Updates, route ideas, and notes on the journey behind rooot.
rurouter is the routing engine behind every route on rooot. Built from scratch in Rust, it was designed specifically for outdoor adventures instead of traditional A-to-B navigation. Whether you're planning a gravel ride, a multi-day bikepacking trip, an alpine hike, or even a packrafting expedition,
The blog post announces that rooot.it, a new route planner, is officially live in beta. The authors are completely transparent: the product is unfinished, things will break, features are missing, and some design choices might feel strange. This release is intentional. The team is committed to build
rooot.it started from a simple idea: plan routes the way we actually ride them. Not just A to B, but with detours, experiments, and freedom. This post introduces the vision behind a new kind of route planner built for explorers, not algorithms.