“Something you don’t see every day: a sports tech company actually giving away premium features for free. Suunto’s route-planning tool lets you create and download GPX files without even creating an account. No paywall, no trial period—just open the page and start planning routes. And the tool itself works great.”
This is a great tool for planning hikes, cycling, trail running, running, mountaineering, and similar activities. It could also work well for 4×4 trails as it does seem to have all the minor tracks and trails routable, along with ascent and descent numbers.
Another nice touch is being able to toggle on/off heat maps of routes most used.
I tested it on a route I know well over Table Mountain in Cape Town, it did choose the best elevation route, not the shortest route.
See https://lifehacker.com/health/suuntos-new-route-planner-is-free-and-awesome or the route planning site at https://routeplanner.suunto.com