Chapter 1 of 10
Understanding RallyCoords
RallyCoords means two things: rally coordinates — the geography of checkpoints, routes and official KML/GPX — and rally coordinator — the organizer information, schedules, hotels, notices and rider decisions around them. Before you plan your first expedition, it helps to understand how the app organizes your adventure. The architecture follows a simple hierarchy — each level builds on the one above it. Once you understand this structure, everything else in the app clicks into place.
The RallyCoords Hierarchy
Every expedition follows the same structure:
Trip → Segments → Days → Routes → Checkpoints / Activities / Fuel / Hotels → Daily Briefing → Ride Mode → Journal / Trip History
A Trip is your overall adventure. Segments are multi-day riding sections within that trip. Each segment is divided into riding Days, each with its own route, checkpoints, hotel, and daily briefing. When you ride, Ride Mode tracks your progress and automatically completes checkpoints. Afterward, your journal and photos become a permanent record of the expedition.
1Trip — the top-level expedition (e.g., 2027 ADV Cannonball)
2Segments — multi-day riding sections (Pre-Cannonball, Cannonball, Return)
3Tab navigation — Segments, Itinerary, Map, Riders, Vehicles, etc.
4Daily Briefing — your morning command center for each day
Trips
A Trip is your top-level adventure — a multi-day expedition with a start and end location. A single trip can contain multiple segments, allowing you to break long adventures into manageable sections.
For the 2027 ADV Cannonball, the trip contains three segments: the Pre-Cannonball ride to the start, the Cannonball rally itself, and the return ride home.
Segments
Segments are the building blocks of a trip. Each segment represents a multi-day riding section with its own route, schedule, and checkpoints. Segments can be created manually, generated by AI, or imported from KML files — and they all behave the same way once created.
Every segment is intelligent, editable, and route-aware. You can add an activity and Google reroutes with road-following geometry. You can import an official KML and the checkpoints, routes, and scoring all become first-class objects.
Days and Checkpoints
Each segment is divided into riding days. Days are automatically scheduled from the segment's start date, with each day getting its own route, checkpoints, hotel, and daily briefing.
Checkpoints are ordered stops along your route — scenic overlooks, fuel stops, hotels, restaurants, photo ops, and activities. Every checkpoint has a real category, coordinates, and optional scoring. Checkpoints preserve their official order from KML imports.
Tips
- ▸Segments can be AI-generated, KML-imported, or manually created — all three behave identically once created.
- ▸Dates derive automatically from the previous segment. You only set the start date of your first segment.
- ▸The Daily Briefing is auto-generated from segment data — focus on getting your segments right and the days will follow.