diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
index 596dc75..58e7e3e 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
@@ -292,16 +292,16 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread {
   private OsmTrack tryFindTrack(OsmTrack[] refTracks, OsmTrack[] lastTracks) {
     OsmTrack totaltrack = new OsmTrack();
     int nUnmatched = waypoints.size();
+    boolean hasDirectRouting = false;
 
-    if (hasInfo()) {
-      for (OsmNodeNamed wp : waypoints) {
-        logInfo("wp=" + wp);
-      }
+    for (OsmNodeNamed wp : waypoints) {
+      if (hasInfo()) logInfo("wp=" + wp + (wp.direct ? " direct" : ""));
+      if (wp.direct) hasDirectRouting = true;
     }
 
     // check for a track for that target
     OsmTrack nearbyTrack = null;
-    if (lastTracks[waypoints.size() - 2] == null) {
+    if (!hasDirectRouting && lastTracks[waypoints.size() - 2] == null) {
       StringBuilder debugInfo = hasInfo() ? new StringBuilder() : null;
       nearbyTrack = OsmTrack.readBinary(routingContext.rawTrackPath, waypoints.get(waypoints.size() - 1), routingContext.getNogoChecksums(), routingContext.profileTimestamp, debugInfo);
       if (nearbyTrack != null) {
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread {
       }
     }
 
-    if (matchedWaypoints == null) // could exist from the previous alternative level
-    {
+    if (matchedWaypoints == null) { // could exist from the previous alternative level
       matchedWaypoints = new ArrayList<MatchedWaypoint>();
       for (int i = 0; i < nUnmatched; i++) {
         MatchedWaypoint mwp = new MatchedWaypoint();
         mwp.waypoint = waypoints.get(i);
         mwp.name = waypoints.get(i).name;
+        mwp.direct = waypoints.get(i).direct;
         matchedWaypoints.add(mwp);
       }
       matchWaypointsToNodes(matchedWaypoints);
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread {
       airDistanceCostFactor = 0.;
       for (int i = 0; i < matchedWaypoints.size() - 1; i++) {
         nodeLimit = MAXNODES_ISLAND_CHECK;
+        if (matchedWaypoints.get(i).direct) continue;
         if (routingContext.inverseRouting) {
           OsmTrack seg = findTrack("start-island-check", matchedWaypoints.get(i), matchedWaypoints.get(i + 1), null, null, false);
           if (seg == null && nodeLimit > 0) {
@@ -383,10 +384,7 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread {
   private OsmTrack searchTrack(MatchedWaypoint startWp, MatchedWaypoint endWp, OsmTrack nearbyTrack, OsmTrack refTrack) {
     // remove nogos with waypoints inside
     try {
-      List<OsmNode> wpts2 = new ArrayList<OsmNode>();
-      wpts2.add(startWp.waypoint);
-      wpts2.add(endWp.waypoint);
-      boolean calcBeeline = routingContext.allInOneNogo(wpts2);
+      boolean calcBeeline = startWp.direct;
 
       if (!calcBeeline) return searchRoutedTrack(startWp, endWp, nearbyTrack, refTrack);
 
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/NodesCache.java b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/NodesCache.java
index cef46b0..ab89a68 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/NodesCache.java
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/NodesCache.java
@@ -290,9 +290,20 @@ public final class NodesCache {
     if (first_file_access_failed) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("datafile " + first_file_access_name + " not found");
     }
-    for (MatchedWaypoint mwp : unmatchedWaypoints) {
+    int len = unmatchedWaypoints.size();
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+      MatchedWaypoint mwp = unmatchedWaypoints.get(i);
       if (mwp.crosspoint == null) {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException(mwp.name + "-position not mapped in existing datafile");
+        if (unmatchedWaypoints.size() > 1 && i == unmatchedWaypoints.size()-1 && unmatchedWaypoints.get(i-1).direct) {
+          mwp.crosspoint = new OsmNode(mwp.waypoint.ilon, mwp.waypoint.ilat);
+          mwp.direct = true;
+        } else {
+          throw new IllegalArgumentException(mwp.name + "-position not mapped in existing datafile");
+        }
+      }
+      if (unmatchedWaypoints.size() > 1 && i == unmatchedWaypoints.size()-1 && unmatchedWaypoints.get(i-1).direct) {
+        mwp.crosspoint = new OsmNode(mwp.waypoint.ilon, mwp.waypoint.ilat);
+        mwp.direct = true;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
index 446b873..35e9f88 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/OsmNode.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class OsmNode extends OsmLink implements OsmPos {
   /**
    * The elevation
    */
-  public short selev;
+  public short selev = Short.MIN_VALUE;
 
   /**
    * The node-tags, if any
diff --git a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/WaypointMatcherImpl.java b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/WaypointMatcherImpl.java
index 11618da..1e917f8 100644
--- a/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/WaypointMatcherImpl.java
+++ b/brouter-mapaccess/src/main/java/btools/mapaccess/WaypointMatcherImpl.java
@@ -46,7 +46,24 @@ public final class WaypointMatcherImpl implements WaypointMatcher {
     if (d == 0.)
       return;
 
-    for (MatchedWaypoint mwp : waypoints) {
+    int len = waypoints.size();
+    for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+      MatchedWaypoint mwp = waypoints.get(i);
+
+      if (mwp.direct &&
+        (i == 0 ||
+          waypoints.get(i - 1).direct)
+      ) {
+        if (mwp.crosspoint == null) {
+          mwp.crosspoint = new OsmNode();
+          mwp.crosspoint.ilon = mwp.waypoint.ilon;
+          mwp.crosspoint.ilat = mwp.waypoint.ilat;
+          mwp.hasUpdate = true;
+          anyUpdate = true;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+
       OsmNode wp = mwp.waypoint;
 
       double x1 = (lon1 - wp.ilon) * dlon2m;