Most walking apps quietly suggest you are doing it wrong. The route was inefficient. The pace was slow. The distance was not a number worth sharing.
Efficiency is a fine goal when you are trying to get somewhere. It is a strange goal when you are trying to see something.
The long way home
Take one street you never use. Not a big detour, just one turn you normally skip. The walk is a few minutes longer and a little less predictable, and that is the point. You are not trying to arrive faster. You are trying to arrive somewhere that is not already familiar.
Curiosity is not measured in kilometres. It is measured in streets you had not taken before.
Small discoveries are enough
You do not need a trip to find something new. A courtyard you had never noticed, a shop that only opens early, a view between two buildings that exists from one corner only. These are not landmarks. They are the texture of a place you thought you already knew.
What this means in the product
This is why Roam City treats coverage and exploration as the main story and keeps distance and pace as supporting detail. It is also why the map keeps unvisited streets visible instead of hiding them. A blank space is not a failure state. It is an invitation.
The shortest route gets you home. The slightly longer one is how the city gets a little bigger.