RB Explorer
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RB Explorer — Plan your next route
RB Explorer is Roadbook System’s free Windows application for planning routes on paved and unpaved roads, for trips by car, 4×4 and bicycle.
Explore the terrain with outdoor maps and satellite imagery, choose your start and destination, and calculate your route. The Car and Bicycle profiles, with Paved, Mixed and Unpaved options, let you find different routes between the same points.
Explore the terrain with outdoor maps and satellite imagery, choose your start and destination, and calculate your route. The Car and Bicycle profiles, with Paved, Mixed and Unpaved options, let you find different routes between the same points.
Don’t dismiss routes suggested by the Bicycle profiles: in my tests, they have often provided interesting ideas for 4×4 trips, including over rougher terrain. Always check conditions on the ground, suitability for your vehicle and any access restrictions: a route open to bicycles may be closed to motor vehicles.
You can customise your route by adding intermediate waypoints, blocking sections, or adding local roads and mandatory sections. The corridor search for alternative routes helps you compare options, while the charts show elevation, gradients and road surface, depending on the available data.
Export your route in GPX format for a reconnaissance trip or to prepare a roadbook with RB Editor. You can also save your project and return to it later.
Export your route in GPX format for a reconnaissance trip or to prepare a roadbook with RB Editor. You can also save your project and return to it later.
From the map to the ground
RB Explorer is a planning tool: it does not replace a navigation device or checks on the ground. Route calculation uses OpenStreetMap data, which may be incomplete or outdated. A road visible on the map may not be available to the routing engine, and a suggested route does not guarantee access or suitability for your chosen vehicle.
Before setting out, always check route conditions and any access restrictions. For more information, see the “Limitations and route verification” section of the manual.
RB Explorer is a planning tool: it does not replace a navigation device or checks on the ground. Route calculation uses OpenStreetMap data, which may be incomplete or outdated. A road visible on the map may not be available to the routing engine, and a suggested route does not guarantee access or suitability for your chosen vehicle.
Before setting out, always check route conditions and any access restrictions. For more information, see the “Limitations and route verification” section of the manual.
Waypoints — Choose where to go
Want to visit a village, a viewpoint or a place of interest? Add an intermediate waypoint: RB Explorer will recalculate the route to pass through that point. You can add multiple waypoints, move them and change their order.
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Blocks — Exclude a section
A closed road or a section you want to avoid? Add a block and recalculate: RB Explorer will look for an alternative route that avoids that section.
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Local roads — Add a connection
Know a road or track that is missing from the routing network? Draw it as a local road, connect it to the existing network and specify the vehicle type and surface. RB Explorer can then use it when calculating routes.
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Mandatory sections — Choose your exact path
Want to include a specific passage in your itinerary? Draw a mandatory section: RB Explorer will include it in the route and calculate the connections to the rest of your journey.
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Downloads
(Contiene installer)
- Current version 1.0.0 (11 November 2026)
A Windows PC application for planning car, 4×4 and bicycle routes on paved, mixed and unpaved surfaces, using outdoor maps and satellite imagery.
Windows notice (SmartScreen):
Windows may display a warning if it does not recognise the application.
If “Windows protected your PC” appears, click “More info” and then “Run anyway”.
Windows may display a warning if it does not recognise the application.
If “Windows protected your PC” appears, click “More info” and then “Run anyway”.
macOS note: RB Explorer is not available for Apple macOS.