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Guide Me on Apple Watch

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On your phone? Guide Me

Guide Me points you to a waypoint or any spot on the map, showing how far away it is and which direction to go.

How to guide to a waypoint

  1. Tap the waypoint on the map.

    Tapping a waypoint on the Watch map
  2. Tap Guide Me.

    Guide Me in a waypoint's details, below its title and icon
  3. Guide Me opens. The top shows how far away the waypoint is.

    Guide Me showing the distance and bearing, with the arrow and the instruction to slowly move in a circle
  4. Hold your wrist flat and slowly turn in a circle until the arrow points straight up. The waypoint is then straight ahead, and the watch says Waypoint is straight ahead.

How to guide to any point on the map

  1. Tap and hold on the map.

    Crosshairs on the map with the Guide Me button in the bottom-left corner, Add, and the coordinates and elevation at the bottom
  2. Move the crosshairs to the spot you want to go to.

  3. Tap the Guide Me button (the crosshair icon) in the bottom-left corner. The crosshairs stay on the map so you can check the spot again later.

Guide Me only appears if your Apple Watch has a compass.

Updated October 7, 2026

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