Bikehike cycle route planner brilliant!

[peanut]

just in case there is any-one that doesn't use this fantastic route planner I thought I'd show a typical loop. In fact it is the one I did tonight.

Notice that you get a profile of the all hills throughout the route and
Total mileage.
Total height climbed
Plus if you click on any point on the profile a corresponding flag appears on your map to show you exactly where that hill starts and where the highest bit is.
Experiment with different loops to miss the hilly bits or maybe find some hills to train on.Check the mileage and have some fun
http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php

 

[Jane Smart]

wow thanks for that link peanut

 

[scots_lass]

I am confused (doesn't take a lot I know) But is the elevation map in metres and Kms? Or if not how does it tie in with a distance of 20.9 miles?

 

[Bigtwin]

It's good, but I've never figured out why on a circular route it never makes the climbing and descent the same.

 

[scots_lass]

On the basis of 'what goes up must come down'?

 

[Bigtwin]

On the basis of 'what goes up must come down'?

Usually over the same distance at the same point.

 

[peanut]

the elevation is measured in metres but the total climb is given in feet. I have no idea why.

When you are plotting your route you end with a double click ,its difficult to end exactly where you started if the scale is small in order to get your whole route on the screen at once.

Whilst you are plotting your route you can move the map up and down etc by clicking anywhere on the map and holding the mouse key down whilst you move the map then release and it shouldn't muck up your map plot.

It is frustrating. You need to avoid clicking near any road juctions or it sends the route off in odd directions and you have to start all over again.

The way to avoid spurious route lines is to click well before any junctions then click after the junction and the map will draw your route across the junction

 

[upsidedown]

The feature i like best is if you turn off the elevation data you get an OS map of what you're looking at on the main map. You can swap them around to make the OS map the main one.
Only downside is that OS only allow them so many free tiles each day, once they're used up you get a blank screen.

 

[davidg]

does anyone know how reliable bikehike is?

I am looking to calibrate my polar computer and the ascending/descending amount differs...even ignoring the actual absolute amounts...
seems I am pretty close on tyre circumference so that helps

just tootled to richmond park for it so that should be a good reference, I hope

glad I got back before the heavy rain!

 

[Aperitif]

does anyone know how reliable bikehike is?

I am looking to calibrate my polar computer and the ascending/descending amount differs...even ignoring the actual absolute amounts...
seems I am pretty close on tyre circumference so that helps

just tootled to richmond park for it so that should be a good reference, I hope

glad I got back before the heavy rain!

If you go for a FNRttC david, calibrate your Polar when you arrive at the seaside...

 

[GrasB]

Yes, this is a very good tool & can be really useful to plan a route. However don't take it as gospel it doesn't have a number of bridleways & cycle paths which don't follow roads. As well as erroneous data about rights of way (ie it'll direct you through private roads in the middle of a factory to divert you going down a nice piece of single track road). Also there seems to be some interesting elevation data on it, according to bike hike there's a 25%, yes twenty five, incline up my works drive erm... NO! more like 2.5%!

 

[rich p]

Clicked on this and saw the OP and thought he's back!!

Saw Bigtwin's name too who has disappeared both as Bt and Abitrary.

Ships that pass in the night......

 

[Dayvo]

Clicked on this and saw the OP and thought he's back!! Saw Bigtwin's name too who has disappeared both as Bt and Abitrary.

That's what I thought, too!

Does this Bikehike route planner cover other countries?

<goes off to check on google>

 

[GrasB]

Yes, it certainly does Italy.

 

[davidg]

If you go for a FNRttC david, calibrate your Polar when you arrive at the seaside...

yeah, that's what I will have to do! or climb one of these mountains with a cairn or whatever they are called at the top...

sea side easier!