The router does not pick hazard-free roads for you. It follows the road data on your device. You tell it about closures, and it can show nearby fire data.

• Mark a blocked road. Add a pin, choose the Hazard category (⚠️ Hazard/Warning in the quick pin menu), and tick Road impassable — route around it. Every route you plan avoids that spot until you delete the pin or it expires.
• Reroute while driving. While a route is running, the map's button stack shows an orange icon of two circular arrows. On hover, or to a screen reader, it reads Road blocked ahead — reroute. It blocks the road just ahead and finds another way to the same place. It is hidden when you are not navigating.
• Allow rough roads. Another button in the same stack is a grey warning-triangle icon, shown only while navigating. On hover or to a screen reader it reads Emergency reroute. It also allows fire roads and other rough roads, and drops your vehicle size limits, so check what the road is really like. The triangle turns red while it is on. Tap it again to go back to normal roads.
• Fire notice. If a route passes near fire data the app already has, a notice such as Active fire near your route appears. It is information only. The app does not steer you around the fire. With no signal, it only knows the fire data it last downloaded.

The router does not pick hazard-free roads for you. It follows the road data on your device. You tell it about closures, and it can show nearby fire data.

• Mark a blocked road. Add a pin, choose the Hazard category (⚠️ Hazard/Warning in the quick pin menu), and tick Road impassable — route around it. Every route you plan avoids that spot until you delete the pin or it expires.
• Reroute while driving. While a route is running, the map's button stack shows an orange icon of two circular arrows. On hover, or to a screen reader, it reads Road blocked ahead — reroute. It blocks the road just ahead and finds another way to the same place. It is hidden when you are not navigating.
• Allow rough roads. Another button in the same stack is a grey warning-triangle icon, shown only while navigating. On hover or to a screen reader it reads Emergency reroute. It also allows fire roads and other rough roads, and drops your vehicle size limits, so check what the road is really like. The triangle turns red while it is on. Tap it again to go back to normal roads.
• Fire notice. If a route passes near fire data the app already has, a notice such as Active fire near your route appears. It is information only. The app does not steer you around the fire. With no signal, it only knows the fire data it last downloaded.

The router does not pick hazard-free roads for you. It follows the road data on your computer. You tell it about closures, and it can show nearby fire data.

• Mark a blocked road. Add a pin, choose the Hazard category (⚠️ Hazard/Warning in the quick pin menu), and tick Road impassable — route around it. Every route you plan avoids that spot until you delete the pin or it expires.
• Reroute while driving. While a route is running, the map's button stack shows an orange icon of two circular arrows. On hover, or to a screen reader, it reads Road blocked ahead — reroute. It blocks the road just ahead and finds another way to the same place. It is hidden when you are not navigating.
• Allow rough roads. Another button in the same stack is a grey warning-triangle icon, shown only while navigating. On hover or to a screen reader it reads Emergency reroute. It also allows fire roads and other rough roads, and drops your vehicle size limits, so check what the road is really like. The triangle turns red while it is on. Click it again to go back to normal roads.
• Fire notice. If a route passes near fire data the app already has, a notice such as Active fire near your route appears. It is information only. The app does not steer you around the fire. With no signal, it only knows the fire data it last downloaded.