Terms of use

What Runnersway is

Runnersway is a free tool operated by Gotoh Industries LLC. You choose a starting point and a distance, and it proposes loops that return near that point, with estimates such as distance, climbing and possible major-road crossings. By using the site you agree to these terms.

Routes are computer-generated and unverified

Every route is produced automatically from OpenStreetMap data and terrain data. Nobody has walked, run or inspected it. Map data can be wrong, incomplete or out of date. A route may use a path that is closed, private, unlit, flooded, under construction or unsuitable for running, and it may cross or follow roads with traffic.

The facts shown with a route, including distance, climbing, path types, stairs and road crossings, are estimates from the map. Where something is unknown we say so, but an estimate or the absence of a warning is not a statement that a route is safe, legal or accessible.

Your responsibility

You decide whether and where to run. Before and during a run, check access, crossings, closures, lighting, weather and local conditions for yourself, obey signs and local laws, and turn back if something does not look right. Consider your own health and fitness. Do not rely on Runnersway for navigation in an emergency.

Shared links and reports

If you choose to share a route, it is stored under a link that anyone holding the link can open, including where the route starts. Share a route only if you are content for that to be seen. To have a shared route removed, email contact@runnersway.com with the link.

Reports you send about a route are anonymous. They help us decide what to look at; they are not acted on immediately and do not make a route verified.

Fair use

The site is for planning your own runs. Do not use automated tools to request routes in bulk, try to get around its limits, or interfere with its operation. We may limit or block use that does.

No warranty

Runnersway is provided as it is and as available, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and availability. The service may change, be interrupted or stop.

Limit of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, Gotoh Industries LLC is not liable for any injury, loss or damage arising from your use of Runnersway or of any route, file or information obtained from it. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

Map data and your data

Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. Terrain sources are listed on the About page. How we handle information about you is described in the privacy page.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms; the date above shows the latest version. Questions: contact@runnersway.com.