Kent to yeovil route on B roads

[phil120867]

Hi all,

I'm planning a ride from Edenbridge in West Kent to Yeovil in a (long) day. Can anyone tell me if there is a website out there that can help you plan routes on B roads alone? Its a long shot and if not I'll just have to get the OS out.

cheers

 

[david1701]

afaik google maps will if you ask it nicely, I know gps units do

 

[phil120867]

afaik google maps will if you ask it nicely, I know gps units do

tried google maps and it gave me the A30 - not ideal but better that the A303. I don't have a GPS. I think its OS time again (and the batteries never wear out)

 

[david1701]

bleurgh, something that does work with google maps is routing it then skipping over the route and dragging it off any scary looking roads

I use cycle streets sometimes but have issues picking the route I want it not the one it wants

 

[buddha]

afaik google maps will if you ask it nicely, I know gps units do

I clicked on the 'walking' icon. And it suggested a 300 mile route via Guernsey

 

[david1701]

no its dragging and dropping, if you go non car it gets confused easy

 

[phil120867]

dragging and dropping is working (sort of). I'll back it up with a couple of OS maps. here goes one of my dafter ideas, 10 hours should do it. cheers

 

[david1701]

good luck to you, I spent 10 minutes getting an actual distance for a ride to my sisters office via cycle routes and needed 2 web pages

 

[dellzeqq]

if you drag and drop, and get a route you like you can then send it to yourself, preserving it for all time (or for as long as the internet lasts)

 

[Riverman]

http://www.bikehike.co.uk try the course creator. Sadly though google threatened them so you can no longer save routes.

 

[perplexed]

Dim question I know, but I presume one has to register to use bikehike?

 

[Polhemic]

I've always had a lot of luck with viamichelin.com. If you choose "cycling" as the transport type it seems to find the absolutely shortest route - which rarely includes major roads. However, I keep having problems getting the website to behave. See how it goes for you.

Pol.

 

[david1701]

not heard of that one pol, I'll try it out

 

[phil120867]

I've always had a lot of luck with viamichelin.com. If you choose "cycling" as the transport type it seems to find the absolutely shortest route - which rarely includes major roads. However, I keep having problems getting the website to behave. See how it goes for you.

Pol.

Cheers Pol, It works (mostly) I think this may be a on the cards, It says it'll take me 16 hours, I was thinking more like 10!

 

[jay clock]

ridewithgps.com is an excellent site and better than most of the competitors. I gave up on mapmyride as there are simply too many ads etc