Record an activity

Rather than following a route, is it possible for the app (Android) to record my ride?  I've searched on the forum but cannot find an answer to this.  Most of the time I set off with an idea of where I am going and just want the app to record my ride for that day, whilst displaying the map and basic info.  I usually use Komoot for this and I am looking for an alternative to that, but don't see this as option with the cycle.travel app, am I missing something?