What we mean exactly by the length of a route is the total distance that the trajectory follows. This not only takes into account curves and elevation differences, but even the curvature of the earth (for the topographers among us). This gives you an accurate calculation of the actual route distance.
Difficulty based on Length
The (relative) difficulty is expressed as 1/10 (very easy) to 10/10 (very difficult). 1/10 means that according to this criterion, this route is among the 10% easiest routes. 10/10 means that according to this criterion, this route is among the 10% most difficult routes (or that there are 90% of routes that are easier than this one for this criterion).
Frequently Asked Questions
A route consists of a large series of small lines (vectors) that are linked together. Most applications calculate the total distance by summing all those small distances.
The biggest difference between the calculated distances is because the number of small lines or vectors that make up your route differs, depending on the method you use to create that route.Some examples of different methods:
- A route recorded with a GPS
Recording a route. - A route drawn on RouteYou via "Nicest Routing"
Routing option 'Nicest'. - A route drawn on RouteYou with the "Manual" option
Routing option 'Manual'.
Your GPS recording contains many inaccuracies. On average, such a GPS is 5-15 m off. But sometimes this can amount to more than 100m. Such a recording usually also shows a zigzag pattern. And if you add up all those distances, you usually end up with a greater distance than you actually cover.