Route planning is either a joy or a nightmare, depending on your perspective. I find it a joy, which is good as it’s my job. From the first inkling and idea about a tour, to the final plan, I am happy to while my days away working on routes and plans.
I have just spent eight days finalising the routes for a tour in the USA. That’s eight days detailing the routes, creating the .gpx routes, writing the turn-by-turn route notes, and marking up the master maps with the routes. All of this
