I'd be cautious about relying on Google Maps in Europe. Their data quality is much worse than it is in the US. OpenStreetMap, on the other hand, is generally much better. So you could use something like OpenRouteService to plot a route (note that there is a limit in how long a route you can plan). Prague to Nuremberg: https://maps.openrouteservice.org/directions?n1=49.758021&n2=12.770464&n3=9&a=50.06694,14.460249,49.446007,11.07977&b=1d&c=0&g1=-1&g2=0&h2=3&k1=en-US&k2=km
Harald. On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:02:34 PM UTC-5, pb wrote: > > Esteban, > > As I am linear and pragmatic, I also went to Google Maps to look at the > route. It does not offer a cycling option, BUT! If you choose the walking > option, suddenly the route is diverted to smaller roads and smaller towns, > and it's actually more direct than the highway driving route. Occasionally > the route jumps onto a regional road, but not for long, and then back to > small, local roads. I crept along the route for a while, and frankly, > found it pretty compelling. Unfortunately, street view is generally not > available, but you can also look at the route on Google Earth, and zoom > fairly tightly into the streets. It looked schweeet. > > My bet is that navigation would prove pretty easy, if you took small > bites for each section. Maybe possible to load the route into a Garmin, > but you'd have to buy the Europe maps if you don't already have them, but I > have to say, it's nice having a guide tell you how to get back on the route > if you have any time concerns. I assume you'll have phone service? I buy > local SIM cards when I'm in Europe... navigation eats them up faster than > other functions, but if you can find Wi-Fi you can load a new section > without consuming mobile data. You might even be able to preview each > day's route on Google Earth. Or just mail order paper and mark the maps up > before departure. > > I wondered whether some of it might be walking paths, but everywhere I > zoomed in, I was on a paved street. It looked utterly do-able. Nuremberg > looks like about a midpoint if you wanted to make things cake. > > ~pb > > > > On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 9:55:59 AM UTC-7, Esteban wrote: > >> The links shared promise to be quite helpful - thanks! >> >> The good vibes expressed are also much appreciated. >> >> Hoping for some humble down-home bikey fun in California later this >> summer. >> >> Esteban >> San Diego, Calif. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
