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Google's support for cycling is very location-dependent. I used it to plan a 16 day trip from Berkeley to Crater Lake and back in 2015. It was invaluable. Fro
by hodgesrm 7y ago
Google's support for cycling is very location-dependent. I used it to plan a 16 day trip from Berkeley to Crater Lake and back in 2015. It was invaluable.
From my point of view the best feature is that Google shows elevation gain, which is a huge deal for a bike. I've checked this multiple times and it seems quite accurate.
The worst feature is that some routes simply aren't shown. Google will not show a bike route from Grants Pass Oregon to the coast going directly over the Coast Range. The best route is over Bear Camp Road but Google no longer shows it. People have died on that road--most famously in in 2006 but there have been others. [1] The route it does show is suicide for a bike. (Try Grants Pass to Gold Beach to see this.)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Camp_Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Camp_Road