Route builder

Draw your ride on the map.

A free route builder for cyclists. Click waypoints, follow cycling roads or draw freehand, and see distance and elevation as you go. Save when you are ready — then plan the best time to ride with hourly weather scores.

A hand drawing a route in orange marker across a map, with a cyclist riding along it
Built for planning

Everything you need to shape a route.

From a quick sketch to a full club outing — build it on the map, then let Tailwind help you pick the best hour to roll out.

Free to start

Open the map and start clicking. No account needed to place waypoints and shape a route.

Snap to roads

Legs follow cycling paths between your clicks — ideal for road rides and most trails.

Freehand when you need it

Switch modes to draw across bridges, gaps, and paths the snap router cannot reach.

Distance and elevation

Stats update as you build, so you always know how long and how hilly the ride will be.

Undo and clear

Step back one click, or wipe the slate and try again.

Import GPX too

Already have a file? Upload GPX on the Routes page and score it alongside drawn routes.

Route builder

Draw a new route from scratch.

Drop waypoints and they snap to roads that suit road bikes, so the legs follow paths you'd actually ride. Save it and it gets weather-scored like any other route.

Tailwind route builder on the map: click waypoints, snap to cycling roads, and save a route
Weather-aware planning

Score the ride before you go.

Once your route is saved, Tailwind scores it hour by hour using wind, rain, temperature, and your typical pace. The same route can feel completely different depending on when you leave — we help you see that before you clip in.

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Share and export

Sunday gravel ride

Sat 8:00 · Score 82

Share linkDownload GPX

Friends open your link in a browser. You can also save a GPX for a head unit or another app.

Save and share

Keep it, export it, send it.

Create a free account when you are ready to save. Your drawn routes live alongside GPX imports and Strava syncs.

Save with a free account

Name your route and it joins your library. Free accounts include three saved routes to get started.

Hourly weather scores

Saved routes get the same hour-by-hour wind, weather, and temperature forecasts as imported ones.

Download GPX

Export to your head unit or another app from the Routes page once your route is saved.

Share a link with your club and they can open the route in a browser — or download the GPX themselves. No gatekeeping on exports.

See which route wins this week.

Have a play with the demo map, then sign up to score your own routes. Three routes free, forever.