Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Return to start the way you came in not generating a new route works as you expect even hiking cross country eg off trail when literally every pixel on the map is equally valid as a path. Skiing too. It clearly does not require a road or path. It simply follows the route you took. This has helped me avoid getting cliffed out descending the wrong gully on peakbaging trips.
Are you getting turn guidance (big white arrows)?
The Edges calculate a route (the secondary route that is used for turn guidance) that deviates from the loaded track when the loaded track goes "off road" (the secondary route follows roads/paths).
The route back is just a track. It should work like any other track (course). Maybe, the newer Edges deal with going off-road differently.
The watches might be different.