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Ride Mapping Links
8 More Ways to Map Your
Ride --From: RoadBikeRider.com Newsletter, Issue No. 314 - 10/18/07
Visit: http://www.roadbikerider.com
We got lots of
e-mail after issue No. 312's note about a course mapping website called runningmap.com. It's
not the only site that lets you design routes or measure roads ridden -- not by
a long shot -- and it sounds like it may not be the best. If you're interested
in an online way to calculate courses, check these other sites too. We can't
vouch for them, but these roadies do:
http://www.toporoute.com doesn't require clicking
multiple times to go around a curve. It has logic to follow the road. For bike
paths and shortcuts that aren't roads, it allows you to "not follow the road."
It also has an elevation feature. You can even create a link to your route and
e-mail it to friends. -- Kurt J.
http://www.bikely.com uses Google maps. It's got some
great features including an elevation chart. I've been using it for years. --
Cory B.
http://www.mapmyride.com lets riders save their routes
and e-mail them to friends or post them on the Map My Ride website for access by
the internet community. This could be a good source for finding a decent route
when visiting an unfamiliar area. A route can be uploaded to Google Earth to
overlay it there. -- Bob B.
www.mapmyride.com has a "follow roads" option where you
don't have to put lots of points around curves to get accurate results. -- Mike
E.
http://veloroutes.org offers GPX and Google Earth
export plus auto-routing, a feature that makes the route lines "snap" to the
road. -- Matt M., veloroutes creator
http://www.routeslip.com has many routes mapped out and
also includes elevation profiles. -- Tracy G.
http://www.cyclistnexus.com is very much a work in
progress but there are some awesome features. You can track weekly mileage,
favorite routes, weekly elevation gain and heart rate info. Plus you can plan
out events and group rides. Keep an eye on it. -- Tim A.
http://maps.google.com. I like Google maps. They can
automatically follow the corners for you. Google also gives turn-by-turn written
directions for those who are map-reading challenged. Unfortunately the time
estimates are off since it assumes you will be traveling at the speed limit. It
also doesn't give you an elevation profile. Here's the route of a recent 78.5-km
ride: http://tinyurl.com/2exx6b -- Michael N.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com can use a hybrid view of
satellite with street names. When your trusted Cateye computer is on the fritz
then you can count on this site to count your miles. -- Bob S.
More Means of Mapping
--From:
RoadBikeRider.com Newsletter, Issue No. 315 - 10/25/07
Visit: http://www.roadbikerider.com
Add these
ride-mapping websites to the eight we gave you last week. These were sent in
(with comments) by Rob A. of Webster Groves, Missouri.
http://www.2wheeltech.com/biking/gmap.php. An
application that can be used to save any of kind of running, cycling or other
route. The tool is based on the new interface that Google has provided for its
Google Maps program.
http://www.motionbased.com. MotionBased is a web
application that translates GPS data into functional analysis and online mapping
for athletes. Affiliated with the Garmin GPS company.
http://www.allsportgps.com. My favorite, with Trimble
AllSport GPS. It's designed to run on GPS-enabled cell phones and in web
browsers, combining global positioning technology and mobile communications.
It's free and works great with my Garmin Forerunner 301. Here's an example ride:
http://tinyurl.com/33f3xp.
We also heard from Fernando M. who says, "I'm
surprised no one offered up http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com as one of the best
mapping sites out there. It allows you to download in numerous formats and even
saves your rides online. Thanks for a great newsletter and super Premium
Site!"
Local rider and Ride
Leader Steve Z. offered some additional sites --Here is a list of some
[additional] ride-mapping tools that I have. Several are designed to be mainly
used with Garmin gps devices and others are more general purpose.
http://cc2.bradculberson.com/ Garmin Course
Creator
http://www.hybridgeotools.com/html/3d_route_builder.html
3D Route Builder - Hybrid GeoTools
http://clickroute.de/ ClickRoute, an easy to use and
free Course Generator, Track Viewer, GPS Format Converter
http://www.gpsies.com/home.do GPSies - Tracks for
Vagabonds
http://www.marengo-ltd.com/map/ GPS Route
Planner
http://tracks4bikers.com/ Create and Share GPS Tracks
for Bikers
http://www.topofusion.com/ TopoFusion is GPS Mapping
software for Windows
Speaking of Maps
--The
new edition of the Maryland Bicycle Map is now available! Click Here.
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