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+> Mirrored from `/mnt/DATA/git/pikebacker/docs/05_routing_and_scoring.md`.
+> Origin: `repository`.
+> Active tasks and changing state belong in Gitea issues; this wiki page is durable project context.
+
+---
+# Routing and Scoring Model
+
+## Goal
+
+Optimize for a loaded bikepacking trip, not a generic bike route.
+
+## Route cost model
+
+A candidate route is scored by segment and by whole-trip logistics.
+
+```text
+segment_cost =
+  distance_cost
++ climb_cost
++ steepness_cost
++ poor_surface_cost
++ traffic_stress_cost
++ access_uncertainty_cost
++ hike_a_bike_risk_cost
++ remoteness_cost
++ weather_sensitivity_cost
+- official_cycle_route_bonus
+- confirmed_good_segment_bonus
+- scenic_bonus
+```
+
+```text
+stage_cost =
+  ride_effort_cost
++ sleep_risk_cost
++ water_gap_cost
++ food_gap_cost
++ daylight_risk_cost
++ weather_risk_cost
++ bailout_gap_cost
++ repair_gap_cost
+```
+
+## Segment attributes
+
+Each segment should carry:
+
+- distance meters,
+- ascent/descent,
+- max grade,
+- average grade,
+- surface,
+- smoothness,
+- OSM highway class,
+- bicycle/access tags,
+- traffic stress proxy,
+- cycle route membership,
+- protected-area overlap,
+- POI distance to next water/food/repair/sleep,
+- community report score,
+- confidence score.
+
+## Bikepacking profiles
+
+### Loaded gravel
+
+- Prefer gravel/compact dirt and low-traffic roads.
+- Penalize technical MTB trails.
+- Penalize grades above 12% more heavily when loaded.
+- Penalize unknown surfaces in remote areas.
+
+### Hardtail bikepacking
+
+- Allow more rough surfaces.
+- Allow singletrack where bicycle access and difficulty are acceptable.
+- Penalize sustained paved highways and high traffic.
+
+### Road touring
+
+- Prefer paved low-traffic roads and official cycle routes.
+- Avoid rough surfaces, tracks, and paths with unknown rideability.
+
+### E-bikepacking
+
+- Add range and charging constraints.
+- Penalize long remote stretches without accommodation/charging.
+- Respect local e-bike access distinctions where available.
+
+### Beginner-safe
+
+- Strongly prefer known surfaces and legal certainty.
+- Avoid high traffic, remote stretches, long dry gaps, and steep grades.
+
+## Confidence model
+
+The app should show both recommendation and confidence.
+
+Example route summary:
+
+```text
+Distance: 382 km
+Ascent: 5,420 m
+Known surface: 88%
+Unpaved: 42%
+Longest water gap: 36 km
+Longest food gap: 58 km
+Access confidence: Medium-high
+Sleep certainty: 4/5 nights confirmed options
+Bailout gap: Max 71 km from train/ferry/bus
+Warnings: 2 steep loaded-bike climbs, 1 uncertain access segment
+```
+
+## Hike-a-bike risk
+
+Estimate using:
+
+- steep grade,
+- poor smoothness,
+- `mtb:scale`,
+- `sac_scale`,
+- surface type,
+- trail width if available,
+- rider profile,
+- actual ride speed reports,
+- user reports.
+
+A route can include hike-a-bike if the profile allows it, but it must be visible.
+
+## Critical gap detection
+
+Calculate gaps along the route:
+
+- water gap,
+- food gap,
+- sleep gap,
+- repair gap,
+- bailout gap,
+- charging gap for e-bike.
+
+Warnings should be generated when a gap exceeds profile thresholds.
+
+## Stage planning algorithm
+
+1. Generate candidate endpoints every 5–15 km around the daily target window.
+2. Score each endpoint by sleep options, water/food, daylight fit, safety, and bailout.
+3. Prefer endpoints with at least one high-confidence sleep option.
+4. Add Plan B endpoints before and after Plan A.
+5. Rebalance subsequent stages to avoid one impossible day.
+6. Surface warnings for stages where no good endpoint exists.
+
+## Example thresholds
+
+| Profile | Target km/day | Max grade warning | Max water gap | Max food gap |
+|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
+| Beginner-safe | 40–70 | 10% | 25 km | 40 km |
+| Loaded gravel | 60–100 | 12% | 40 km | 70 km |
+| Hardtail remote | 50–90 | 15% | 55 km | 90 km |
+| Road touring | 70–130 | 10% | 40 km | 70 km |
+| E-bikepacking | 50–100 | 12% | 40 km | 60 km + charging |
+
+Thresholds should be configurable per user.