---
title: "How to make changes to your routes"
description: "Make changes on the timeline, in the route details panel, on the map or by drawing your own route"
url: https://help.routific.com/en/articles/20-how-to-make-changes-to-your-routes
collection: "Route planning"
updated: 2026-10-30
language: en
---

# How to make changes to your routes

Make changes on the timeline, in the route details panel, on the map or by drawing your own route

### Watch: Making changes to routes in Routific

Routific optimizes your routes, but you know your territory. Click any stop to see its order details, then make changes in four ways:

1.  On the timeline
    
2.  In the route details panel (list view)
    
3.  On the map, including with the lasso tool
    
4.  By drawing your route on the map
    

## Make changes on the timeline

Click a stop on the timeline, then drag and drop it. Move it within the same route, or drop it onto another route and Routific slots it into the best spot.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/n9kmOeYy8IkYPbEHnqCXsOwGbqTozKUtlciaARzOQ2ysZGZjowx1kVegOjmugUFdMAOfvV4I3Fw.gif)

Hold **Shift** to select multiple stops and move them to another route together.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/VkMMpj3mbpU6sEslOGTX5MkuzFEsBKu9MYZFUCbDmymVpKOLnrMut7SnnxHWtlcOeiUfq3f7VnK.gif)

## Make changes in the route details panel

Click a route on the **map** or **timeline** to open the route details panel on the right. It lists every stop on that route, in order.

Drag a stop up or down the list to reorder it. Routific updates the route's timing and your driver's mobile app.

![Routes screen showing color-coded delivery routes across the Vancouver-area map and a timeline of stops for three routes below. Visible: Routes, Fri, Sep 25, Routes Timeline, Plan routes, Routes, Route - 1.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/aCnYxgFrBffzJH1MWJjR7od5JtPOLpIC8oG0z8OFt7tc9CkQXTxAKNlvhvf9zTOgeWe2hfQXhfC.png)

## Make changes on the map

Drag and drop stops on the map to move them from one route to another.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/gdA48u0ggEHjtwOAiHc6NPxp8ChdQ0HCeDE634St906AF2cjuGoJ1pxWP2lfQSriFCFAuzejw23.gif)

To move a group of stops, use the **lasso tool** in the top right-hand corner of the map. Draw a shape around the stops you want, then move them.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/ldv9yruVHUkJoR1ouNRISS7NHsb64LEmNQ3ZJIYna54wiZT5qe53eZnBefFpFj2HVkDJjY3DJy6.gif)

## Draw your route on the map

Want to change the direction of a route — say, so your driver finishes closer to the depot? Skip the dragging and dropping. With Draw Route, you sketch the flow you want in a few clicks and Routific re-optimizes around it.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/PFZIDRSm7rDxWt980wOZ46Q2BXbltvxo0gzHvaMSad1lWqCTF77Ajkz9d9wFyuk9YowfLzuHo12.gif)

1.  Select the route on the **map** or **timeline**.
    
2.  Click the **three dots (…)** in the top right corner of the route panel, then **Draw route**.
    
3.  ![Route 1 details panel beside a map, with the overflow menu open; red arrows point to the three-dot menu and the Draw route option. Visible: Routes timeline, Sort, Plan routes, Route - 1, Assign driver, 26.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/IWAKXHhALecD7863Ad7dfRFNtypGemDCesaSpDleAO8eG3LjNcPZdwn8ii8PY6rv7qmuI0EZdHc.png)
    

3.  Click on the map where you want the route to start.
    
4.  Draw in the direction you want the route to follow. Click to change direction.
    
5.  Double-click to finish.
    

Your route is re-optimized to follow your drawing:

Learn more about [drawing your route](https://help.routific.com/en/articles/46-draw-your-route.md), or when you're happy with your routes, [assign and publish them to your drivers](https://help.routific.com/en/articles/40-how-do-i-assignre-assign-a-route-to-a-driver.md).