Scenic Way

Scenic Way

Let's take the scenic way.

Most sat-navs get you there the fastest way. Scenic Way is for journeys where the route is the point, plan through the places you actually want to go, see exactly what the scenic option costs in minutes, then enjoy full turn-by-turn with live traffic, speed-camera alerts and CarPlay. Not just drives: walks, runs and rides too.

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First 2 journeys free · iPhone & CarPlay · UK and Europe

See it in action

Plan it, pick it, or drive it, here's how Scenic Way looks on the road.

A planned scenic route from Wells through Cheddar Gorge on the Scenic Way map
Plan it your wayWaypoints where you want them, and the scenic option priced in minutes.
✨ Featured routes
Skyfall: Glen Etive & Glencoe40 mi · 1h 15m · 🌿 Scenic
North Coast 500445 mi · 12h 55m · 🌿 Scenic
Snow Roads: Cairngorms92 mi · 3h 24m · 🌿 Scenic
Cheddar Gorge & Mendips21 mi · 49m · 🌿 Scenic
Or pick a legendHand-crafted featured routes, from Bond's glen to the NC500.
Scenic Way turn-by-turn navigation showing live traffic on the route
Drive it turn by turnLive traffic on your route, voice guidance, camera alerts and CarPlay.

Your route, your rules

  1. Drop your waypointsSearch a village, tap a viewpoint, add the pub for lunch, anywhere becomes a stop.
  2. Let it inspire youAttractions near your route appear as you plan, one tap slots them into the right leg.
  3. Make it yoursDrag to reorder, reverse the lot, and choose scenic or fastest with the real time cost shown.
  4. Share itSend the finished route as a link, friends preview it in the browser and save their own copy.

Planning a road trip? Bring the convoy.

  1. One link, everyone's inSend your route to the group chat, no accounts, no faff, it opens in any browser.
  2. They see the whole planThe map, the stops, the timings, your mates know exactly what they're signing up for.
  3. Their own copy, ready to driveOne tap saves it into their Scenic Way, so every car runs the same route, even if the convoy splits up.
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Routes you design

Search places or drop points on the map, drag to reorder, and see the real trade-off, "Fastest · 1h 2m" vs "Scenic · +28m", before you choose.

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Legendary routes built in

The North Coast 500, the Snow Roads, Skyfall's Glen Etive, Buttertubs Pass, hand-crafted featured routes, with new ones appearing automatically.

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Not just driving

Plan walks, runs and rides too, or ask for a 5 km loop and it invents one from wherever you're standing.

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Proper navigation

Voice-guided turn-by-turn that follows your route, guidance to the start, skip-stop when plans change, resume-from-here after a lunch stop.

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Worth stopping for

Attractions near your route appear as you plan, going past Stonehenge? One tap adds it as a stop, slotted into the right leg of the journey.

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Camera aware

Bring your own speed-camera subscription (SCDB, PocketGPSWorld) and get spoken alerts while driving, through the car speakers on CarPlay too.

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CarPlay built in

Your planned routes on the dashboard, with camera alerts and a skip-stop button at the wheel. Guidance keeps working through signal blackspots.

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Share the drive

Send any route as a link, friends preview it in the browser and save a copy to their own app.

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GPX in and out

Import routes or recorded tracks from other tools, export yours to Garmin, TomTom and friends.

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Private by design

No ads, no tracking. Your routes stay yours unless you share a link, and you can sign in with Apple without giving us your email.

Explore the featured routes

25 hand-built routes with maps, stops and one-tap navigation: drives, walks, rides and runs.

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North Coast 500

Scotland's legendary 445-mile loop, Bealach na Bà, Durness and the top of Britain.

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Skyfall: Glen Etive

The Bond drive, Rannoch Moor, the Glen Etive single-track and the Pass of Glencoe.

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Snow Roads: Cairngorms

Britain's highest public roads, Glenshee, Braemar, Balmoral and the Lecht.

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Cheddar Gorge loop

England's biggest gorge in your windscreen, then the Mendip lanes back to Wells.

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The Camel Trail

Cornwall's much-loved rail trail, Padstow to Bodmin along the estuary, flat all the way.

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Hadrian's Wall

The finest stretch of the Wall on foot, crags, milecastles and Housesteads fort.

See all 25 featured routes →

Questions, answered

Is Scenic Way free?

Planning is completely free: build routes with waypoints, browse the 25 featured routes and share with friends. Your first 2 journeys with full turn-by-turn navigation are free too. After that, Scenic Way Pro (£2.99/month or £24.99/year, with a 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited navigation, CarPlay, speed-camera alerts and the loop generator.

Does Scenic Way work with CarPlay?

Yes. Scenic Way Pro includes full turn-by-turn navigation on CarPlay, with live traffic, your planned waypoints and a skip-stop button on the car display.

How is it different from Google Maps or Apple Maps?

Ordinary sat-navs optimise for one thing: arriving as fast as possible. Scenic Way plans the route you actually want to travel, through the coast roads, passes and villages you choose, and tells you honestly how much longer the scenic option takes. Then it navigates it properly, with no surprise "corrections" back onto the motorway.

Is it just for driving?

No. The same scenic planning and navigation works for walking, running and cycling, and the featured routes include classic walks like Mam Tor and the Seven Sisters, and rides like the Camel Trail and Monsal Trail.

Where does Scenic Way work?

Scenic Way is built for the UK and Europe, on iPhone (iOS 17 or later). Speed-camera alerts respect local laws and are disabled where they're not permitted.

The best journey isn't the fastest one.

Download Scenic Way today. Planning is free, and Pro unlocks navigation, CarPlay and camera alerts with a 7-day free trial.

Download on the App Store