Using Wahoo Elemnt for exploring: Can I/How do I reverse my current route?

[Bubba]

I had a free day up in Arnold, CA.  The forest dirt-roads in the area had me wanting to explore.  I used ridewithgps to make a route that would have been a 24-mile loop.  I sync'd it to my Wahoo Elemnt and I was good to go...

About 6 miles in, the road got extremely narrow and overgrown, so it clearly wasn't something that was getting regular use, even from hikers.  I walked my bike and pushed branches out of the way, but it was getting kind of sketchy.  I was only going to go a little bit further before turning back to the forest-road section that preceded.  Then, my decision was made for me as my 'road' reached a locked gate featuring several threats of violence to trespassers.  I happily abandoned my loop, and backtracked through the narrow branchy section.  The Wahoo complained that I was going off course by going backwards.  I tried to figure out how to make the Wahoo display my path so I could use it to make sure I was making all the right turns in reverse.  I looked for a button to reverse the existing route.  None of that seemed to work.  The Wahoo placed me correctly on the map, but it didn't know where I intended to go, so stopped giving me directions or a path.  Fortunately, the Elemnt app on my phone had my ride displayed and my position, so I could pull out my phone and confirm that I was still on the black line of my previous path.  It worked and I was never at significant risk of being lost, but as a solo rider, it did feel a little spooky. 

For future adventures and exploration, is there a way to 'turn back' on an arbitrary Wahoo route, so it leads you back to where you started?  Or should I plan all my exploration routes as out-and-backs? 

Bill Lindsay

#6551

El Cerrito, and sometimes Arnold, CA

[Eric Norris]

Bill:

Go to the Map screen,  then click the left button to select “Route.” At the top of that screen is an option to “Retrace back to start.” Scroll down using the side buttons, then select it. That will send you in reverse on the route you came out on. 

–Eric N

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[Bubba]

Thanks Eric. That’s exactly what I wanted.