The Fridays Tour

[dellzeqq]

I think I've sorted it....

 

[srw]

You have.

 

[velovoice]

Yes, all sorted, except..... apparently one has to pay if they want to print.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Ridewithgps.com doesn't have these issues. Just saying..........

 

[snorri]

May I point out......some parts of the route between Kinross and Newtonmore have been drawn up for cyclists travelling south? This is OK for ordinary roads but causes problems on dual carriageways.
For example, immediately north of mileage marker 31 on the route map, the route is shown taking a right and crossing the railway bridge. In fact to carry out this manoeuvre, a north bound cyclist will have to dismount and cross the four lanes (and central barrier)of the dual carriageway in order to access the railway bridge. I would suggest cyclists on the dual carriageway should continue north to the slip road and cross the A9 by the road bridge.

 

[dellzeqq]

Snorri - the google maps app simply makes those decisions for you - come the day we'll be using OS maps - and good old-fashioned reconnaissance (sp?) - and, of course, nobody takes a turn on our rides without being directed to take a turn. I'm just trying to give people a feel of the thing.

So - do not print these off. It's as easy for me to create pdfs

 

[mistral]

Ridewithgps.com doesn't have these issues. Just saying..........

Yes, I was wondering the very same

 

[dellzeqq]

right. I've had it with the 21st century! I'm going to trace over OS maps using stretched goatskin from now on!

 

[mistral]

right. I've had it with the 21st century! I'm going to trace over OS maps using stretched goatskin from now on!

Glad that's cleared up - pdf: parchment, double folded

 

[User10571]

Ummmm...... might I suggest Bikehike as an option, using the following steps

A) Plot route using the standard Google map feature in Bikehike.

B) Deploy the 'toggle map size' feature to bring up the OS map as large.

C) Use the 'Print Screen' key if your using a PC, or Grab if you're using a Mac and paste what's in the clipboard or saved as a Tiff into a Word document or a PDF. You may or may not want to crop parts of your image.

You'll end up with something which looks like this

Please don't let there be anyone from OS reading this.

A bit of X-posting Centrale going on there with DZ

 

[Aperitif]

right. I've had it with the 21st century! I'm going to trace over OS maps using stretched goatskin from now on!

If you used French cowskin, you could travel in a stretched Limousin

 

[dellzeqq]

genius 'Teef!

 

[dellzeqq]

Ummmm...... might I suggest Bikehike as an option, using the following steps

A) Plot route using the standard Google map.

B) Deploy the 'toggle map size' feature to bring up the OS map as large.

C) Use the 'Print Screen' key if your using a PC, or Grab if you're using a Mac and paste what's in the clipboard or saved as a Tiff into a Word document or a PDF. You may or may not want to crop parts of your image.

Please don't let there be anyone from OS reading this.

Unbelievably I'm across that - it's how I put together stuff for my own use, along with streetviews of buildings that mark turns. It gets slapped on to Powerpoint, and then saved as a pdf or png file.

 

[User10571]

Unbelievably I'm across that - it's how I put together stuff for my own use, along with streetviews of buildings that mark turns. It gets slapped on to Powerpoint, and then saved as a pdf or png file.

Apologies if eggs, sucking and grandmother are involved.....

 

[wanda2010]

Now might be a good time for me to point out that I can't (yet) follow a map to save my life. Fortunately my position at the back is assured.