http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Plotting 'impossible' routes en Sat, 16 May 2026 21:25:47 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182626 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:40:27 +0000 chdot 182626@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@DaveC</p> <p>THANKS!</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12195&amp;page=4#post-182625" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12195&amp;page=4#post-182625</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182323 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:14:38 +0000 chdot 182323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>DRAW LINES Use draw lines when the roads aren’t quite what you want (or when Google Maps doesn't know about them yet). Just click along your path and we’ll connect the dots, even it it means going right through the park or down a street that might be closed to traffic.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.ridewithgps.com/routes/new" rel="nofollow">http://www.ridewithgps.com/routes/new</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182322 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:05:40 +0000 chdot 182322@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I quite like bikehike since you can see an OS map next to the usual."</p> <p>Yeah that's quite interesting/useful. </p> <p>Says there's an option to use the Cyclestreets routing option, but that just plotted a route that the CS app doesn't - through <em>very</em> locked gates. (Google doesn't know they are locked either - have been for years...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182321 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 18:05:10 +0000 I were right about that saddle 182321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig</p> <p>Respect. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182318 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:58:25 +0000 richardlmpearson 182318@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Google have an approval process before it goes live to the site, where they are supposed to check it. If something slips through, it can be reported or rated.</p> <p>You can't export google to GPX, but I think Garmin connect uses googlemaps and if route is created, you can then plot via Garmin. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182317 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:57:59 +0000 amir 182317@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another reason I like bikehike is that you can insert directions (e.g. turn left) - very useful on an audax. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182316 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:51:24 +0000 chdot 182316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"You can actually create your route on google map maker."</p> <p>Yes, but can you export to gps? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182315 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:45:06 +0000 wingpig 182315@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote><em>"You can actually create your route on google map maker."</em></blockquote></p> <p>Also allows you to plot routes <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?vpsrc=6&amp;t=m&amp;ll=55.945067,-3.192902&amp;lci=bike&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;spn=0.087284,0.286674&amp;z=13&amp;mid=z1FDjpWxExsc.kWmpKuCFxyFY">through fences and down staircases</a>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182310 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:31:09 +0000 DaveC 182310@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use RideWithGPS as my main gpx creater. You can switch mid track between follow road and dray stright lines, to hop over obstructions like peoples gardens etc... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182309 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:29:09 +0000 amir 182309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I quite like bikehike since you can see an OS map next to the usual. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182305 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:11:06 +0000 richardlmpearson 182305@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can actually create your route on google map maker. I've done this on a few routes.</p> <p>Most other apps/ sites also use google maps as the source, so once approved, you would be able to plot on them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182289 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:16:34 +0000 chdot 182289@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks all.</p> <p>I'd forgotten Mapmyride - that's one I used to use! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182288 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:08:26 +0000 paddyirish 182288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cyclingweekly.cc is also reasonable with a couple of bugbears</p> <p>Major - It can't work out what the correct direction of travel is round roundabouts or on dual carriageways (drive on the left is too hard...), so you have to remove the "follow roads" option.</p> <p>Minor - when you unclick the follow roads option which allows you to follow paths/fields whatever... and then click back to it will autiomatically force you into Driving mode which will not allow cycle paths... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182287 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:02:55 +0000 wingpig 182287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/</a> has the cyclists/runners/straight lines options, for when you need to plot something which either doesn't know about known road-direction restrictions or doesn't know about a particular path. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182286 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:01:37 +0000 acsimpson 182286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use mapmyride which allows you to switch off follow roads and plot your route wherever takes your fancy.</p> <p>You do need this to plot some fairly standard routes at times though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182285 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:00:23 +0000 Roibeard 182285@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/">Mapmyride</a> should do the job, as you can map routes freehand, as well as along "known" paths/roads or whatever.</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14459#post-182279 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:27:44 +0000 chdot 182279@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since CycleStreets came along I have hardly used any other route/mapping websites/apps.</p> <p>I want to create a GPS file for a route that doesn't exist 'on the ground'.</p> <p>I have used EveryTrail, but the "Draw your trip" option says "Drawing a trip is temporarily disabled".</p> <p>Seems to have been been "disabled" for several months! </p>