App/Site to map out a running route??

[llynnnn]

Hi all

I'm on week 9 now and would like to try a different route, but unsure if my new ideas will be too far. Is there an app or website which you can kind of 'draw' the route out onto the map and it calculates how far that would be?

Hope that makes sense!?!

Thanks

[sallenson Graduate]

Have a look at either Strava or MapMyRun. Both are free. You can plan routes on both of them and they give you total distance. Might take a few goes until you're happy with them, but they're used by a lot of people on here.

Happy running!!

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to sallenson]

brilliant thank you

[Sortyourlife]

Try searching ‘google maps pedometer’

You can set out a route (pick walk/run cycle or just freehand) and it’ll show you where mile or km markers are depending on which you pick

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to Sortyourlife]

brilliant thank you

[linda9389 Graduate]

I use the create route facility in Map My Run mapmyrun.com/routes/create/

Remember to unclick 'auto follow roads' if you run on paths and trails. You can also choose to show elevation as well - that way you don't get caught out by unexpected hills if you are in unfamiliar territory.

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to linda9389]

thank you, that's really helpful

[Vixter34 Graduate]

Hi llynnnn, I use onthegomap.com

I started using it during c25k to work out how far I had run afterwards and found it's great for that because you can use satellite view. So after my 5 min warm up walk I'd note a landmark, such as a big tree, do the same at the end and then I'd be able to accurately measure my start and end points. I've also used it to create routes in advance and I find it works really well.

You can follow roads or go off piste and you can also view elevation. I haven't used the others suggested above, so I can't say that this is better but it works for me

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to Vixter34]

good idea about using the landmarks afterwards to see how far you've actually ran. Thanks

[dindy Graduate]

Hi llynnnn. I use mapOmeter ( gb.mapometer.com/running)

I find it excellent if you want to tailor your run to a certain distance. In my case I found a track about 5 mins run from where I live that runs beside a stream that I never knew was there. Now instead of cars & traffic lights I have birds & squirrels for company.

Completely free to use. I at 1st use to plot a route then save it to my pictures file on computer using snipping tool. Now I have registered,free, I save it on the site.

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to dindy]

Sounds great, thanks for your reply

[southlundon Graduate]

I had exactly the same question and I'll be using some of these suggestions. Thanks for asking Llynnnn!

[llynnnn Graduate in reply to southlundon]

no problem, I used Linda's mapmyrun suggestion for my run this morning and it worked