Shade
Press kit — Version française
In one sentence
SHADE builds running and cycling loops that follow real shade — tree canopy, terrain and buildings — for the hour and season you pick.
SHADE trace des boucles de course à pied et de vélo qui suivent l'ombre réelle — celle des arbres, du relief et des bâtiments — selon l'heure à laquelle vous partez.
Background
In summer, which route you take matters as much as when you go out. At 6 pm in a European city in July it is still above 30 °C, and existing route apps send runners down wide sunlit roads: they optimise for distance, elevation or popularity — never for exposure to the sun.
SHADE starts from the opposite problem. For the departure time you choose and today's date — the sun sits differently through the seasons — it computes shade on the ground from three real sources: tree canopy, shadows cast by the terrain, and shadows cast by buildings at their real height. Those three are not worth the same in comfort, and the tool weights them accordingly: under trees the air itself is cooler, whereas a shaded street keeps radiating heat from the tarmac. The percentage shown is therefore felt shade, not simply shaded ground.
It then builds the network of roads and paths around your starting point, looks for genuine loops in every direction, and offers three that differ from each other. The service is free, with no account, no advertising and no cookies; routes export as GPX to a watch or head unit (Garmin, Strava, Komoot, Suunto, Wahoo). It works worldwide, with quality tracking OpenStreetMap coverage of woods and buildings — so it is at its best across Europe.
Screenshots
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Downloads
Permission to reuse
These visuals are free to use for press coverage, online and in print, with no prior request and no fee, in any article about SHADE. The logo may be cropped and cut out; please do not distort it or change its colours. Preferred credit: "SHADE — shaderoutes.com". The maps shown are based on OpenStreetMap: please include "© OpenStreetMap contributors" on the screenshots.
Fact sheet
| Name | SHADE |
| Website | shaderoutes.com |
| Launched | August 2026 |
| Price | Free — no account, no advertising |
| Languages | French and English |
| Coverage | Worldwide |
| Data | OpenStreetMap (ODbL), OpenFreeMap, AWS Terrain Tiles |
| Privacy | No account, no cookies, no third-party trackers |
| Contact | contact@shaderoutes.com |
The maker
SHADE is built by an independent maker based in Lyon, France — a runner who built the tool for himself after a summer in which every run ended in full sun.
Available for an interview, a demo, or to run one of the routes with you.