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In this case, he’d made the mistake of downloading a GPX of the route, but in the other direction, so when he reversed it in Komoot, it introduced some errors he didn’t spot.
I'm guessing he didn't check it on his PC...
All (well most) of the problems seem to be people trying to use it directly on a phone ..
I've used it since pre-commercialisation so no part of my workflow takes place on a phone except recording or following a route I've planned or QC'd on my PC.
IMHO if this is what you want it works really well.
Unfortunately one of them was straight up the big hill behind the Black Sail Hut in Ennerdale, presumably because it a shorter distance, and cut out a seemingly annoying (but very necessary) tarmac climb up Honister
Ah... I spent most of my mid teens in and around Ennerdale before Brian the old warden died on a fishing trip to Patagonia and they put in a road and electric and stuff.
Komoot, right - so I did a couple of rides in Spain, first one, for reasons I'll not got into I started Komoot halfway round and yes, there it is in my timeline.
2nd one, I recorded the whole ride. Not in my timeline. I found it in there once! I know cos I exported it to Gpx, but have clicked on every single option in the stupid app and can't find it again! Where is it? Why is it not on my timeline? PLleeease help meeeee
Got there in the end. What a messy app. 😛
Its great. I've used it multiple times and its never let me down. Very easy to alter routes and divert to a 'place of interest. One thing I will say though is that its far easier to plan a route using it on a pc rather than the app on your phone. Don't do that.
Its far superior to anything else out there including Strava. Also you need to pay for it otherwise its limited.
All of these route planning applications have things they are good at and things they are not so good at. It’s just a case of using what works best for you.
I find komoot is the best application I’ve ever used for quickly plotting a loop on the gravel bike. I can just drop a handful of points for places I want to visit and leave it to find a suitable route between them. It usually picks something interesting and has led to me finding some real gems. The estimated time also works quite well once you’ve decided what fitness level you are. I can plan a four hour loop in under 10 minutes (including downloading to the Garmin and checking the satellite image for any potential problems).
For routes that are purely off-road I prefer Strava as the heat map lets me find the tracks less travelled. But it’s just horses for courses really.