Ride with GPS

Ride with GPS (RWGPS) is a bike-route mapping and navigation tool. VBT | Country Walkers has partnered with Ride with GPS to bring you custom downloadable GPS route notes. Ride confidently with included turn-by-turn voice navigation and custom maps, right on your iPhone or Android.

Yes! Ride with GPS is available on all of our biking tours.

You will receive an email 21 days prior to your departure instructing you to log in to your MyAccount. Once you log in to your MyAccount, you will navigate to your Final Travel Documents to access the Ride with GPS route notes. You will be prompted to download the app and enter a “shortcut code” to gain access to your routes. When you’re ready to begin biking, just attach your phone to the provided mount, and let the voice navigation guide you.

Unfortunately not. You will receive the most up to date maps and routes at that time.

No. For simple navigation, an account is not required. Creating a personal Ride with GPS account is an option if you wish to save your rides.

Custom paper route notes and maps will continue to be available to VBT | Country Walkers guests on tour.

Ride with GPS works on either iPhones or Android phones.

No. Prior to your departure, download the maps and routes. This will make them accessible offline. The Ride with GPS app uses no data for navigation and can be used while your phone’s cellular data is off.

The app uses some battery. You can conserve battery by taking the following steps: download the maps for offline use before you arrive, turn cellular data off while riding, keep the screen off as much as possible when not in use, turn off other apps, reduce screen brightness and charge your phone whenever you have access to an outlet. We recommend bringing a portable cell phone power bank to recharge your phone on the go. We also recommend a local electrical adapter if traveling to a foreign country (see your MyAccount for details).

Yes, but you should not need to see the map unless you want to stop and turn your screen on to look at it. You will use the turn-by-turn voice navigation. A visual cue for a turn notification will flash over the lock screen to go with the audio alerts.

You have the ability to upload Ride with GPS routes on your own personal cycling computer. You will receive an email 21 days prior to your departure instructing you to login to your MyAccount. Once you login to your MyAccount, navigate to your Final Travel Documents to access the Ride with GPS route notes.

In most countries, you can use earbuds to hear the navigation. Please check with your Trip Leader to learn about the local laws regarding the use of earbuds while cycling.

If you wish to save your personal rides and view them after the tour, you can create a free Ride with GPS account before your tour begins. Then, once you finish navigation at the end of a ride, you will be prompted to save that ride. You have the option to name it or it will default to the date of the ride.

VBT | Country Walkers will provide a universal mount that fits most standard-sized phones.

The VBT | Country Walkes Ride with GPS route notes may include extra rides that are not listed in your itinerary. These are optional extra rides if you want more mileage!

If you have downloaded the app and are running into issues, please contact [email protected] for support. While on tour, your Trip Leaders are available to offer you assistance.

If you go off course with your phone’s mobile data on, Ride with GPS re-routes you back on-course, like a car's GPS.

If you go off-course, with your phone’s mobile data off, the app gives you a notification sound and a written prompt to get yourself back to the route from where you left it. You may wish to stop and look at the map on your phone’s screen.

Email technical questions specific to Ride with GPS to [email protected] and put “VBT TOUR” in the subject line.

Your access to VBT | Country Walkers maps and routes will expire 30 days after you activate the shortcut for Guided tours, and 60 days after for Self-Guided tours.

If it rains, we suggest you keep your phone protected in a waterproof pocket or in your own waterproof case made for this purpose.