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Is there a route planner that allows to plot a line between points on a map, and then generates the shortest route between the A and B (or A, B and C etc) using road/byway filters?
ie I want to travel between A and B yet, using primarily minor roads, or minor roads and bridleways, or minor roads and b roads etc
https://www.cyclinguk.org/journey-planner#
Just found this, anything better that converts to GPX? Unless I’m missing something..
That Cycling UK one is based on Cyclestreets. If you use it through the Cyclestreets website, it has an option to export to GPX. https://www.cyclestreets.net/
Top notch thnks 👍🏼
Thanks for the cyclestreets link. Never heard of it before but it follows the routes I'd take locally so looking forward to trying it elsewhere.
On closer inspection CycleStreets is useful yet only has 3 (broad) route filters (Quiet, Balanced, Fastest)
And damned if I can figure out anyhow anywhere to select the dotted red line route which is a developing section of NCN46
It doesn’t even show up on the NCN/Sustrans maps, just the OCM.
Spent the whole morning trying to figure out how to get that dotted red line into GPX other than minutely cross-referencing and then manually plotting waypoints on another site/app. Feeling a bit stupid, can anyone tell me where to wise up and get it done in a jiffy?
PS, slight aside please support/promote the Herefordshire Gloucester - Canal Trust in their restoration scheme. A cycleable towpath would open up great options for leisure cycling and commuting. It could save lives too. Trust me - cycling by road between Worcs to Hereford is currently a deadly/hilly/madly circuitous pick ‘n mix of a bother. A towpath from Ledbury to Hereford would be incredible and can’t arrive quickly enough.
http://www.h-g-canal.org.uk/html/Map/Map.html
Not quite what you want RE filters, but try the Ride With GPS site - select OS Cycle map layer and 'Optimize For' bikes. Click start and end point and go, or follow the orange or purple bike-recommended routes that show up on the OS Cycle layer. I rode 440kmm between Lake Constance/Switzerland side and N Italy the other week on a 2-click one-hit route plan done this way (a gamble but always interesting results) and the route was great. The combo of layers and route-for on RWGPS seems to work well as long as the odd track or byway is OK for you.
Not quite what you want RE filters
Good point, mainly being able to filter out A and B roads and filter in NCN/Sustrans, tracks etc. Road safety being what it is of late I tend to stick to dedicated paths (yeah right, I think we have one 3/4 mile section in the whole district) back lanes, tracks, byways and Sustrans if at all possible. Would be great to link these up without having to plot manually. CycleStreets is close, but would, be great to cull all A roads and filter in/prioritise features such as NCN/Sustrans