Editorial guidelines - France

Visorando was created in France, and over time, editorial guidelines evolved to include more and more information. Also, the Visorando website was created before there was an app to follow routes with. Therefore, detailed turn-by-turn descriptions were mandatory to allow everyone to follow routes. This is still the case now and explains why publishing routes in France requires following more guidelines than outside of France.

If your route is not located in France, please read the general article about our guidelines.

Title

The title should be short, precise and make people want to discover the route.

  • Only use capital letters at the beginning of the title or for proper nouns
  • Do not add a full stop at the end of the title
  • Do not include ‘walk’, ‘hike’ or ’stroll’ in the title
  • Do not begin your title with the name of the town or county
  • In the case of a stage of a multi-day route, you can write a title in the form: “From point A to point B”, but do not indicate the stage number

Overview

The overview consists of a few sentences designed to inspire others to explore the route. It may indicate landmarks, scenery, atmosphere, type of terrain, etc.

  • Do not add links
  • Do not indicate distance, elevation gain or duration, as this information will be added automatically

Difficulty

A difficulty level will be automatically recommended to you. It is based on two objective and measurable criteria: distance and elevation gain. Other criteria, related to the nature of the terrain, are more difficult to quantify and must be taken into account manually. For more information, click here

Description

The description must indicate the directions to follow so that others can reach the next waypoint without getting lost.

  • Explain how to get to the starting point, whether parking is available and where
  • For each waypoint, write short sentences explaining how to reach and recognise the arrival at the next waypoint, using all necessary landmarks
  • Focus on the directions to follow and, if necessary, add counter-indications by describing what not to do
  • Indicate if certain sections of the route do not follow a path shown on the map
  • Possible variations should be mentioned in the Notes section

Style & Formatting

  • The first paragraph must begin with the starting waypoint. This must be entered in the format ::S:: or ::S/E:: if the route gets back to the start
  • Place each waypoint number at the beginning of the paragraph in the following format: ::1::, ::2::, ::3::, etc.
  • Leave a line break between each paragraph
  • The last paragraph must end with ::E:: or ::S/E:: if the route gets back to the start
  • The spelling of place names must correspond to the information displayed on the ground and on the map. If the spelling on the ground differs from the spelling on the map, please point this out
  • Do not use abbreviations
  • Only use capital letters at the beginning of sentences or at the beginning of proper nouns
  • Keep the symbols for units of measurement singular
  • Capitalise Street, Avenue, etc.
  • Capitalise the colour of the trail markings. E.g.: Yellow
  • Check that the links you have inserted are valid
  • Do not add smileys
  • Do not use multiple exclamation marks

Waypoints

A waypoint can indicate a change of direction, an intersection, a point of interest, or a landmark.

  • Space your waypoints evenly if possible. Do not concentrate waypoints on the same section of the route, as this may make it illegible
  • Remember to label your waypoints
  • Waypoint labels can be formatted as follows: Name - direction. E.g.: Bridge - right
  • Waypoint labels should only include instructions, not counter-instructions
  • Capitalise the first letter of the label

Notes

In this section, indicate the following:

  • Resources available on the ground: drinking water, shelters, specific equipment, etc.
  • Restrictions or dangers depending on the season (hunting, fire, snow in the mountains in winter)
  • Exposed sections
  • Difficult orientation
  • Shortcuts, detours or alternative routes

Worth a visit

The aim here is to highlight what you can do or see nearby, particularly by providing information that would have overloaded the description. However, please remain relatively concise.

You can add external links in this section to show other sources of information.

Last update: 28 January 2026 06:01