double Lat;
            double Lon;
            double Alt = 1;
            Location Loc;
            Waypoint Way;

            // set start point
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Clear();
            Lat = 51.24943;
            Lon = 4.48300;
            Loc = MP.ActiveMap.GetLocation(Lat, Lon, Alt);
            Way = MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Waypoints.Add(Loc, "");
            Way.SegmentPreferences = GeoSegmentPreferences.geoSegmentPreferred;

            // set waypoints
            Lat = 51.22609;
            Lon = 4.51859;
            Loc = MP.ActiveMap.GetLocation(Lat, Lon, Alt);
            Way = MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Waypoints.Add(Loc, "");
            Way.SegmentPreferences = GeoSegmentPreferences.geoSegmentPreferred;

            // set endpoint
            Lat = 51.22727;
            Lon = 4.52579;
            Loc = MP.ActiveMap.GetLocation(Lat, Lon, Alt);
            Way = MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Waypoints.Add(Loc, "");
            Way.SegmentPreferences = GeoSegmentPreferences.geoSegmentPreferred;

            // set preferred roads
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_PreferredRoads(GeoRoadType.geoRoadArterial, 0.1);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_PreferredRoads(GeoRoadType.geoRoadFerry, 0.1);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_PreferredRoads(GeoRoadType.geoRoadInterstate, 0.9);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_PreferredRoads(GeoRoadType.geoRoadOtherHighway, 0.9);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_PreferredRoads(GeoRoadType.geoRoadToll, 0.2);

            // set preferred speed
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_Speed(GeoRoadType.geoRoadArterial, 120);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_Speed(GeoRoadType.geoRoadInterstate, 150);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_Speed(GeoRoadType.geoRoadLimitedAccess, 150);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_Speed(GeoRoadType.geoRoadOtherHighway, 150);
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.set_Speed(GeoRoadType.geoRoadStreet, 50);

            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DriverProfile.StartTime = System.DateTime.Now;
            MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Calculate();

            Directions dir = MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Directions;
            foreach (MapPoint.Direction d in dir) {
                if (d.Type == GeoDirectionType.geoDirectionWaypoint)
                    Console.WriteLine("This is a waypoint");
                Console.WriteLine("Start time:  " + Convert.ToString(d.StartTime));
                Console.WriteLine("Distance:    " + Convert.ToString(d.Distance));
                Console.WriteLine("Instruction: " + d.Instruction);
            }
            Console.WriteLine("Driving time: " + Convert.ToString(MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.DrivingTime));
            Console.WriteLine("Distance:     " + Convert.ToString(MP.ActiveMap.ActiveRoute.Distance));