http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: route planners? best, worst? en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:57:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259863 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:34:45 +0000 gembo 259863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I went over leamington lift bridge the other day, to avoid the worst of the cobbles at the not PY barge. But forgot to come back on as usual to head to semple street and continued round towards kings theatre where I pulled up behind my boss. We went through the meadows together but he went up middle meadow walk whereas I stayed on meadows then used the short bit of segregated infrastructure then down the Pleasance.</p> <p>As this was before 8a.m. Both routes not too bad but mine slightly nicer then and majorly nicer later in day. We arrived roughly at same time at the office, though I let my boss win :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259857 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:13:55 +0000 the canuck 259857@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>thanks. we're off on holiday, but will have a look through those. i've been using cyclestreets, but didn't know about the other non-google ones. google throws out some interesting routes when i plug his details in, wish i understood routing algorithms.</p> <p>i re-did one of my routes because the time i was saving by using the Lothian road wasn't worth the air pollution! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259854 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 08:44:03 +0000 rider73 259854@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>until i found this forum i did not know about cycle.travel - but i've found its the best for planning routes as others have stated above. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259823 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:55:22 +0000 neddie 259823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cycle travel is the best one for putting you on a nearby off road path, if you prefer that </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259766 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:07:43 +0000 chrisfl 259766@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ALso <a href="http://cycle.travel">cycle.travel</a> smart routing and dragable routes. Gives distance and a very conservative time estimate. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259759 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:49:30 +0000 unhurt 259759@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And if he has time, just trying alternatives till he finds a route he likes - I find sometimes more distance but a much more pleasant ride makes a big difference to my enthusiasm for getting on the bike instead of the bus. (Also if the wind is howling down Dundas Street I am weak and would prefer not to ride up the hill into it, so diversions tend to happen!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259757 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:47:34 +0000 chdot 259757@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://ridewithgps.com" rel="nofollow">https://ridewithgps.com</a></p> <p>V good for dragging line to find exact routes - and therefore mileage. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259756 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:43:58 +0000 chdot 259756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Start here</p> <p><a href="http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/" rel="nofollow">http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/</a></p> <p>Then Google Maps </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18112#post-259734 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:39:13 +0000 the canuck 259734@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>just wondering if any are better than others. </p> <p>my partner is convinced that his commute is 8 miles, and as a result barely manages to ride once a week (previously doing a 6 mile commute every day). my planner (not the one he uses) says 5.5! his also has him doing a fairly nasty right hand junction on the way home, where cyclists and drivers often seem to have different interpretations of where everyone is going. mine doesn't do offer that turn, but does suggest he try to cross the queensferry road at a junction with no lights or roundabout.</p> <p>(for privacy, i'd rather not give start/finish points.) </p>