How to map a route

noste500
noste500 Posts: 90
edited October 2012 in Road general
What is the easiest way to map a route and check how many miles it will be on the computer/ iPad?
Ps don't want to buy any fancy kit or buy any software. Just want o put in points and get a mileage from it.
Cheers in advance.

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  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    Google Earth (free).

    Tools > Ruler > Path.
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    Just go on to google maps,

    1) choose "get directions" (on left).
    2) You will see two boxes - enter your starting point (town/place) in the first, then the next point on your journey in the second.
    3) Click "add destination" below second box and put in your next point.
    4) keep adding destinations until you have completed your route (in my case usually back to the first point in (2) above.
    5) click get directions - hey presto, map of route and distance. Free.
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  • noste500
    noste500 Posts: 90
    I want to stay off busy main roads where poss, so need to dictate which routes to take.
    Cheers for replys.
  • tiredofwhiners
    tiredofwhiners Posts: 598
    bikeroutetoaster.com - its all you need. there are dozens of other similar sites where you can draw your route onto a map and it'll give you distrance and an elevation profile.
  • campbellrae1
    campbellrae1 Posts: 182
    Try mapmyride. Free and uses bike paths etc and keeps off busy routes as well as the rest of them. Also gives you reasonably accurate elevation data.
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  • karlth
    karlth Posts: 156
    tiredofwhiners wrote:
    bikeroutetoaster.com - its all you need. there are dozens of other similar sites where you can draw your route onto a map and it'll give you distrance and an elevation profile.

    Tends to underestimate ascent by quite a bit which can make a significant difference. I use Bikehike; it won't calculate time for you so you have to do that yourself.

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