diff --git a/src/common/config/public/ClientConfig.ts b/src/common/config/public/ClientConfig.ts
index ff4ab6dc..4d1d4de8 100644
--- a/src/common/config/public/ClientConfig.ts
+++ b/src/common/config/public/ClientConfig.ts
@@ -578,6 +578,15 @@ export class ClientMapConfig {
         new PathThemeConfig('var(--bs-secondary)')
       )])
   ];
+  @ConfigProperty({
+    type: 'unsignedInt',
+    tags: {
+      name: $localize`Bend long path trigger`,
+      priority: ConfigPriority.underTheHood
+    } as TAGS,
+    description: $localize`Map will bend the path if two points are this far apart on latititude axes. This intended to bend flight if only the end and the start points are given.`,
+  })
+  bendLongPathsTrigger: number = 1;
 }
 
 @SubConfigClass({tags: {client: true}, softReadonly: true})
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/ui/gallery/map/lightbox/lightbox.map.gallery.component.ts b/src/frontend/app/ui/gallery/map/lightbox/lightbox.map.gallery.component.ts
index 2a15600f..07774c35 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/ui/gallery/map/lightbox/lightbox.map.gallery.component.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/ui/gallery/map/lightbox/lightbox.map.gallery.component.ts
@@ -524,14 +524,13 @@ export class GalleryMapLightboxComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
   private addArchForLongDistancePaths(parsedGPX: { name: string, path: LatLngLiteral[]; markers: LatLngLiteral[] }) {
 
-    const DISTANCE_TRIGGER = 0.5;
     for (let i = 0; i < parsedGPX.path.length - 1; ++i) {
       const dst = (a: LatLngLiteral, b: LatLngLiteral) => {
         return Math.sqrt(Math.pow(a.lat - b.lat, 2) +
           Math.pow(a.lng - b.lng, 2));
       };
 
-      if (Math.abs(parsedGPX.path[i].lng - parsedGPX.path[i + 1].lng) > DISTANCE_TRIGGER) {
+      if (Math.abs(parsedGPX.path[i].lng - parsedGPX.path[i + 1].lng) > Config.Map.bendLongPathsTrigger) {
         const s = parsedGPX.path[i];
         const e = parsedGPX.path[i + 1];
         const k = `${s.lat.toFixed(2)},${s.lng.toFixed(2)},${e.lat.toFixed(2)},${e.lng.toFixed(2)}`;
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ export class GalleryMapLightboxComponent implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         const d = dst(s, e); //start end distance
         const newPoints: LatLngLiteral[] = [];
 
-        const N = Math.round(d / DISTANCE_TRIGGER); // number of new points
+        const N = Math.round(d / Config.Map.bendLongPathsTrigger); // number of new points
         const m: LatLngLiteral = { //mid point
           lat: (s.lat + e.lat) / 2,
           lng: (s.lng + e.lng) / 2,