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Kawa: Routes made for riding.

A route planner for motorcyclists that finds the curvy back roads instead of the motorway, and hands the route to your navigation app.

OpenStreetMapGPX for OsmAndPrivate beta
Amsterdam → Utrecht

Fastest          47.7 km   51 min
Curvy & fun      58.8 km   1h47m

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01

What it is

A planner that likes bends.

Pick a start, a destination and a ride style (Curvy and fun, Scenic cruise, Avoid highways or Fastest), compare up to four variants, and download the route as GPX.

02

Why we built it

Navigation apps want you on the motorway.

Car navigation optimises for time. Riders want dikes, polders, forests and back roads. Kawa was first built for one rider in Amsterdam, tuned for the flat Netherlands.

03

How to use it

Plan, compare, ride.

  • Search or click your start and destination, add stops or make it a round trip.
  • Choose a ride style and toggles such as avoid tolls or unpaved roads.
  • Download the GPX and follow it in OsmAnd with turn hints.
04

Why it is a smart idea

Open data, no lock-in.

Routing runs on open OpenStreetMap data and an MIT-licensed engine, so there is no API key and no fee per route.

05

What it changes

The ride becomes the point.

Instead of getting there fast, you plan for the road itself. Kawa is in private beta; ask us if you want to try it.

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