Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Bike route mapping

Does anyone know of a bike route mapping site that is no based on the auto-centric Google maps?


The title should be Bike route mapping, I hate when the fingers don't follow commands properly

Thanks

Fixed the title for you and I don't know any that do not use the google maps.

as far as automatic route selection, I'm not aware of any. gmap-pedometer.com is good for plotting routes though. It's google based, but you choose the route point to point.

Is there one based on Microsoft virtual maps? Try http://maps.live.com, I think you can draw lines, but I'm not sure how good it is. Someone may have created a tool based on these maps if you can find it.

Mapmyride has an option to not follow roads or not. It works pretty good for me and I even noticed it will follow some of the MUP's near me. But, it's still me clicking on point after point. It's using google maps still though, if that's what you're hating on.

Mapmyride has an option to not follow roads or not. It works pretty good for me and I even noticed it will follow some of the MUP's near me. But, it's still me clicking on point after point. It's using google maps still though, if that's what you're hating on.

I hate on mapmyride for a completly different reason, it won't let you print a map/cue sheet without paying for it.

Not to threadjack Wog but would anyone know of a decent mapping site for cheapwads?

just do a print screen, that's what i do... i move the map to include what i want (i print enlargements of certain sections), print it out, cut out the map, and then type up my own cue sheet... a little work, but better than paying 3 bucks to print a map...

I believe Bikely.Com will let you print out the maps and cue sheets for free. At least I know that when you take the trouble to make notes at points on the route they will be visible without paying extra.

I'm not aware of any place that doesn't use Google maps Wog.

I hate on mapmyride for a completly different reason, it won't let you print a map/cue sheet without paying for it.

Not to threadjack Wog but would anyone know of a decent mapping site for cheapwads?

I like and prefer gmap-pedometer.com. I also use Google Earth to preview some streets/hills.

I don't like mapmyride.com, I find it very annoying and I am having to correct the route to many times.

I like and prefer gmap-pedometer.com. I also use Google Earth to preview some streets/hills.

I don't like mapmyride.com, I find it very annoying and I am having to correct the route to many times.

I usually use bikely.com, since Mapmyride.com just takes too many steps to get a point where you can actually map a route, and then mapmyride presents a tremendously cluttered interface. bikely is quick to use and gets right to the point, so to speak. I'll have to give gmap-pedometer.com a try.

I usually wind up using a combination of tools to get the job done. MapMyride has more bugs than I care to deal with most days. I can't tell you the number of times that I have had their program lock up after I had been working on a route for a while. I like Bikely's speed and user interface, but I usually want cue sheets and not just a map. Bikeroutetoaster.com has my favorite cue sheet generator, but I dislike their user interface. Especially that they don't put the distance on the map creator page, you have to go to the summary page to read the distance.

I have just started using Mapquest's newest generation mapping tool. It gives you the ability to click and drag a portion of the route, and it will recalculate as necessary. This is something that I have not found the Google based mapping tools to do well at all, which is funny because Google walking maps does it quite well. The other thing that is funny is that all of the Google based sites are using the same terrain data, yet none of them come close to agreeing on climbs and descents for the same ride.

I will personally be really glad when Google finally updates their maps to include my subdivision. It is now almost three years old and Google still shows it as farmland.

I have used http://veloroutes.org/ with fair results. It is pretty easy to use and is free.

I usually use bikely.com, since Mapmyride.com just takes too many steps to get a point where you can actually map a route, and then mapmyride presents a tremendously cluttered interface. bikely is quick to use and gets right to the point, so to speak. I'll have to give gmap-pedometer.com a try.

I have found the using Firefox with Adblock Plus makes viewing the internet that much better and much less cluttered.

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I've tried mapping out some of the randonneuring routes on mapmyride, and it just gets slower and slower as the ride gets longer. Hit 100 miles, and it gets pretty iffy whether you can even do anything.