Cycling routes comes to Google Maps Australia

Good news for all of you mapping/GPS enthusiasts. Google Maps has released cycling routes in beta for maps in Adelaide.

When seeking directions from/ to a location you can now choose to travel by bike. They say the data is from local councils only which could be a bit ropey.

They've posted the news on their blog just today:

For those looking simply to browse the map, just click the ‘bicycling’ layer on the top right. You'll see three types of lines appear on the map:

Dark green indicates a dedicated cycle path
Light green indicates a dedicated cycle lane along a road
Dashed green indicates roads that are designated as preferred for cycling, but without dedicated lanes

We'll continue to add new cycling lanes over time. And since cycling directions is still in beta, we encourage riders to send feedback and route information for inclusion by clicking on the report a problem link.

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Permalink Reply by Roger ... on July 11, 2012 at 16:51

excellent! i have seen the bike routes on Garmin connect

Permalink Reply by Mark H on July 11, 2012 at 17:11

Nice to see an overall picture of things.

There are some majors missing though. I notice the SOB is missing on the northern expressway. Amy Gillet bikeway?

Permalink Reply by Michelle Crick on July 11, 2012 at 17:21

Yes love Google maps and now makes planning routes much easier.. 

It says you can report problems to them, as the song goes 'things can only get better' :-)

Permalink Reply by Tom Adams on July 11, 2012 at 17:22
Looks great, and of course will improve. I managed to check it out left handed on my smartphone whilst donating plasma. Marvelous what you can do these days!
Permalink Reply by Bekster on July 11, 2012 at 17:58

This is pretty exciting - have been waiting for this for a while.

However... Big lolwut for directions for me from work > home. It sends me up though waterfall gully, over the top of Mt Lofty Summit > down through Mt Lofty Gardens... surely this'll require a mountain bike hmmmm!

Permalink Reply by Roger ... on July 11, 2012 at 21:35

with google maps you can click on the route line and push it to another road. If you want to go around a hill for instance

Permalink Reply by David Southern on July 12, 2012 at 22:55

But if it doesn't recognise the place that you drag to as a cycling route (or driving, or walking, as appropriate), it will park the point somewhere else, and give ridiculous directions.

Permalink Reply by Vincent Coleman on July 11, 2012 at 19:06

This is awesome! So stoked to see this, finally.

Edit: It advised one to ride up Flagstaff Hill... good luck with that :P

Permalink Reply by David Southern on July 11, 2012 at 19:12

It would need to be a lot better than the walking-route directions to be of much use.  In the walking directions, there are glaring omissions, which can result in "directions" several kilometres astray.  Still, most of them get fixed eventually if someone points out the error/omission.

I use www.runningfreeonline.com to plan my routes, as it allows freehand/point-to-point routing if required, to overcome the deficiencies in the underlying Google mapping.

Permalink Reply by Clive Palfrey on July 11, 2012 at 22:00

I quite like "Ride with GPS"

Permalink Reply by Vincent Coleman on July 12, 2012 at 10:20

Is there a Navman handlebar mount? :P

Permalink Reply by Just another psycho-list on July 11, 2012 at 22:26

Great news!!!  :-)

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