tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post7467156882013449682..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: Google Maps adds "bicycle route finder"SmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-21456619923336788832010-03-15T11:49:07.371-04:002010-03-15T11:49:07.371-04:00Chuck - Yes, I've been looking at doing a rout...Chuck - Yes, I've been looking at doing a route along the Mississippi River - a national trail known as the Mississippi River Trail - but there was no route info for it. So, yes, I was a little disappointed myself. <br /><br />Keep in mind though that this is in Beta, so improvements may be on the way...we'll see.The Smoky Mountain Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019731497259511008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-35516583292761737882010-03-15T11:26:14.973-04:002010-03-15T11:26:14.973-04:00This may work in urban areas or other places, but ...This may work in urban areas or other places, but I looked at a couple of proposed routes for my area and it was completely clueless. It actually had me making like 65 turns to go from my town of Franklin NC to Sylva, NC 25 miles away and mostly on roads which I would never choose to ride on. A great idea, but pretty hilarious if you chose to rely on it!HometownHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507623571330364950noreply@blogger.com