One feature that can be helpful to use in Navigation Mode is Route Guidance. When you select a Custom Route or a Featured Route, the route's path will lock to your map screen for easier trail navigation. Follow these steps to use this feature:
1) Plan your trip
For navigation and route guidance to work, you will need a) cell service or b) download your route beforehand. To download your route beforehand log into the COTREX app on your mobile device, go to the Featured Route/Custom Route of your choosing, and hit the download button. Either option will give you access to the route and navigation mode in the field.
Remember, you can follow our other instruction page if you want to create your own custom route. Note: There is no need to explicitly save your own Custom Routes for Offline use, as this happens automatically.
2) Head out to the trailhead
In order to lock your chosen Featured or Custom Route, you will need to physically be at the start of the route. The list of routes that you can choose from for Route Guidance are based on the closest proximity to your current location. The image below illustrates what this feature looks like at the physical trailhead, once there you can select the route to lock in.
3) Enter Navigation Mode and click the Route Guidance Button
When you're ready to hit the trail, go to the Navigation mode screen (the middle button that's a vertical arrow on the bottom of the app screen). You should see the search bar on top and the bottom green slider bar disappear when you've entered this mode. Next, hit the Route Guidance button on the right hand side of your screen (see image below). Now, you should be able to see and select the Featured or Custom Route that you've downloaded. Congratulations, you're now using the Route Guidance Mode! To exit this mode, click on the Route Guidance button again (which should be colored green), and you'll be able to stop Route Guidance.
Image: The Route Guidance Button is circled in red. The green triangle on the bottom middle of the screen indicates that you're in Navigation Mode.