Adding maps to your post - so useful!

[Steam]

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 (http://www.quikmaps.com) and have a play, no need to register.
It is probably not dialup friendly.

<iframe src="http://www.quikmaps.com/ext/41198?w=552&mh=483&t=1&ln=0&sn=1&zb=0&zs=0&d=1&it=0&icd=0&lat=-41.341036174943895&lng=175.12232780456543&zl=12&mt=0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="554" height="508" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"></iframe>

[Noel Jones]

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

[idleidolidyll]

excellent find!

[slofox]

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........

<iframe src="http://www.quikmaps.com/ext2/85039?t=1&ln=0&sn=1&zb=0&d=1&o=0&lat=-37.944197500754036&lng=175.2374267578125&zl=9&mt=2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="934" height="606" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"></iframe>

[martybabe]

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

[AllanB]

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

[martybabe]

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

Mate your crap at drawing Elephants. :laugh:

[slofox]

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.......

<iframe src="http://www.quikmaps.com/ext2/85143?t=1&ln=0&sn=1&zb=0&d=1&o=0&lat=-37.9304413&lng=175.3766441&zl=9&mt=2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="1036" height="402" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"></iframe>

[slofox]

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

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

[slofox]

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

<iframe src="http://www.quikmaps.com/ext2/85582?t=1&ln=0&sn=1&zb=0&d=1&o=0&lat=-37.76495465&lng=175.4372406&zl=11&mt=2" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="1036" height="402" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"></iframe>

[greminn]

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&saddr=Tauranga,+Bay+of+Plenty&daddr=Putaruru+to:Mangakino+to:Turangi+to:Waiouru+ to:Taihape+to:Bulls+to:Levin+to:Palmerston+North+t o:Waipukurau+to:Hastings+to:Napier,+Hawkes+Bay+to: Taupo+to:-38.376115,176.347046+to:Rotorua+&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]

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]

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 !!!

[Sliver]

Hey sweet thanks for the site

[HenryDorsetCase]

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

are you a Herald Sun contributor also?

https://www.facebook.com/DrawingDicksOnTheHeraldSun


and to the OP: great find.

[JATZ]

I have a question....or 2

#1 How do I change a mapsource route from a gdb file to a kml (or similar) so I can open it in Google earth/maps ?

#2 Then how do I attach it to a post ?

Please explain slowly so I can understand :D