Komoot Live Sync lets you send a Komoot route (or "Tour") directly to your ELEMNT ACE, BOLT 3, or ROAM 3 and keep it updated in real time. Push a route from the Komoot app and your Wahoo device receives it instantly, no Wi-Fi sync required. If the route is changed mid-ride, the updated route syncs to your device automatically so you stay on track.
This feature is available on supported ELEMNT devices with an active Komoot-to-Wahoo account connection.
Compatible devices
ELEMNT ACE
ELEMNT BOLT 3
ELEMNT ROAM 3
What you'll need
Wahoo app and firmware: Both the Wahoo app and your ELEMNT firmware must be up to date.
Komoot account connection: An active Komoot account authorized in the Wahoo app. To connect, open the Wahoo app and go to Today > Profile > Authorized Apps > Komoot.
Phone data connection: An active cellular or Wi-Fi data connection on your phone (required by both the Komoot and Wahoo apps).
Bluetooth connection: Your ELEMNT must be powered on and connected to the Wahoo app via Bluetooth. The Wahoo app must remain open but can run in the background.
Komoot map region or Premium subscription: The route must be in a Komoot map region you have unlocked (free or purchased), or you must have a Komoot Premium subscription.
Setup
Make sure the Wahoo app and your ELEMNT ACE, BOLT 3, or ROAM 3 firmware are up to date.
In the Wahoo app, authorize the connection between Komoot and Wahoo: go to Today > Profile > Authorized Apps > Komoot. For more details, see Authorize an app partner to sync routes, planned workouts, completed rides, or segments.
Confirm your ELEMNT is powered on and connected to the Wahoo app. The Wahoo app must remain open but can run in the background.
No additional toggle or setting is required on the device — Live Sync is enabled automatically once Komoot is authorized as a connected app.
Sending a route before a ride
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Create or save a Tour in the Komoot mobile or desktop app. The Tour must be saved in order to navigate.
Select the Tour, then select Navigate.
Select Wahoo Fitness from the list of available options. This triggers an immediate sync of the route to your Wahoo account. If your ELEMNT is on, the Wahoo app is open, and your phone has a data connection, the route will also sync directly to your device and load automatically.
Your ELEMNT will beep and display Route Received along with the name of the route.
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Select Accept on your ELEMNT to load the route.
If you don't respond, the route auto-loads after a 15-second timeout.
Selecting Cancel will dismiss the prompt, but the route is still synced to your device and available in your route library for future use.
Receiving a route update during a ride
If you're already riding and you or someone in your group makes a route change in Komoot, your ELEMNT can receive the updated route in real time.
Your ELEMNT will beep and display Accept Tour and update navigation?
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Select Accept to receive the updated route.
If you don't respond, the update auto-applies after a 15-second timeout.
A loading screen appears while the updated Tour data downloads. Once complete, a Tour updated alert is shown, and your recording session continues uninterrupted with the new route.
After a ride
After completing a ride, the synced Komoot route remains stored on your device in your route library. The route is available offline for future use. For more on managing routes, see Routes with ELEMNT ACE, BOLT 3, and ROAM 3.
Troubleshooting
Route does not arrive on the ELEMNT
Make sure the Wahoo app is running on your phone and has an active data connection (cellular or Wi-Fi). If the Wahoo app was force-quit, reopen it — a push notification may prompt you to resume the sync.
Confirm your ELEMNT is powered on and connected to the Wahoo app via Bluetooth.
Confirm that both the Wahoo app and ELEMNT firmware are up to date. Firmware updates require a Wi-Fi connection.
"Live Sync timeout — try again" error
The Live Sync token from Komoot has expired. Go back to the Komoot app and re-send the Tour by selecting Navigate > Wahoo Fitness again.
"No connection — try again when connected" error
Your phone has lost its cellular or Wi-Fi connection.
Restore connectivity. The Wahoo app should retry the sync automatically.
If the sync does not resume, go back to the Komoot app and re-send the Tour by selecting Navigate > Wahoo Fitness.
"To start this route, unlock the map region on Komoot.com"
The Tour you sent is in a Komoot map region you have not purchased or unlocked. Komoot users receive one local region for free. Additional regions (or worldwide access) can be unlocked with a one-time purchase or a Komoot Premium subscription. Visit Komoot.com to unlock the required map region, then re-send the Tour.
Route update does not appear during a ride
Make sure your phone remains connected to your ELEMNT via Bluetooth and has an active data connection. Route updates follow the same delivery path as initial syncs and require the Wahoo app to be running.