Thread: PA Bike Route A
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Old 02-15-13 | 07:50 AM
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I found a route at ridewithgps.com: Route A But the first 30 miles have some repeated sections, going out and back, then out again. You could set up a free account there, and use this route to make a fresh one. Or just copy this cue to a spreadsheet, and do the first 30 miles yourself--easy.

Here's a bikely.com route to use to check the ridewithgps route.


The automatic cue sheet will usually have some extra entries. For instance, maybe the road turns and there's a short dead end road ahead, so it may list a right turn.

This user clicked away from the correct route at mile 32.5, so there's a short right turn, then a 180 turn. At mile 60.0, the road merges with another, so it doesn't need that cue entry. You need to zoom in and follow the route to make sure it's correct.

For a cue sheet to use on the bike, I click 'Print' on the cue sheet at the left side, which pulls up a better formatted one in a new window. Then I copy it and paste it into a spreadsheet program. I can edit out the unneeded entries, clean up the format, and bold the critical turns to watch for. I usually add cues for towns where I might stop, too.

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