Blog - Tips, Stories & Updates
Welcome to the PitStopper.net blog! Here you'll find tips for planning better routes, stories from the community, feature announcements, and guides to help you get the most out of your adventures. Whether you're bikepacking across continents or planning a local day hike, we've got something for you.
We're testing two new features that help you understand your route better - Hazards & Obstacles detection and Surface Info analysis. Try them out and let us know what you think.
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We're excited to announce a major infrastructure improvement: PitStopper now runs its own Overpass server, resulting in faster and more reliable POI searches for all users.
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PitStopper looks and works exactly the same, but under the hood we've completely reorganised our code. Here's why that matters for you.
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Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2026 with a much-requested feature - mark your favourite POIs and filter to see only the stops that matter to you.
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GPXFIT is a powerful companion tool to PitStopper that helps you edit, validate, and analyze your recorded GPS activities. Clean up your files, check elevation data, and export in multiple formats.
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