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parent: Features
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# Following long distance cycle routes
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The long distance cycle network (see
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[www.opencyclemap.org](http://www.opencyclemap.org)) is the first thing to
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consider when planning a cycle trip. BRouter can do that, and the `trekking`
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profile makes use of it. It does that implicitly by just making them cheap in
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the cost-function, so that the routing sometimes *snaps in* to long distance
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cycle routes.
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That's a good choice for long distance cycling, because these routes are a *safe
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harbor* almost free of bad surprises. However, when really looking for the
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*optimal* route between A and B to use it more than once (e.g. your daily
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commute) you may want to ignore the long-distance network, to put more focus on
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*hard-facts* like distance, hills and surface quality (use the
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`trekking-ignore-cr` profile for that purpose).
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