Adding maps to your post - so useful!

**Steam** · 18th August 2007, 20:26

Here's an amazing site I stumbled upon, http://www.quikmaps.com
You can doodle or draw on a map using google maps, and then it generates code so you can paste it into your post, like this. So useful!

You can fix meeting places, draw the entire route, zoom out and in, change from photo to map mode, and all sorts of stuff.
Google maps have seen what the quikmaps people are doing and will soon release a version of their own too.

Go to the quickmaps site and have a play, no need to register.
It is probably not dialup friendly.

**Noel Jones** · 7th November 2007, 17:43

thanks for the GOOD free map site have been looking for one for ages THANKS AGAIN nj

**idleidolidyll** · 13th August 2008, 18:44

excellent find!

**slofox** · 10th November 2008, 16:49

Here's one of my regular routes.......

ps: the gaps in the lines are where I jump the bike from one piece of road to the next........

**martybabe** · 10th November 2008, 16:55

Excellent , A great thing to post in threads for Know nothing Johny foreigners like me, so I can follow the adventures.

**AllanB** · 10th November 2008, 17:03

A did a doodle as you suggested - I hope you all like it.

**martybabe** · 10th November 2008, 17:37

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A did a doodle as you suggested - I hope you all like it.

Mate your crap at drawing Elephants.

**slofox** · 11th November 2008, 15:54

Another - longer route......more fun - about 200km (I think). Avoids most of the main roads. plenty of sweepers, some twisties, a few hoon strips if you are that way inclined. Lots of pictureskew bits as well...bit over two hours at sensible speeds.......

**slofox** · 11th November 2008, 15:55

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A did a doodle as you suggested - I hope you all like it.

did a doodle...? or doed a diddle?

**slofox** · 14th November 2008, 13:56

Ride 3: a quick pre-work fang....

**greminn** · 6th January 2009, 16:49

Hi there... just a note that you can now do this same thing with Google Maps... (http://maps.google.co.nz/)... This is the ride that we are going on on Thursday:

http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?f=d&sa...a+&ie=UTF8&z=7

If you check out the link above, you can add places and pull the routes around the place etc... quite cool.

**Freakshow** · 6th January 2009, 17:51

Try Google maps on its own as you can simply type in start and end locations and it will draw the line for you. If you don't like fine grab the line and drag it to where you want it. It will then re work out directions and distance. Planning a long trip well then add more destinations...

**ukmac** · 2nd October 2011, 23:17

hi i,m coming to nz and renting a bike on the 5th of dec frome hawks bays and was wondering if any one has some good roads and routes for us as we have the bike for three days so want a good old long run out seeing all the fantastic roads and scenic views !!!!! gone on the google maps which some of you guys have posted and they look gooooood
let me know !!!