How do I use highlights for events or cultural routes?
Highlights for events and themed routes
Highlights are especially useful when you offer an organized walk or cultural route. You can use them to provide participants with extra information about points along the route.
For walking events:
Organizing a walking event? Use highlights to enrich your route:
- Start & Finish — clearly mark where participants begin and end
- First aid posts — show where first aid is available
- Stamp posts — indicate where participants can get their stamp cards stamped
- Checkpoints — mark checkpoints along the route
- Parking areas — help participants find the right parking spot, with the option to navigate directly
For cultural or educational routes:
Creating a route with a cultural or educational theme? Use information points to tell your story:
- Place numbered information points along your route — each point gets a black shield with a number
- Add a description to each point with background information about the location
- Tell about historic buildings, natural features, art or local stories
- Walkers can tap each point along the way to read the information
Practical tips:
- Use numbering so walkers know the order (point 1, 2, 3...)
- Turn on "Always show on map" for important points like start, finish and first aid
- Mark danger points where extra attention is needed (crossings, steep sections)
- Add a parking area so walkers can navigate directly via Google Maps or Apple Maps
This is how you turn any route into an interactive experience!
