Route planning online

secretsam
secretsam Posts: 5,120
edited April 2011 in Commuting chat
Hi there

Is there a good site where you can plan cycle routes online? The AA etc ones are focused on cars, so direct you along stupidly busy routes - what I'm after is one that only does (say) minor roads

Thanks
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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    http://cyclestreets.net
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  • gareth1234
    gareth1234 Posts: 107
    not getting any maps on that link. anyone else tried it?
  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    gareth1234 wrote:
    not getting any maps on that link. anyone else tried it?

    Yes, I just checked it and it's still working for me, though it can be a little slow sometimes. It's a good site for balancing the desire to get from A to B reasonably quickly without being overly harassed by traffic. I'm not sure if it's any good for long routes, though - it used to have a 25 km limit - they may have increased that distance but if you're looking at anything longish, you can break the journey down into stages.
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  • Drysuitdiver
    Drysuitdiver Posts: 474
    googlemaps used to let you put cycling as an option.

    just checked, it must ahve been a beta test . they do walking routes but not cycling anymore. you do have the option to avoid Motorways though on driving directions if thats any help.
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  • godders1
    godders1 Posts: 750
    http://bikeroutetoaster.com/
  • calonuk
    calonuk Posts: 78
    I use this one, to map my my own rides

    http://www.mapmyride.com/

    free to signup.

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  • Underscore
    Underscore Posts: 730
    Cloudmade will give you cycling directions: http://maps.cloudmade.com/. It does route you along bridleways, etc. if it is quicker and there is (as far as I can see) no way to stop that. It also doesn't have the Google-like ability to drag the route to a different road but you can add additional via-points...

    Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way to export the route to GPX/TCX of similar.

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  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Underscore wrote:
    Cloudmade will give you cycling directions: http://maps.cloudmade.com/. It does route you along bridleways, etc. if it is quicker and there is (as far as I can see) no way to stop that. It also doesn't have the Google-like ability to drag the route to a different road but you can add additional via-points...

    Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any way to export the route to GPX/TCX of similar.

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    There's an "Export" in the top right-hand corner of the map, click it and you get a "Download routing GPX file" option.
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  • Underscore
    Underscore Posts: 730
    davis wrote:
    There's an "Export" in the top right-hand corner of the map, click it and you get a "Download routing GPX file" option.
    Oh yes, so there is. I was expecting it to be in the "Get Directions" pane.

    Thanks,

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