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i want to be running like i know the area
Then I think you are going to have to do the hard work of getting to know the area 😉
I've run with routes loaded onto my watch and it's just not as good as a map. You should expect to have to do some route figuring out like "where the fuck is the way out of this field?".
You could also try the OS Maps app, you get a code with the paper maps that unlocks that map section in the app. Then you have the paper backup for when your battery dies/there is no GPS signal/it's raining*/you've smashed your screen taking a selfie/a magpie steals your phone...
*Your paper map is, of course, safely in a map case
Arducius
Cheers folks. I think the issue is that i want to be running like i know the area (i.e. nothing in hand), but i don't know where i'm going.. Might look into a map of surrey hills though as that does also sound sort of fun and probably doesn't take much more time than constantly getting my phone out. Reminds me of my first go navigating to Brighton on my bike. 12 pages of google maps, which i pulled out my backpack every single turn to check i was going the correct way. I am not a good navigator...