PitStopper
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| License: | Proprietary (free of charge) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform: | Web | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages: | English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Japanese
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| Website: | https://pitstopper.net/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PitStopper is a free, browser-based route companion for cyclists, walkers and runners. It loads a planned route and finds useful stops along it - drinking water, food, bike shops, camping, toilets and more than 60 other categories - using live OpenStreetMap data. It can also search around a single location instead of a route.
Core features
- Route import: GPX, FIT (Garmin) and KML/KMZ files, with several routes loaded side by side. Recorded activities work as well as planned routes.
- POI search along a route: finds points of interest within an adjustable corridor (5 m to 5 km) of the route, organised into 12 category groups. Any OpenStreetMap tag can also be searched directly as a custom category.
- Elevation and timing: elevation profile with climb detection, estimated ride time, expected clock time at any point of the route (including sunrise and sunset), and historical weather for a chosendate.
- POI analysis: a graph view plots every stop by distance along and distance from the route, highlighting resupply gaps; a table view, bulk editor and per-category filters help manage larger sets.
- Export: GPX waypoints, Garmin FIT course points (POIs become on-device approach alerts on the ride), KML, CSV and a printable report. Marking POIs as favourites or flagged lets an export carry only hand-picked stops.
- Local-first and private: everything runs in the browser; routes and saved projects stay on the device (localStorage / IndexedDB) and no account is needed.
- Interface available in 7 languages.
OpenStreetMap
All POI data is OpenStreetMap data, fetched live rather than from a bundled snapshot: the browser queries PitStopper's own PostGIS mirror of OSM data, with automatic fallback to public Overpass API instances.
POI categories map directly to OSM tags (for example amenity=drinking_water or shop=bicycle), and the custom tag search exposes arbitrary key=value queries. Each found POI links back to its OSM element, so gaps or errors spotted while planning a ride can be fixed in OSM itself. The map is OSM-based tiles rendered with Leaflet, with an optional 3D terrain view.
External links
- PitStopper
- FAQ - includes usage limits and the rationale for the browser-based design
- Changelog