Google Maps now features elevation profiles for bike routes. Google added biking directions to Google Maps and specialized maps that highlight bike routes a few years ago. If you are weak like me, ...

Perhaps you’re a truly robust cyclist, thoroughly unafraid of hills of any size, but many of us are not. (Especially those who frequently schlep one or more children in a tow-behind.) Thus, having a ...

Aug. 5—EAU CLAIRE — For the second time in the past three Olympics, UW-Eau Claire geography professor Dr. Sean Hartnett has produced an elevation profile map of the marathon course for competitors, ...

While it’s usually trivial if you’re driving, if you’re cycling or hiking, terrain elevation data can be essential. It’s not available for all locations, unfortunately, mainly just mountainous regions ...

Adrian holds a BA in English Studies and an MA in Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory. He has been writing about technology for a few years now, working both in Poland and with ...

The other day, Google Maps added quick facts to maps in the Google Maps search results box, and I assume, as part of that, came these new biking directions elevation profiles. Now if you do a bike ...

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