Online road maps for my trip to Port Waikato

[Big Dave]

don't forget to keep riding on and see Raglan

There ya go Joe - fixed.

[CookMySock]

Google Maps really stand out. [....] And the estimated "driving" time is good.

Eh? I find their trip times way out. On along journey I can easily cut an hour off their times. Just to the beach and back from here google suggests is 45 mins drive, when it is half that.

I wouldn't want to own a business like Wises. Their mapping product sales must surely be dropping off. Sure their online product works, but is far inferior compared to Google Maps.

Certainly google has all the geek toys, but wises I find much more accurate in terms of trip times and local roads.

If I feel the need for directions, I will look up both wises and google maps and compare. The difference is often quite interesting.

Google maps is obviously better if you want to specify the route, particularly for a circular route back to the starting point - wises doesn't have a hope in hell of pulling a stunt like that. Google maps is an unparalleled tool for publishing a suggested route for a group ride, or taking a collaborative approach to the same.

Steve

[p.dath]

Eh? I find their trip times way out. On along journey I can easily cut an hour off their times. Just to the beach and back from here google suggests is 45 mins drive, when it is half that.

Certainly google has all the geek toys, but wises I find much more accurate in terms of trip times and local roads.

If I feel the need for directions, I will look up both wises and google maps and compare. The difference is often quite interesting.

Google maps is obviously better if you want to specify the route, particularly for a circular route back to the starting point - wises doesn't have a hope in hell of pulling a stunt like that. Google maps is an unparalleled tool for publishing a suggested route for a group ride, or taking a collaborative approach to the same.

Steve

I used to use Wises online all the time, thinking because it was local it should be better. But the more I use it and Google and I find that it Wises is not keeping up. I'm kinda getting to the stage where I can't be bothered with Wises anymore. It has devalued too much.

[Big Dave]

How was the ride then?

Would be funny if you said 'I got lost'.

I rate resources that you can carry with you more important than the planning ones.

But I don't over-plan anyway.
Preferring to ride on what side of the islands or direction that the weather is best.

[Gremlin]

I rate resources that you can carry with you more important than the planning ones.

Hell yeah... gijoe reckons I have got him more lost WITH my gps, than without.

Once you've had the fun of being lost however, you just tell it to go home... and away you go!

[gijoe1313]

Hell yeah... gijoe reckons I have got him more lost WITH my gps, than without.

Once you've had the fun of being lost however, you just tell it to go home... and away you go!

You do realise my patented method is to keep riding ... when you see water on one side, you either head up or down and you should end up somewhere recognisable!

If you see a lighthouse and lots of water north, head south a bit. If you see water to the south, head north a bit ... east and west similar! There ya goes! Easy peasy, lemon squeezies!

[p.dath]

How was the ride then?
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