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Life & fun · August 17, 2025

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RouteScout – A bike routing app that lets you love or hate hills

Hi HN, I’m a high school student in Seattle who loves riding hills. I found that route makers like Google Maps get you from point A to B on a bike, but they don’t give you fun routes. So i made my own RouteScout lets you: - Control the surfaces (never gravel or dirt with a road bike!) on the route - Indicate your preference for hills (I LOVE or HATE hills gives you different routes) - Prefer routes with bike lanes and cycling paths and roads made for bikes. - Filter types of roads (big roads gone!) - And when looping around it won’t take you back on the same exact road on the way back…

RouteScout – A bike routing app that lets you love or hate hills launched on August 17, 2025 with 19 votes, #675 of 8,530 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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RouteScout is a bike routing app that generates enjoyable cycling routes based on user preferences. Unlike standard mapping tools, it lets cyclists control road surfaces, specify hill preferences, prioritize bike lanes and paths, filter out major roads, and avoid retracing routes on loops. The app is designed for cyclists who want engaging rides rather than just point-to-point navigation, offering features like surface type selection and the ability to favor unfamiliar roads based on Strava activity history in upcoming updates.

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Hi HN, I’m a high school student in Seattle who loves riding hills. I found that route makers like Google Maps get you from point A to B on a bike, but they don’t give you fun routes. So i made my own RouteScout lets you: - Control the surfaces (never gravel or dirt with a road bike!) on the route - Indicate your…

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