Most (road) cyclists I know use a combination of: - strava heatmaps (https://www.strava.com/heatmap https://www.strava.com/heatmap) - ridewithgps routes (http

Most (road) cyclists I know use a combination of: - strava heatmaps (https://www.strava.com/heatmap https://www.strava.com/heatmap) - ridewithgps routes (https://ridewithgps.com/find https://ridewithgps.com/find) - club routes posted on club websites (like sf2g routes for getting down the peninsula from SF https://sf2g.com/routes.html https://sf2g.com/routes.html) - google maps streetview to check quality of bike lanes - city-specific cycling forums (ex: https://reddit.com/r/nycbike https://reddit.com/r/nycbike where the first decent routes using the new tappan zee / cuomo bridge bike lanes have popped up) It's still a lot of work to plan a decent 50+ mile ride if it's through an area you're not familiar with. I really wish google maps could do more to show me traffic volume to help select between different routes... I'll take an empty wide road over a bike-lane running next to parked cars any day.