Online Sites to Map Routes?

[DanKMTB@gmail.com]

I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
off of the roads. So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
versions of maps.google.com & gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
routes and distance. It works, but the sat images are often very
old. Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
there are better. What is everyone else using?

[OldRoads]

On Mar 19, 11:05*am, "DanK...@gmail.com" <DanK...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
> off of the roads. *So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
> versions of maps.google.com & gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
> routes and distance. *It works, but the sat images are often very
> old. *Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
> there are better. *What is everyone else using?

A good source of maps of abandoned railroad lines which make great off-
street routes:

http://menotomymaps.com

[Dan Andrews]

On Mar 19, 9:05*am, "DanK...@gmail.com" <DanK...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
> off of the roads. *So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
> versions of maps.google.com &gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
> routes and distance. *It works, but the sat images are often very
> old. *Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
> there are better. *What is everyone else using?

You could also look at routiki:

http://www.routiki.com

It uses google maps and also openstreetmap (OSM). Depending on your
area OSM often shows trails and paths that google doesn't show.

Regards,
Dan

[mark]

I've been using www.bikely.com. The map area on the screen is a bit
small, but it has a feature called "auto-follow road" that does just
that, it follows the curves in the road for more accurate measurements
without having to plot a whole bunch of points yourself. It tends to get
confused by overpasses and it favors major roads over minor roads, so I
end up turning the feature off for that kind of thing.

The big map on www.routiki.com is nice, but I wish it had the
"auto-follow road" feature.

mark

[rms]

> old. Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
> there are better. What is everyone else using?

http://www.mapmyride.com/

[Martin Krieg]

If you run Safari or Firefox, our maps will soon have AutoFlow and have
the advantage of helping to build the National Bicyce Greenway. Go to
http://bikeroute.com

THX in advance!

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<526be86e-336b-465b-84d8-6068c9eb89c9@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
OldRoads <oldroads@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 19, 11:05*am, "DanK...@gmail.com" <DanK...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
> > off of the roads. *So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
> > versions of maps.google.com & gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
> > routes and distance. *It works, but the sat images are often very
> > old. *Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
> > there are better. *What is everyone else using?
>
> A good source of maps of abandoned railroad lines which make great off-
> street routes:
>
> http://menotomymaps.com
>

[DanKMTB@gmail.com]

On Mar 19, 1:24*pm, Dan Andrews <danharrisandr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 19, 9:05*am, "DanK...@gmail.com" <DanK...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm in the process of trying to get a large portion of my commute home
> > off of the roads. *So far I've been using satellite and hybrid
> > versions of maps.google.com &gmap-pedometer.com to get ideas on
> > routes and distance. *It works, but the sat images are often very
> > old. *Overall it's not a bad way to get this done, but I'm curious if
> > there are better. *What is everyone else using?
>
> You could also look at routiki:
>
> http://www.routiki.com
>
> It uses google maps and also openstreetmap (OSM). Depending on your
> area OSM often shows trails and paths that google doesn't show.
>
> Regards,
> Dan

Thanks to both of you. Both sites have proved useful. The routiki
site gives the same picture as gmap-pedometer for my area, but without
the huge sidebar the picture is larger, and I think I like the
interface more. I'll use it for a while and decide.