Map creator

[medavidcook]

Hello All,

this weekend I am getting a Garmin Edge 800, i am wondering what sites people use to create there routes.

If you can let me know will be great.

 

[ianrauk]

Ridewithgps and Bikehike for me, but there are a good few others.

 

[Herzog]

Another vote for ridewithgps.

 

[medavidcook]

I tried bike hike but it seems to add extra distance on, for example a road i know well is a normal road however to get to one point to turn i have to go up half a mile and back to turn right, even know it has filtered lights to turn right.

 

[Lincov]

Ridewithgps.com, it's not perfect especially when you want to make changes, but it's the best I've found.

 

[ianrauk]

I tried bike hike but it seems to add extra distance on, for example a road i know well is a normal road however to get to one point to turn i have to go up half a mile and back to turn right, even know it has filtered lights to turn right.

Never had that problem in all the times I use it.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I use gpxeditor mainly and sometimes ridewithgps. They do me fine, but no doubt others are available.

 

[medavidcook]

i was using a site called runtastic but i find it to be slow lately and even though you can download the GPX file it doesnt always work.

 

[ufkacbln]

Don't forget you can also use the OSM cycle maps on these devices

 

[PpPete]

gpxeditor.co.uk now has the option of displaying Google map, satellite, streetview, ordnance survey, (OSM) Open Street Map, Open Cycle Map
and of routing using any of Google Driving,Walking,Cycling modes and a couple more useful modes based on OSM.

 

[uclown2002]

Garmin Connect? Works fine for me.

 

[Martin McNeely]

Another vote for garmin connect, easy to use and upload.

 

[F70100]

ridewithgps.com works for me.

 

[Keenbfb]

Garmin connect does everything I need, I've used it to do two coast 2 coast in a day without any drama this year, providing you create the route correctly then it works flawlessly with the 800 and turn by turn directions.

 

[Flying Dodo]

I tried bike hike but it seems to add extra distance on, for example a road i know well is a normal road however to get to one point to turn i have to go up half a mile and back to turn right, even know it has filtered lights to turn right.

I have seen that several times on a number of different mapping web sites, where the source map isn't aware of the correct way. On bikehike, it's very easy to manually overwrite, by un-ticking on the "Follow roads" at the point of the turn, then drawing a straight line onto the side road, and then clicking back on the "Follow Roads".