Thanks for the tip!
Interesting. I have a rotue named "01b 24-6-22". If I type directly into the Universal Search, the route soon appears in the "My Routes" section and a quick click loads it into the map. The Trace is maintained.
However, if I paste "01b 24-6-22" directly into the box, nothing shows. I can delete characters until the route appears as above. However, if I click the search icon, then after being taken to another page, it takes a few more selctions to load the map.
The latter process effectively clears the previous map (ie the Traced Route).
Mark
Sorry Mark, I don't know why pasting it works differently. Maybe we might be able to find a way to reload routes added to the background map if you leave the route planner and come back.