diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmPath.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmPath.java
index c76089b..4a42b0c 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmPath.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/OsmPath.java
@@ -139,7 +139,10 @@ abstract class OsmPath implements OsmLinkHolder
   protected void addAddionalPenalty(OsmTrack refTrack, boolean detailMode, OsmPath origin, OsmLink link, RoutingContext rc )
   {
     byte[] description = link.descriptionBitmap;
-    if ( description == null ) throw new IllegalArgumentException( "null description for: " + link );
+    if ( description == null )
+    {
+      return; // could be a beeline path
+    }
 
     boolean recordTransferNodes = detailMode || rc.countTraffic;
 
diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingContext.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingContext.java
index 3e207fd..204a072 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingContext.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingContext.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import btools.expressions.BExpressionContextNode;
 import btools.expressions.BExpressionContextWay;
 import btools.mapaccess.GeometryDecoder;
 import btools.mapaccess.OsmLink;
+import btools.mapaccess.OsmNode;
 import btools.util.CheapAngleMeter;
 import btools.util.CheapRuler;
 
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ public final class RoutingContext
   public List<OsmNodeNamed> poipoints;
 
   public List<OsmNodeNamed> nogopoints = null;
+  private List<OsmNodeNamed> nogopoints_all = null; // full list not filtered for wayoints-in-nogos
   private List<OsmNodeNamed> keepnogopoints = null;
   private OsmNodeNamed pendingEndpoint = null;
 
@@ -258,14 +260,29 @@ public final class RoutingContext
     }
   }
 
-  public void cleanNogolist( List<OsmNodeNamed> waypoints )
+  /**
+   * restore the full nogolist previously saved by cleanNogoList
+   */
+  public void restoreNogoList()
   {
+    nogopoints = nogopoints_all;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * clean the nogolist (previoulsy saved by saveFullNogolist())
+   * by removing nogos with waypoints within
+   * 
+   * @return true if all wayoints are all in the same (full-weigth) nogo area (triggering bee-line-mode)
+   */
+  public void cleanNogoList( List<OsmNode> waypoints )
+  {
+    nogopoints_all = nogopoints;
     if ( nogopoints == null ) return;
     List<OsmNodeNamed> nogos = new ArrayList<OsmNodeNamed>();
     for( OsmNodeNamed nogo : nogopoints )
     {
       boolean goodGuy = true;
-      for( OsmNodeNamed wp : waypoints )
+      for( OsmNode wp : waypoints )
       {
         if ( wp.calcDistance( nogo ) < nogo.radius
             && (!(nogo instanceof OsmNogoPolygon)
@@ -274,7 +291,6 @@ public final class RoutingContext
                         : ((OsmNogoPolygon)nogo).isOnPolyline(wp.ilon, wp.ilat))))
         {
           goodGuy = false;
-          break;
         }
       }
       if ( goodGuy ) nogos.add( nogo );
@@ -282,6 +298,31 @@ public final class RoutingContext
     nogopoints = nogos.isEmpty() ? null : nogos;
   }
 
+  public boolean allInOneNogo( List<OsmNode> waypoints )
+  {
+    if ( nogopoints == null ) return false;
+    boolean allInTotal = false;
+    for( OsmNodeNamed nogo : nogopoints )
+    {
+      boolean allIn = Double.isNaN( nogo.nogoWeight );
+      for( OsmNode wp : waypoints )
+      {
+        int dist = wp.calcDistance( nogo );
+        if ( dist < nogo.radius
+            && (!(nogo instanceof OsmNogoPolygon)
+                || (((OsmNogoPolygon)nogo).isClosed
+                    ? ((OsmNogoPolygon)nogo).isWithin(wp.ilon, wp.ilat)
+                        : ((OsmNogoPolygon)nogo).isOnPolyline(wp.ilon, wp.ilat))))
+        {
+          continue;
+        }
+        allIn = false;
+      }
+      allInTotal |= allIn;
+    }
+    return allInTotal;
+  }
+
   public long[] getNogoChecksums()
   {
     long[] cs = new long[3];
diff --git a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
index 9fcea0b..1f9c99b 100644
--- a/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
+++ b/brouter-core/src/main/java/btools/router/RoutingEngine.java
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
   {
     try
     {
-      // delete nogos with waypoints in them
-      routingContext.cleanNogolist( waypoints );
-
       startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
       long startTime0 = startTime;
       this.maxRunningTime = maxRunningTime;
@@ -459,6 +456,29 @@ 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);
+      
+      if ( !calcBeeline ) return searchRoutedTrack( startWp, endWp, nearbyTrack, refTrack );
+      
+      // we want a beeline-segment
+      OsmPath path = routingContext.createPath( new OsmLink( null, startWp.crosspoint ) );
+      path = routingContext.createPath( path, new OsmLink( startWp.crosspoint, endWp.crosspoint ), null, false );
+      return compileTrack( path, false );
+    }
+    finally
+    {
+      routingContext.restoreNogoList();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private OsmTrack searchRoutedTrack( MatchedWaypoint startWp, MatchedWaypoint endWp, OsmTrack nearbyTrack, OsmTrack refTrack )
   {
     OsmTrack track = null;
     double[] airDistanceCostFactors = new double[]{ routingContext.pass1coefficient, routingContext.pass2coefficient };
@@ -650,6 +670,11 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
   {
     try
     {
+      List<OsmNode> wpts2 = new ArrayList<OsmNode>();
+      if ( startWp != null ) wpts2.add( startWp.waypoint );
+      if ( endWp != null ) wpts2.add( endWp.waypoint );
+      routingContext.cleanNogoList(wpts2);
+    
       boolean detailed = guideTrack != null;
       resetCache( detailed );
       nodesCache.nodesMap.cleanupMode = detailed ? 0 : ( routingContext.considerTurnRestrictions ? 2 : 1 );
@@ -657,6 +682,7 @@ public class RoutingEngine extends Thread
     }
     finally
     {
+      routingContext.restoreNogoList();
       nodesCache.clean( false ); // clean only non-virgin caches
     }
   }