jan
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Post by jan on Mar 24, 2023 8:57:02 GMT
Which is the best Route Planner to keep me off the rough stuff. I have downloaded some GPX files from Derbyshire, Yorkshire and the Cotswolds I wish to shorten.
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Post by Adrian on Mar 26, 2023 16:28:59 GMT
I'm not going to stick my neck out on which is the best; that seems very much a matter of opinion. There's a (not very recently revised, and not comprehensive) summary of some of the popular ones here, and I'm expecting a submission on the merits of Ride with GPS to add to that soon. In my limited experience, getting a route-planner to keep you on-road is as much to do with getting the settings for the routing algorithm right as it is to do with the software itself. Also, the mapping you choose to use, if the software gives you a choice, can make a difference. |
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Post by eamon on Mar 27, 2023 21:10:16 GMT
My experience is that no planner can keep you off bridleways because if you say 'don't use bridleway' it will not use cycle paths. My advise is to get MemoryMap and check any route suggested by the route planners on an Ordanace Survey (proper) map. For navigating on the ride I prefer the detail provided by OS but this doesn't suit everyone. At £37.49 for a perpetual 5 device licence MemoryMap is good value. w2.memory-map.com/cgi-bin/licuser.cgi?buydealer=1&feature=0x1002301 |
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Post by Andrew R on Apr 1, 2023 20:16:42 GMT
The best route planner to keep you off rough stuff is to get either a paper OS Map or the OS Maps App. However, they aren’t easy to share. They are better than any electronic system.
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Post by Adrian on Apr 2, 2023 11:53:17 GMT
Yes, I can't argue with Andrew's point. Whatever electronic assistance I may have had, I always (if in Great Britain) assess the result against OS mapping.
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