Google Maps

[Mr. Coffee]

I just wanted to make a shout-out to Google Maps and their bicycle mode. You guys are awesome.

This afternoon I pulled into a small campground to get off the highway and into some pleasant shade. On a lark I pulled up Google Maps to get an estimate of how far it was to my destination. Google Maps put up what seemed an unlikely route to me: down a short trail to a fire road and then along a country road most of the way into the town I was headed towards. This turned out to be an amazing choice!

A few days earlier I had a tedious stretch on the shoulder of a four-lane highway. At one point Google Maps directed me off the highway and onto what appeared to be an abandoned road (but still quite ridable) for about 3 miles. I don't know if this qualified as a shortcut but it definitely improved the esthetics of the ride.

 

[Over50]

 

[christob]

Love google maps and bike routes... shows elevation gain and fall for the route as well...

 

[Gonflyn]

Google maps rocks! Just found the bike overlay after buying a bike, and thx PcDoc for pointing out the elevation feature, hadn't noticed that before. Maps is crucial here in Mpls as there is a maze of trails running everywhere, super easy to take the wrong turn at a critical Junction, but not with Google, I will even set a route and have the voice guidance pimp me so I never miss a turn, outstanding!