For cycling tour operators, destinations, and event organizers, delivering a great tour means more than beautiful roads and strong logistics. Guests need clear routes, dependable navigation, and access to itinerary details without confusion, technical hurdles, or outdated paper materials.
Ride with GPS is a best-in-class route planning, navigation, and itinerary platform built specifically to solve these challenges. Trusted by more than 475 tour operators worldwide, Ride with GPS supports millions of riders each year with professional tools that work seamlessly for both guided and self-guided cycling experiences.
Built on real routes, created by real experts
At the heart of Ride with GPS is a simple philosophy: the best cycling routes are created by people who know the roads.
Ride with GPS is not focused on automated or AI-generated route planning. Instead, the platform is built around routes created and refined by real cyclists, professional guides, and local experts: the people who understand road surfaces, traffic patterns, seasonal conditions, safety considerations, and the character of a region.
This human expertise is critical for tour operators. It ensures routes reflect local knowledge, intentional design, and real-world riding experience, not algorithmic assumptions. Operators use Ride with GPS to capture, preserve, and protect this expertise, turning years of scouting and refinement into reliable, repeatable tour assets.
From route planning to on-tour delivery
Ride with GPS supports the full lifecycle of a cycling tour.
Operators begin with industry leading route planning tools, widely regarded as the most robust available in the market. Routes can be created, edited, and refined using detailed map layers, heatmaps, custom cues, and points of interest. These routes are then organized into structured, day-by-day itineraries that include accommodation details, services, highlights, and important notes.
Once tours are ready, operators securely deliver routes and itineraries to guests through the Ride with GPS mobile app, providing a consistent and professional experience from pre-trip planning through the final ride.
Replacing paper roadbooks and GPX files
Paper roadbooks and GPX file distribution introduce friction for both operators and guests. Printed materials are costly and difficult to update, while GPX files often lead to compatibility issues, lost routes, and increased support requests.
Ride with GPS replaces both with a single, intuitive solution. Guests receive offline maps and turn-by-turn voice navigation directly on their phones, without requiring cellular service or dedicated GPS devices. Routes, navigation, and itineraries live in one place, reducing confusion and allowing guests to ride confidently at their own pace.
As one operator shared:
“We have significantly enhanced both our internal operations and our guests’ overall experience on our trips. With all itinerary and route information now available on guests’ phones, we have eliminated the need for printed materials.”
— Trek Travel
Experiences: premium delivery for self-guided tours
For self-guided and semi-guided operators, Experiences is the premium solution. Designed specifically for professional tour delivery, Experiences allows operators to share private routes and full itineraries with the right guests, for the right trip, and for a limited duration.
With Experiences, operators can:
- Protect proprietary routes built from years of local knowledge
- Replace paper roadbooks entirely with app-based itineraries
- Eliminate GPX file downloads and device setup issues
- Provide offline navigation and itinerary access without requiring guests to create accounts
This approach treats routes as valuable intellectual property, not files, and ensures they are shared securely and professionally.
As ExperiencePlus! notes:
“Ride with GPS Experiences have revolutionized the way we manage and deliver bicycle tours. We think it is an indispensable tool for any tour operator seeking to elevate their customer experience.”
Empowering guests, reducing support
Clear navigation empowers guests to ride independently while reducing guide workload and on-tour questions. Riders can recover if they miss a turn, preview elevation and services, and navigate back to route at any time. This flexibility is especially valuable for mixed-ability groups, e-bike tours, and self-guided itineraries common across Europe.
Built for operators, destinations, and events
Ride with GPS also simplifies internal operations. There is no limit on route managers or guides, and all creators have access to powerful planning tools at no additional cost. Shared libraries ensure routes and points of interest stay consistent across tours, regions, and seasons.
Destinations and event organizers use the same platform to showcase cycling regions, manage official routes, and provide participants with a professional navigation experience built on authentic, locally informed routes.
Proven, powerful, and cost competitive
Despite its depth and flexibility, Ride with GPS remains one of the most cost-competitive solutions available, delivering professional-grade tools, reliable navigation, and responsive support without enterprise-level complexity or pricing.
For organizations looking to modernize route delivery, protect their content, and deliver confident cycling experiences grounded in real local expertise, Ride with GPS provides a proven foundation.
Talk to the Ride with GPS Tours team to learn more.
Alex Gay – [email protected]
Book a meeting – https://calendly.com/rwgps/organizations
