# Merge, Split and Trim Recorded Trips

> Fix your driving log in Odo: merge 2 to 10 trips into one, split a trip into up to 10 pieces or at recording breaks, and trim the start or end. Stats and the route are rebuilt for you.

App: Odo: Speedometer, Drive & Ride (iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon, Apple CarPlay, Apple Watch). Free to download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759611784
Page: https://speedometerproapp.com/features/merge-split-trips
Last updated: 2026-11-01

A fuel stop can break one drive into two trips, and a forgotten stop can join two drives into one. Merge, split and trim put them back the way they happened.

## Why it matters

Trip counts, distances and route comparisons are only useful if each trip matches a real journey. Fixing the few that don’t keeps your stats and your mileage log right.

## Merge trips

Join trips that belong together, such as a road trip broken up by stops. Open the Trips tab, tap More → Merge Trips and pick them.

- 2 to 10 trips at once
- Trips must be for the same vehicle and must not overlap
- Spanning up to 30 days in total
- The merged trip is marked Merged; the originals are replaced

## Split a trip

Divide a trip that ran two journeys together. Open the trip and tap More → Split Trip.

- Up to 10 pieces
- Place split points on the route or with the slider
- Or tap Split at recording breaks to cut wherever recording paused
- The name, note and videos stay with the first piece

## Trim the ends

Remove the part where you walked to the car or sat in the drive. Open the trip and tap More → Trim Trip.

- Trim the start, the end or both
- Distance, time and speeds are recalculated
- Available on trips that weren’t merged

## Questions and answers

### Why did one drive get recorded as two trips?

Usually because recording stopped during a stop, for example when an automation ran Stop Trip or a trip ended after being idle. Merge the two in the Trips tab with More → Merge Trips. To keep it from happening, pause on stops instead of stopping, and resume with Start or Resume Trip.

### Can I undo a merge?

No. Merging replaces the original trips with the merged one. You can split the merged trip again if you need to.

### Can I split a trip into more than two parts?

Yes, into up to 10 pieces. Place the points yourself or tap Split at recording breaks to cut wherever recording paused for 10 seconds or more.

### When should I use "Start Trip" vs "Start or Resume Trip"?

Both actions begin recording. The difference is what happens when a trip is already paused.

**Start or Resume Trip** continues the paused trip. Choose it when you want one trip across stops:

• Road trips with fuel, food or rest stops
• A commute with a quick errand on the way
• Rides with stops at traffic lights
• Any setup where a disconnect automation runs Pause Trip

**Start Trip** only starts a trip when none is in progress. If a trip is paused, it does nothing. Choose it, together with Stop Trip, when each journey should be separate:

• Home to work and work to home as two trips
• Switching between a car and a motorcycle
• Business mileage where each destination needs its own entry
• Fuel economy per tank or per journey

**Rule of thumb:** if you pause on disconnect, use Start or Resume Trip. If you want a fresh trip every time, run Stop Trip when you finish, or chain Stop Trip and then Start Trip in one shortcut.

### How do I automatically pause or end trips?

Odo can pause a trip while you're stopped and end a trip that has gone idle. Both are in Settings → Driving: Auto-pause When Stationary and Auto-End Trips. They're off by default.

For more control, pair every start automation with a pause:

• CarPlay connects → Start or Resume Trip; disconnects → Pause Trip
• Bluetooth is connected → Start or Resume Trip; is disconnected → Pause Trip
• Driving Focus turning on → Start or Resume Trip; turning off → Pause Trip
• One NFC tag → Start or Resume Trip; a second tag → Pause Trip

Use Stop Trip when you want to end and save the trip, for example with an NFC tag by your front door or a Siri command at the end of a long drive. For everyday stops, Pause Trip is better because Start or Resume Trip picks the trip back up.

## Related

- [Driving log](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/driving-log): A complete, searchable record of every trip, organized automatically.
- [Automatic trip detection](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/automatic-trip-detection): Trips that start, pause and end on their own, with settings you control.
- [Trip tracking](https://speedometerproapp.com/features/trip-tracking): Automatic trip detection, full trip stats, saved places, tags, photos and video.