diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index 9498da48d..ef379aa39 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@
   { "id": "route",
     "name": "Route Viewer",
     "icon": "app.png",
-    "version":"0.01",
+    "version":"0.02",
     "description": "Upload a KML file of a route, and have your watch display a map with how far around it you are",
     "tags": "",
     "custom": "custom.html",
diff --git a/apps/route/ChangeLog b/apps/route/ChangeLog
index 5560f00bc..02779b6ea 100644
--- a/apps/route/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/route/ChangeLog
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 0.01: New App!
+0.02: Change color from red->yellow to ease readability (fix #710)
diff --git a/apps/route/custom.html b/apps/route/custom.html
index 124c92a31..b958303d8 100644
--- a/apps/route/custom.html
+++ b/apps/route/custom.html
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ var currentDist = 0;
 function drawMap() {
   g.clearRect(0,0,239,120);
   g.setFontAlign(0,0);
-  g.setColor(1,0,0);
+  g.setColor(1,1,0);
   g.setFontVector(40);
   g.drawString((currentDist===undefined)?"?":(Math.round(currentDist)+"m"), 160, 30);
   g.setColor(1,1,1);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function drawMap() {
   g.drawString(Math.round(totalDistance)+"m", 160, 70);
   g.drawString((nextPtIdx/2)+"/"+coordDistance.length, 50, 20);
   if (!fix.fix) {
-    g.setColor(1,0,0);
+    g.setColor(1,1,0);
     g.drawString("No GPS", 50, 50);
     g.setFont("6x8",1);
     g.drawString(fix.satellites+" Sats", 50, 70);
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ function drawMap() {
     g.setColor(0,0,0);
     g.drawCircle(lastFix.s.x,lastFix.s.y,10);
   }
-  for (var i=0;i<gcoords.length;i+=2) {
-    g.setColor((i<=nextPtIdx) ? 63488 : 46486); // red/grey
-    g.fillRect(gcoords[i]-2,gcoords[i+1]-2,gcoords[i]+2,gcoords[i+1]+2);
-  }
-  g.setColor(1,0,0); // first part of path
+  var c1 = g.toColor(1,1,0);
+  var c2 = g.toColor(0.7,0.7,0.7);
+  for (var i=0;i<gcoords.length;i+=2)
+    g.setColor((i<=nextPtIdx) ? c1 : c2).fillRect(gcoords[i]-2,gcoords[i+1]-2,gcoords[i]+2,gcoords[i+1]+2);
+  g.setColor(1,1,0); // first part of path
   g.drawPoly(new Uint8Array(gcoords.buffer, 0, nextPtIdx+2));
   g.setColor(1,1,1); // remaining part of path
   g.drawPoly(new Uint8Array(gcoords.buffer, nextPtIdx));
 
   if (fix && fix.fix) {
-    g.setColor(1,0,0);
+    g.setColor(1,1,0);
     g.drawCircle(fix.s.x,fix.s.y,10);
   }
   lastFix = fix;