diff --git a/src/db/lib.test.ts b/src/db/lib.test.ts
index b5effa3..e0c0f89 100644
--- a/src/db/lib.test.ts
+++ b/src/db/lib.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { initDb } from '.';
 import uri from '../lib/ids';
 import { getFamily } from './lib';
+import { putNewRte } from './rte';
 import { putNewTrk } from './trk';
 import { putNewTrkpt } from './trkpt';
 import { putNewTrkseg } from './trkseg';
@@ -203,6 +204,33 @@ Object {
   ],
   "total_rows": 5,
 }
+`);
+  });
+
+  test('returns two rows after a gpx and a route have been inserted.', async () => {
+    await putNewRte();
+    const allDocs: any = await getFamily(uri('gpx', { gpx: '0' }));
+    expect(allDocs).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+Object {
+  "offset": 0,
+  "rows": Array [
+    Object {
+      "id": "gpx/0",
+      "key": "gpx/0",
+      "value": Object {
+        "rev": "1-98d42c99fcf471a500b0506a60e77559",
+      },
+    },
+    Object {
+      "id": "gpx/0/1rte/00000",
+      "key": "gpx/0/1rte/00000",
+      "value": Object {
+        "rev": "1-bce69fd9ada837c19cf8c1c296f82f92",
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+  "total_rows": 5,
+}
 `);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/db/rte.test.ts b/src/db/rte.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8a7a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/rte.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { putNewRte } from './rte';
+import { putNewTrk } from './trk';
+
+declare global {
+  var db: any;
+  var dbReady: boolean;
+}
+
+const originalDb = globalThis.db;
+const originalDateNow = globalThis.Date.now;
+
+describe('The rte module', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    globalThis.db = { put: jest.fn() };
+    globalThis.Date.now = () => 0;
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    globalThis.db = originalDb;
+    globalThis.Date.now = originalDateNow;
+  });
+  test('db.put() a new rte when required', async () => {
+    putNewRte({ gpx: 'gpxId', rte: 'rteid' });
+    await expect(globalThis.db.put).toBeCalledWith({
+      _id: 'gpx/gpxId/1rte/rteid',
+      _rev: undefined,
+      doc: {
+        cmt: undefined,
+        desc: undefined,
+        extensions: undefined,
+        link: undefined,
+        name: undefined,
+        number: 0,
+        src: undefined,
+        trkseg: undefined,
+        type: undefined,
+      },
+      type: 'rte',
+    });
+  });
+  test('db.put() generates an id for the trk if needed', async () => {
+    const id = await putNewRte({ gpx: 'gpxId' });
+    expect(id).toEqual({ gpx: 'gpxId', rte: '00000' });
+  });
+  test('db.put() generates ids for both gpx and trk if needed', async () => {
+    const id = await putNewRte();
+    expect(id).toEqual({ gpx: '0', rte: '00000' });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/db/rte.ts b/src/db/rte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08c83e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/rte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import getUri from '../lib/ids';
+import { putNewGpx } from './gpx';
+import { put } from './lib';
+
+export const emptyRte: Rte = {
+  name: undefined,
+  cmt: undefined,
+  desc: undefined,
+  src: undefined,
+  link: undefined,
+  number: 0,
+  type: undefined,
+  extensions: undefined,
+  rtept: undefined,
+};
+
+export const putNewRte = async (id?: IdRte | IdGpx) => {
+  let finalId = { ...id };
+  if (!('rte' in finalId)) {
+    const gpxId = await putNewGpx(id);
+    finalId = { ...gpxId, rte: '00000' };
+  }
+  const uri = getUri('rte', finalId);
+  await put(
+    uri,
+    'rte',
+    (rte) => {
+      return rte;
+    },
+    emptyRte
+  );
+  return finalId as IdRte;
+};
diff --git a/src/db/trk.ts b/src/db/trk.ts
index 3a65646..f3f8b71 100644
--- a/src/db/trk.ts
+++ b/src/db/trk.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import getUri from '../lib/ids';
 import { putNewGpx } from './gpx';
 import { put } from './lib';
 
-const emptyTrk: Trk = {
+export const emptyTrk: Trk = {
   name: undefined,
   cmt: undefined,
   desc: undefined,
diff --git a/src/db/types.d.ts b/src/db/types.d.ts
index 44f1968..a6182e3 100644
--- a/src/db/types.d.ts
+++ b/src/db/types.d.ts
@@ -93,3 +93,43 @@ interface Trkpt_ {
   lat: number;
   lon: number;
 }
+
+interface Rte {
+  name?: string;
+  cmt?: string;
+  desc?: string;
+  src?: string;
+  link?: Link[];
+  number?: number;
+  type?: string;
+  extensions?: Extensions;
+  rtept?: Rtept[];
+}
+
+interface Rtept {
+  $: Rtept_;
+  ele?: number;
+  time?: string;
+  magvar?: number;
+  geoidheight?: number;
+  name?: string;
+  cmt?: string;
+  desc?: string;
+  src?: string;
+  link?: Link;
+  sym?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  fix?: string;
+  sat?: number;
+  hdop?: number;
+  vdop?: number;
+  pdop?: number;
+  ageofdgpsdata?: number;
+  dgpsid?: number;
+  extensions?: Extensions;
+}
+
+interface Rtept_ {
+  lat: number;
+  lon: number;
+}