circular route

[ehelifecycle]

Is there a method for determining the flattest or hilliest route for a door-to-door ride, whether it's a circular or out-and-back route, especially after setting a target distance like approximately 50 miles? I'm aware of Strava's flattest feature, but I don't subscribe to it. I've also come across https://www.flattestroute.com/bike/ and https://brouter.de/brouter-web/#map=7/5 ... 1/standard, which seem to work for finding flatter routes between two points.

If there's a more effective or straightforward method that I might have overlooked, please share your insights.

[simonhill]

Are we talking UK?

For me, the easiest would be to look at an OS map. Look for roads that go round the hills, etc.

The odd occasion I've used a cycle route planner it was more concerned with quite roads, or whatever preference and threw in the hills as part of that. No doubt there are settings you can use - anyone?

Most give a profile of any route but it is only reporting what is on the created route. You could tweak out the hillier bits.

[ehelifecycle]

Yes just in the UK, I have an OS subscription, so will use your suggestion, however, I was hoping for a quicker way of doing this. Also, it would be handy when going on a one-way journey to increase the mileage but miss the hills and vice versa if you want a more challenging ride.

[Paulatic]

I use MapOut a lot and I’d change my routing options to suit your requirements.

I’m sure you can set your preferences in most apps