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Why do cars get all the play?
Seattle
http://www.ci.seatt....us/td/bikemaps.asp
[egnor, Feb 17 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Sacramento
http://www.sacog.or...kemaps/bikemaps.htm
[egnor, Feb 17 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Austin
http://www.ci.austi...bicycle/bikemap.htm
[egnor, Feb 17 2001, last modified Oct 21 2004]
Example of a profile
http://www.mindspri...enways/cuesheet.jpg
Basically, elevation as a function of odometer reading. [LoriZ, Feb 17 2001, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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I can't find a central database,
but there are bike maps online for
many areas. I've linked three
examples. |
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yeah that's the whole point, nothing comprehensive like
yahoo.maps with riding directions distances and such . . .
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How about an online database for the "rails to trails" program? (brief explanation: abandoned rail roads turned into trails for hiking and horses) |
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Oh my god. I would love a searchable rails to trails, maybe
people could upload images of diferent parts of the trail
so you know where you are going. (I got lost on my 20
mile run saturday, only to find that they weren't done
with the trail) Ah well. Adventure is a good thing. |
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I love this idea, but worry about how a mapquest style system would implement it. For example, a bike path may make a 90 degree turn down 2 flights of stairs & reverse direction into a switchback . (Actually part of one the seattle trails mentioned above. It took me 2 trips to finally find it) By the current online map standards this would be reduced to a small orange blotch. |
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When I'm on a bike, I'm a lot more aware of topology. To make this system *really* rock, it should have a variable for the trade off between distance & altitude gain. |
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Yah they should have 10:1 vertical proflies of all charted itineraries. |
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Are proflies just experienced amateur flies or do they have training? |
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