# Bike Loop Planner

A free web app for generating circular cycling routes. Enter a start address and a target distance, and the app produces an optimised round-trip bike loop that brings you back to the same point.

## Key Links

- [Home / Marketing](https://bikeloopplanner.com/)
- [App](https://app.bikeloopplanner.com/)
- [GitHub README](https://github.com/ohpreis/bike-loop#readme)

## What the App Does

- Geocodes any address or place name to coordinates (via Nominatim / OpenStreetMap)
- Generates a round-trip cycling route at a requested distance using OpenRouteService
- Displays the route on an interactive MapLibre/OpenStreetMap map
- Supports road, mountain, e-bike, and general cycling profiles
- Lets you export the route as a GPX file for GPS devices and cycling apps
- Provides share links to open the route in Google Maps or Apple Maps
- Manual waypoint mode: drop multiple points and route through all of them as a loop

## Site Structure

- `bikeloopplanner.com` — Marketing landing page (static HTML)
- `app.bikeloopplanner.com` — The Vue 3 web application

## Technology

Vue 3, Vite, MapLibre GL JS, OpenStreetMap tiles, OpenRouteService routing API, Netlify hosting.

## Audience

Cyclists who want a simple, fast, no-login-required tool to plan a loop ride from any starting point.