diff --git a/apps/gpstrek/app.js b/apps/gpstrek/app.js
index 95db86aaf..21259c522 100644
--- a/apps/gpstrek/app.js
+++ b/apps/gpstrek/app.js
@@ -7,25 +7,12 @@ const MODE_SLICES = 2;
 
 const STORAGE = require("Storage");
 const BAT_FULL = require("Storage").readJSON("setting.json").batFullVoltage || 0.3144;
-const SETTINGS = {
-  mapCompass: true,
-  mapScale:0.2, //initial value
-  mapRefresh:1000, //minimum time in ms between refreshs of the map
-  mapChunkSize: 5, //render this many waypoints at a time
-  overviewScroll: 30, //scroll this amount on swipe in pixels
-  overviewScale: 0.02, //initial value
-  refresh:500, //general refresh interval in ms
-  refreshLocked:3000, //general refresh interval when Bangle is locked
-  cacheMinFreeMem:2000,
-  cacheMaxEntries:0,
-  minCourseChange: 5, //course change needed in degrees before redrawing the map
-  minPosChange: 5, //position change needed in pixels before redrawing the map
-  waypointChangeDist: 50, //distance in m to next waypoint before advancing automatically
-  queueWaitingTime: 5, // waiting time during processing of task queue items when running with timeouts
-  autosearch: true,
-  maxDistForAutosearch: 300,
-  autosearchLimit: 3
-};
+
+
+const SETTINGS = Object.assign(
+  require('Storage').readJSON("gpstrek.default.json", true) || {},
+  require('Storage').readJSON("gpstrek.json", true) || {}
+);
 
 let init = function(){
   global.screen = 1;
@@ -38,7 +25,6 @@ let init = function(){
 
   Bangle.loadWidgets();
   WIDGETS.gpstrek.start(false);
-  if (!WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().numberOfSlices) WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().numberOfSlices = 2;
   if (!WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().mode) WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().mode = MODE_MENU;
 };
 
@@ -459,7 +445,7 @@ let getMapSlice = function(){
         if (!isMapOverview){
           drawCurrentPos();
         }
-        if (!isMapOverview && renderInTimeouts){
+        if (SETTINGS.mapCompass && !isMapOverview && renderInTimeouts){
           drawMapCompass();
         }
         if (renderInTimeouts) drawInterface();
@@ -1254,11 +1240,6 @@ let showMenu = function(){
     "Background" : showBackgroundMenu,
     "Calibration": showCalibrationMenu,
     "Reset" : ()=>{ E.showPrompt("Do Reset?").then((v)=>{ if (v) {WIDGETS.gpstrek.resetState(); removeMenu();} else {E.showMenu(mainmenu);}}).catch(()=>{E.showMenu(mainmenu);});},
-    "Info rows" : {
-      value : WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().numberOfSlices,
-      min:1,max:6,step:1,
-      onchange : v => { WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().numberOfSlices = v; }
-    },
   };
 
   E.showMenu(mainmenu);
@@ -1374,7 +1355,7 @@ const finishData = {
 };
 
 let getSliceHeight = function(number){
-  return Math.floor(Bangle.appRect.h/WIDGETS.gpstrek.getState().numberOfSlices);
+  return Math.floor(Bangle.appRect.h/SETTINGS.numberOfSlices);
 };
 
 let compassSlice = getCompassSlice();
@@ -1455,7 +1436,6 @@ let updateRouting = function() {
       lastSearch = Date.now();
       autosearchCounter++;
     }
-    let counter = 0;
     while (hasNext(s.route) && distance(s.currentPos,get(s.route)) < SETTINGS.waypointChangeDist) {
       next(s.route);
       minimumDistance = Number.MAX_VALUE;
@@ -1479,7 +1459,7 @@ let updateSlices = function(){
   slices.push(healthSlice);
   slices.push(systemSlice);
   slices.push(system2Slice);
-  maxSlicePages = Math.ceil(slices.length/s.numberOfSlices);
+  maxSlicePages = Math.ceil(slices.length/SETTINGS.numberOfSlices);
 };
 
 let page_slices = 0;
@@ -1515,9 +1495,9 @@ let drawSlices = function(){
   if (force){
     clear();
   }
-  let firstSlice = page_slices*s.numberOfSlices;
+  let firstSlice = page_slices*SETTINGS.numberOfSlices;
   let sliceHeight = getSliceHeight();
-  let slicesToDraw = slices.slice(firstSlice,firstSlice + s.numberOfSlices);
+  let slicesToDraw = slices.slice(firstSlice,firstSlice + SETTINGS.numberOfSlices);
   for (let slice of slicesToDraw) {
     g.reset();
     if (!slice.refresh || slice.refresh() || force)
diff --git a/apps/gpstrek/default.json b/apps/gpstrek/default.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..985efc94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gpstrek/default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "mapCompass": true,
+  "mapScale":0.5,
+  "mapRefresh":1000,
+  "mapChunkSize": 15,
+  "overviewScroll": 30,
+  "overviewScale": 0.02,
+  "refresh":500,
+  "refreshLocked":3000,
+  "cacheMinFreeMem":2000,
+  "cacheMaxEntries":0,
+  "minCourseChange": 5,
+  "minPosChange": 5,
+  "waypointChangeDist": 50,
+  "queueWaitingTime": 5,
+  "autosearch": true,
+  "maxDistForAutosearch": 300,
+  "autosearchLimit": 3,
+  "numberOfSlices": 3
+}
diff --git a/apps/gpstrek/metadata.json b/apps/gpstrek/metadata.json
index 0ec3a8bfe..1f2279fda 100644
--- a/apps/gpstrek/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/gpstrek/metadata.json
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@
   "interface" : "interface.html",
   "storage": [
     {"name":"gpstrek.app.js","url":"app.js"},
+    {"name":"gpstrek.settings.js","url":"settings.js"},
+    {"name":"gpstrek.default.json","url":"default.json"},
     {"name":"gpstrek.wid.js","url":"widget.js"},
     {"name":"gpstrek.img","url":"app-icon.js","evaluate":true}
   ],
-  "data": [{"name":"gpstrek.state.json"}]
+  "data": [
+    {"name":"gpstrek.state.json"},
+    {"name":"gpstrek.json"}
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/apps/gpstrek/settings.js b/apps/gpstrek/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebd9c13bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/gpstrek/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+(function(back) {
+  const FILE="gpstrek.json";
+  let settings;
+  
+  function writeSettings(key, value) {
+    var s = require('Storage').readJSON(FILE, true) || {};
+    s[key] = value;
+    require('Storage').writeJSON(FILE, s);
+    readSettings();
+  }
+
+  function readSettings(){
+    settings = Object.assign(
+      require('Storage').readJSON("gpstrek.default.json", true) || {},
+      require('Storage').readJSON(FILE, true) || {}
+    );
+  }
+  
+
+  function showMapMenu(){
+    var menu = {
+      '': { 'title': 'Map', back: showMainMenu },
+      'Show compass on map': {
+        value: !!settings.mapCompass,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("mapCompass",v);
+        },
+      },
+      'Initial map scale': {
+        value: settings.mapScale,
+        min: 0.01,max: 2, step:0.01,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("mapScale",v);
+        },
+      },
+      'Rendered waypoints': {
+        value: settings.mapChunkSize,
+        min: 5,max: 60, step:5,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("mapChunkSize",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Overview scroll': {
+        value: settings.overviewScroll,
+        min: 10,max: 100, step:10,
+        format: v => v + "px",
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("overviewScroll",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Initial overview scale': {
+        value: settings.overviewScale,
+        min: 0.005,max: 0.1, step:0.005,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("overviewScale",v);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    E.showMenu(menu);
+  }
+
+  function showRoutingMenu(){
+    var menu = {
+      '': { 'title': 'Routing', back: showMainMenu },
+      'Auto search closest waypoint': {
+        value: !!settings.autosearch,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("autosearch",v);
+        },
+      },
+      'Auto search limit': {
+        value: settings.autosearchLimit,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("autosearchLimit",v);
+        },
+      },
+      'Waypoint change distance': {
+        value: settings.waypointChangeDist,
+        format: v => v + "m",
+        min: 5,max: 200, step:5,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("waypointChangeDist",v);
+        },
+      }
+    };
+    E.showMenu(menu);
+  }
+
+  function showRefreshMenu(){
+    var menu = {
+      '': { 'title': 'Refresh', back: showMainMenu },
+      'Unlocked refresh': {
+        value: settings.refresh,
+        format: v => v + "ms",
+        min: 250,max: 5000, step:250,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("refresh",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Locked refresh': {
+        value: settings.refreshLocked,
+        min: 1000,max: 60000, step:1000,
+        format: v => v + "ms",
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("refreshLocked",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Minimum refresh': {
+        value: settings.mapRefresh,
+        format: v => v + "ms",
+        min: 250,max: 5000, step:250,
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("mapRefresh",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Minimum course change': {
+        value: settings.minCourseChange,
+        min: 0,max: 180, step:1,
+        format: v => v + "°",
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("minCourseChange",v);
+        }
+      },
+      'Minimum position change': {
+        value: settings.minPosChange,
+        min: 0,max: 50, step:1,
+        format: v => v + "px",
+        onchange: v => {
+          writeSettings("minPosChange",v);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+    E.showMenu(menu);
+  }
+
+
+  function showMainMenu(){
+    var mainmenu = {
+      '': { 'title': 'GPS Trekking', back: back },
+      'Map': showMapMenu,
+      'Routing': showRoutingMenu,
+      'Refresh': showRefreshMenu,
+      "Info rows" : {
+        value : settings.numberOfSlices,
+        min:1,max:6,step:1,
+        onchange : v => {
+          writeSettings("numberOfSlices",v);
+        }
+      },
+    };
+    E.showMenu(mainmenu);
+  }
+
+  readSettings();
+  showMainMenu();
+})
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