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Questions tagged [bikeroutes]

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Anyone know a way to get a profile of a ride from google?

I'm considering adjusting my ride to work a bit - considering a change that will make it slightly longer, and probably a lot hillier. But from looking at the route on google maps, I can't really tell, even with the terrain layer turned on. Anyone…
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How to explore places where to eat/ where to sleep alongside a route using GPX route file?

Suppose I have a GPX file which covers a long distance (200km~5000km). I'd like to check where to find food / where to sleep before I start riding. I can load the GPX file on Google Maps and scan areas to search for those places. But it will take a…
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App to find the shortest route with the least amount of climbs?

I want to go from point A to point B avoiding climbs, but also take the shortest route possible with the fewest climbs. Does any mobile app exist that can find the shortest route and with the lowest sum-total amount of elevation change between two…
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I am looking for information on cycle infrastructure in the Newcastle (north east England) area

I am planning to ride from the ferry arriving from the Netherlands in North Shields, near Newcastle, to Hartlypool, about 25 mile / 40 km to the south of there on the east coast. I am now looking at which route will allow for a velomobile, a…
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How rideable is the Long Island Expressway service road?

I am new to the NYC region, and just recently found out that the LIE even has service roads! I was wondering how rideable the service roads are. I.e. Can you actually get across the various interchanges on a bike? (Clearly if cars are expected…
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Roads that look uphill feel flat and flat looking roads feel uphill. Possible causes?

There's a route I usually do that has some specific parts that look uphill but ride and feel as flat, and some parts that look flat but feel as uphill. Besides this being an optical illusion, which is my pet theory so far, are there any other…
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Are there any online bike route planning options that allow 5-10 mile incriments?

I would like a bike route going from Camas, WA to Onalaska, WA. I would like something that is the shortest distance with as few streets and turns as possible. Both the routes I find at Google Maps and Mapquest have about 4 dozen different roads. I…
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How to access South County Trailway from Manhattan on a road bike?

I'm interested in riding the South Country Trailway in New York. From reading on the internet, it appears that the trail is paved, but the paving promptly ends at the start of the trail in Van Cortlandt Park and turns into dirt. I'll be coming up…
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Cycling near Hannover

I am looking for some routes for a road bike, about 150km - 200km, from Hannover with a come back by train. I will be going to Hannover in about a month for a week, and I'd like to see something. Do you know such routes? I've been thinking about…
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Route between Durham, NC and Carrboro, NC?

I've been googling around (Strava, mapmyride, local bike shops) and I couldn't find a recommended bike route between Durham and Carrboro (or Chapel Hill for that matter). If google map's suggestion is the best, that's fine, but it would be helpful…
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Tips for first time cyclist on 9W in NJ/NY

Not sure I can find a group in my area that fits for me. Up until now I've been mainly sticking to local rides in areas without a lot of car traffic. Lately I've been riding more with destinations in mind. I've never taken a bike ride from the…
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What are the steepest, highest, most miserable road ascents in the world?

Lately, I’ve been “enjoying” pretty much every weekend a 9km, 650m vertical ascent near my home on my touring bike (the average grade is about 7.5%). The grueling ride has turned out to be a lot of fun for me, in a strange way. I wondered what I…
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New To Philly, looking for good biking routes!

Possible Duplicate: Where can I find local bike routes? I am a student at Arcadia University in Glenside, PA looking for the easiest, bike friendly way to get to center city Philadelphia. Google maps is giving me pretty bad biking routes that…
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