If you’d like to take your node route with you on paper, you can use our print option 'the node strip'. The node strip is a narrow band that neatly displays the node numbers of your route in order, side by side or underneath each other. This print option is only available when you plan a route using node routing.
Read all about routing options here.
Printing routes is possible with a RouteYou Plus.
- With a Plus account you can adjust the following items:
- the paper size: A4 or smaller
- the orientation of your map view: portrait or landscape
- the output format: a PDF or an image (PNG format)
- With a Premium account or higher you can choose to print a route on a larger paper size than standard A4.
- Node numbers are shown in order and are clearly recognizable by a black-bordered circle with the node number inside (see figure under next title).
- Start and end nodes are emphasized: they appear in a black circle with the node number in white text.
- Next to each node, the total distance from the starting point of the route is indicated.
- Between two consecutive nodes, the distance in kilometers is also shown.
In the download, we offer the node list in two different formats.
1 - The vertical node strip
This format provides a vertical sequence of the node list. If the route is long, the list is sorted into multiple columns. Just cut and paste them together!
Tip: This is the ideal format when using a Bike Buddy.
2 - The horizontal node strip
This format provides a horizontal sequence of the node list. The list is sorted into rows and blocks for easy reading and cutting. Larger blocks are numbered to maintain the correct order.
Tip: This is the ideal format for use with a Node Holder or on top of your handlebar bag.
The popular node-based navigation system continues to expand daily into new regions and countries.
Most networks are physically signposted with boards. However, some are only available digitally and lack physical signs. These are called virtual node networks.
On RouteYou, we offer both and allow routes combining physical and virtual nodes. To distinguish them, physical nodes are shown with a solid circle and virtual nodes with a dashed circle. This applies both online and in prints.
ONLINE:
PRINT EXAMPLES:
- Go to the detail page of the desired route.
- Click at the bottom of the left column on
and then choose node strip.
- Click on Download.
- Optionally adjust your print preferences and click 'Download'
TIP
Although a node strip is a beautiful and compact way to follow your route, it is sensitive to issues as mentioned in this testimonial:
"In the field we missed one node. Was it not there or did we not see it, I don't know. After the roundabout of Poelkapelle (Guynemer, stork). Somewhere there... Near the Polygon Forest we saw that two nodes were swapped. And on the way from Nieuwpoort to Veurne (but that's outside the route) they made node 66 look like 99. (those rascals)"
Therefore, we advise you to always take a map print such as the overview map or the Roadbook along with the node strip.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does not every node route offer the node strip as a print option?
The node strip is only offered as a print option for routes that were actually planned using node routing. Only in that case is a clear link made to the map layer containing the node network.
In the route planner, you can also plan a route using, for example, the 'most beautiful' or 'shortest' routing and visualize the node network as a map layer. This way, you can plan a route entirely or partially along the node network. However, technically no link is made to that node layer. That only happens with node routing. In that case, a node list or strip will NOT be automatically generated.