diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 655dbafd..a316d234 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ Command line help
 
     usage: mapmaker [-h] [-v]
                     [--log LOG_FILE] [--silent] [--verbose]
-                    [--background-tiles] [--clean-connectivity] [--disconnected-paths]
-                    [--force] [--id ID] [--ignore-git] [--ignore-sckan] [--invalid-neurons]
-                    [--no-path-layout] [--publish SPARC_DATASET] [--sckan-version {production,staging}]
+                    [--background-tiles] [--clean-connectivity] [--disconnected-paths] [--force]
+                    [--id ID] [--ignore-git] [--ignore-sckan] [--invalid-neurons] [--no-path-layout]
+                    [--path-arrows] [--publish SPARC_DATASET] [--sckan-version {production,staging}]
                     [--authoring] [--debug]
                     [--only-networks] [--save-drawml] [--save-geojson] [--tippecanoe]
                     [--initial-zoom N] [--max-zoom N]
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ Command line help
       --invalid-neurons     Include functional connectivity neurons that aren't known
                             in SCKAN
       --no-path-layout      Don't do `TransitMap` optimisation of paths
+      --path-arrows         Render arrows at the terminal nodes of paths
       --publish SPARC_DATASET
                             Create a SPARC Dataset containing the map's sources and the generated map
       --sckan-version {production,staging}
diff --git a/mapmaker/__main__.py b/mapmaker/__main__.py
index 0235e4bc..4e16e90d 100644
--- a/mapmaker/__main__.py
+++ b/mapmaker/__main__.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def arg_parser():
                         help="Include functional connectivity neurons that aren't known in SCKAN")
     generation_options.add_argument('--no-path-layout', dest='noPathLayout', action='store_true',
                         help="Don't do `TransitMap` optimisation of paths")
+    generation_options.add_argument('--path-arrows', dest='pathArrows', action='store_true',
+                        help="Render arrows at the terminal nodes of paths")
     generation_options.add_argument('--publish', metavar='SPARC_DATASET',
                         help="Create a SPARC Dataset containing the map's sources and the generated map")
     generation_options.add_argument('--sckan-version', dest='sckanVersion', choices=['production', 'staging'],
diff --git a/mapmaker/routing/routedpath.py b/mapmaker/routing/routedpath.py
index 3871447a..9d59ca99 100644
--- a/mapmaker/routing/routedpath.py
+++ b/mapmaker/routing/routedpath.py
@@ -417,14 +417,15 @@ def connect_gap(node, node_points, iscentreline=False):
 
         # Draw paths to terminal nodes
         def draw_arrow(start_point, end_point, path_id, path_source):
-            heading = (end_point - start_point).angle
-            end_point -= BezierPoint.fromAngle(heading)*0.9*ARROW_LENGTH
-            path_geometry[path_id].append(GeometricShape.arrow(end_point, heading, ARROW_LENGTH, properties={
-                'type': 'arrow',
-                'path-id': path_id,
-                'source': path_source,
-                'label': self.__graph.graph.get('label')
-            }))
+            if settings.get('pathArrows', False):
+                heading = (end_point - start_point).angle
+                end_point -= BezierPoint.fromAngle(heading)*0.9*ARROW_LENGTH
+                path_geometry[path_id].append(GeometricShape.arrow(end_point, heading, ARROW_LENGTH, properties={
+                    'type': 'arrow',
+                    'path-id': path_id,
+                    'source': path_source,
+                    'label': self.__graph.graph.get('label')
+                }))
 
         def draw_line(node_0, node_1, tolerance=0.1, separation=2000):
             start_coords = self.__graph.nodes[node_0]['geometry'].centroid.coords[0]
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ def draw_line(node_0, node_1, tolerance=0.1, separation=2000):
                     end_coords = self.__graph.nodes[terminal_node]['geometry'].centroid.coords[0]
                     end_point = coords_to_point(end_coords)
                     heading = (end_point - start_point).angle
-                    bz_end_point = end_point - BezierPoint.fromAngle(heading)*0.9*ARROW_LENGTH
+                    bz_end_point = (end_point - BezierPoint.fromAngle(heading) * 0.9 * ARROW_LENGTH) if settings.get('pathArrows', False) else end_point
                     bz = bezier_connect(start_point, bz_end_point, angle, heading)
                     path_geometry[path_id].append(GeometricShape(
                         bezier_to_linestring(bz), {