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Discover how to find the best POIs along your cycling, hiking, and travel routes. en-us Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:24:13 GMT https://pitstopper.net/assets/og-image.png PitStopper.net Blog https://pitstopper.net/blog/ <![CDATA[The Tour's Greatest Climbs: Where to Stop for a Break]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/tour-de-france-iconic-climbs-cafe-stops.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/tour-de-france-iconic-climbs-cafe-stops.html Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Send a Route to Your Phone]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/send-a-route-to-your-phone.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/send-a-route-to-your-phone.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[What Counts as a U-turn?]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/what-counts-as-a-u-turn.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/what-counts-as-a-u-turn.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical <![CDATA[Compare GPX Tracks: Check a Conversion Against the Recording It Came From]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/compare-gpx-tracks.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/compare-gpx-tracks.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Technical <![CDATA[Anvers or Antwerpen? The Map Now Speaks Your Language]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/map-in-your-own-language.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/map-in-your-own-language.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Product <![CDATA[Track to Route: Convert a Recorded GPS Track into a Turn-by-Turn Route (Alpha)]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/match-your-ride-to-the-roads.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/match-your-ride-to-the-roads.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Technical <![CDATA[Turn Your GPX Route into a Video: The Complete Route Video Guide]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-video-settings-guide.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-video-settings-guide.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Visualization <![CDATA[Naming the Hills: Peaks on the Map]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/naming-the-hills.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/naming-the-hills.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Plan a route without leaving PitStopper]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-planner-beta.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-planner-beta.html Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Share Project: Send Your Route as a Link, Not a File]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/share-project.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/share-project.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Product <![CDATA[Down the South Island: Planning a Camper-van or Motorcycle Tour]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/south-island-camping-tour.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/south-island-camping-tour.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Route Recon Tutorials <![CDATA[Where Do You Sleep on the Indian Pacific?]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/indian-pacific-sleeps.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/indian-pacific-sleeps.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Take Your Stops With You: Export POIs to Cruiser, Locus Map and Beyond]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/export-pois-to-cruiser-and-locus.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/export-pois-to-cruiser-and-locus.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[The Navigation Hidden in Your GPX: Turn Cues, Viapoints and Surface]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/gpx-navigation-extensions.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/gpx-navigation-extensions.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Technical <![CDATA[Two Nights Around Mont Blanc: Mapping Darkness on the 2026 UTMB]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/utmb-two-nights.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/utmb-two-nights.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Nudge Your Route Onto the Coffee Stop: Track Editing Arrives (Beta)]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/edit-your-track-on-the-map.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/edit-your-track-on-the-map.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Product <![CDATA[The 99 Index: Every Ice Cream Stop on the London to Brighton]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/london-brighton-ice-cream-index.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/london-brighton-ice-cream-index.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Chasing the Sunset in the Land of the Rising Sun]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/chase-the-sun-japan.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/chase-the-sun-japan.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[One Lap of Spa: What's Within a Kilometre of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix?]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/spa-francorchamps-lap.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/spa-francorchamps-lap.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Your Route, Already Loaded]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/poi-prefetch.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/poi-prefetch.html Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical Product <![CDATA[POI Searches Just Got Up To 20× Faster]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/postgis-poi-lookups.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/postgis-poi-lookups.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical News <![CDATA[The North Race: 24 Hours, There and Back, and a Night With No Open Shops]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/the-north-race.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/the-north-race.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Race Around Québec 2026: Planning 1,000 km of Resupply, One Day at a Time]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/race-around-quebec-resupply.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/race-around-quebec-resupply.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[The Case of the Zero-Kilometre Course Points]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-0km-course-points-200-mile-limit.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-0km-course-points-200-mile-limit.html Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical <![CDATA[Six Hundred Taps: Water-Planning a 4,914 km Transcontinental in One Search]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/tcr-at-twenty-metres.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/tcr-at-twenty-metres.html Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Lloyds Tour of Britain Pub Crawl: Every Pub Within 100 m of the 2026 Route]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/tour-of-britain-pub-crawl.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/tour-of-britain-pub-crawl.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Detour de France: The Castles Beside the 2026 Tour de France Route]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/detour-de-france.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/detour-de-france.html Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Route Recon <![CDATA[Flag a Few, Export Just Those - Introducing Flagged POIs]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/flagged-pois.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/flagged-pois.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Why Garmin Connect Deletes Your Waypoints (and How We Fixed It with the help of a PitStopper user)]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-discards-distant-waypoints.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-discards-distant-waypoints.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Technical <![CDATA[The England Coast Path Opens Today]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/england-coast-path-opens.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/england-coast-path-opens.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT News <![CDATA[Multi-Loop Planner for Endurance Events]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/multi-loop-planner.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/multi-loop-planner.html Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features News <![CDATA[February 2026 Roundup - FIT, Weather & Fuel]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/february-2026-roundup.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/february-2026-roundup.html Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Features <![CDATA[Historical Weather: Know What to Expect on Your Route]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/historical-weather-for-route-planning.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/historical-weather-for-route-planning.html Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Bulk POI Editor - Edit All Your Waypoints]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/bulk-poi-editor.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/bulk-poi-editor.html Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Garmin FIT File Support - Import, Plan & Export]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-fit-file-support.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/garmin-fit-file-support.html Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features News <![CDATA[Fuel Prices & Opening Times Across Europe]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/fuel-prices-and-opening-times.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/fuel-prices-and-opening-times.html Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[January 2026 Roundup - Demo Routes & More]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/january-2026-roundup.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/january-2026-roundup.html Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT News Features <![CDATA[Split Route - Divide Long Routes into Daily Stages]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/split-route-feature.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/split-route-feature.html Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Beta Feature: Custom Tags - Search Any OpenStreetMap Feature]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/custom-osm-tags.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/custom-osm-tags.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Introducing Help Mode - Contextual Help at Your Fingertips]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/help-mode-feature.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/help-mode-feature.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Tutorials <![CDATA[Beta Feature: Location Explorer - Photos & Wikipedia]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/location-explorer-discovery.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/location-explorer-discovery.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Beta Features: Hazards & Obstacles and Surface Info]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/hazards-and-obstacles-beta.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/hazards-and-obstacles-beta.html Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features News <![CDATA[Find the Best Views with Peaks & Valleys]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/peaks-and-valleys.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/peaks-and-valleys.html Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Multi-Route Support for Multi-Day Trip Planning]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/multi-route-support.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/multi-route-support.html Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Map Layer Improvements: More Options and Faster Loading]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/map-layer-improvements.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/map-layer-improvements.html Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Technical <![CDATA[New Right-Click Context Menus for Quick Actions]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/right-click-context-menus.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/right-click-context-menus.html Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features <![CDATA[Cycling Madeira: Finding Water Taps on My Route]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/cycling-madeira-water-stops.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/cycling-madeira-water-stops.html Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials Features <![CDATA[Take Flight Over Your Route: 3D Animated Flyover with Elevation Sync]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-flyover-animation.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/route-flyover-animation.html Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Visualization <![CDATA[Faster POI Lookups: Our Own Overpass Server]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/faster-poi-lookups.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/faster-poi-lookups.html Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical News <![CDATA[Behind the Scenes: A Cleaner Codebase for Faster Features]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/behind-the-scenes-refactoring.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/behind-the-scenes-refactoring.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Technical News <![CDATA[Happy New Year 2026! Introducing Starred]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/happy-new-year-2026.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/happy-new-year-2026.html Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features News <![CDATA[GPXFIT: Edit and Analyze Your GPS Activity Files]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/gpxfit-editing-tool.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/gpxfit-editing-tool.html Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Features News <![CDATA[Plan Your Perfect Pub Stop with PitStopper]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/plan-your-perfect-pub-stop.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/plan-your-perfect-pub-stop.html Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials Features <![CDATA[Visualize Your GPX Route in 3D Terrain]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/3d-terrain-view.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/3d-terrain-view.html Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Features Visualization <![CDATA[Understanding Time Estimation in PitStopper]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/understanding-time-estimation.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/understanding-time-estimation.html Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials Technical <![CDATA[How PitStopper Uses Public APIs]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/our-use-of-public-apis.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/our-use-of-public-apis.html Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Technical <![CDATA[Finding POIs Around Any Location]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/location-based-poi-discovery.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/location-based-poi-discovery.html Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials Features <![CDATA[Creating Custom Presets for Your Activity]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/creating-custom-presets.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/creating-custom-presets.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials <![CDATA[Understanding POIs and Waypoints: A Guide]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/understanding-pois-and-waypoints.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/understanding-pois-and-waypoints.html Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials <![CDATA[Getting the Most from Clock Time Features]]> https://pitstopper.net/blog/using-clock-time.html https://pitstopper.net/blog/using-clock-time.html Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tutorials Features