Route Privacy

Biketerra has a robust system for creating and sharing routes. Every route contains one of the following privacy levels:

(Default) Unlisted, and can only be viewed and ridden by you.

Unlisted, but can be shared with other subscribers, or used as the route for events that you create (if a subscriber).

Listed publicly. These routes were submitted for publication, and have passed the quality review by our team.

Submission rules

Please only submit routes for publication that follow these guidelines:

Search before submitting. If it's a well-known route, there's a chance it's already in the route collection.
Please submit ONLY A->B or 1-lap loop routes. We DO NOT yet support routes containing overlaps (i.e. out-and-back routes).
We will NOT approve routes containing sensitive start/end points. Don't submit routes that start at your house or driveway 😅
In the Route Editor's "Quality" section:
- The route should have 0 Kinks (drastic direction changes).
- The route should have Elevation alignment of 80+
- The route should have Gradient smoothness of 80+
In the Route Editor's map area:
- Annotate all bridges and tunnels
- Zoom in until you see the individual route points
- Ensure points are aligned with the road on the map (if not, drag to move the points)
- Ensure there's no overly sharp turns. If so, click on the route path to add new intermediate points, and use those points to "smooth" the turn.
- Use the UI to adjust elevation alignment and/or route smoothness.
Please give your route a thoughtful title. It's a bit subjective, but the key is to make it informative without being too verbose.
- BAD: "My route"
- BAD: "20251214-garmin-export"
- GOOD: "Harrington Sound Loop, Bermuda"
- GOOD: "Col de Fouchy"
- GOOD: "2015 UCI Road World Championships Richmond"