Steps to creating a route
STEP 1: Become a member and login STEP 2: Click on the Submit A Ride button STEP 3: Click on the Start Drawing button STEP 4: Select the Editing Interface Preference you want when creating a particular ride. STEP 5: Draw route and click on the NEXT button which is located on the bottom lef ...
Will RoadBikeRides.com automatically create the written ride directions when creating a bike route?
Ride directions are automatically be created if the Follow roads (auto route) function is selected within the Preferences. You must check the Follow roads (auto route) checkbox before you start creating your route. When you "submit" the map the ride description page appears and the "Ride Direct ...
Upload a GPX file VS Draw a route. How does it work with the "Auto-Route (follow roads)" function?
RoadBikeRides (RBR) generates Google map directions whenever an entire route is created from scratch with the "Auto-Route(follow roads)" check box selected. This is the only way Google can generate route directions. If RBR can generate the directions it will populate the Ride Directions field on ...
What is the Out & Back button?
Above is what the Out and Back (Reverse) button looks like on the RoadBikeRides.com site. An out & back is when you start in one place, route to a turn-around point, and then return to your starting position. RoadBikeRides.com makes this easy to plot as all you need to do is plot a course to y ...
How To Submit and Plot A Route?
First click on SUBMIT A RIDE Second click on START DRAWING. Look up your starting location by entering it into the ENTERING STARTING LOCATION box in the left-hand column and press or click GO. Once you’re starting location is found you may want to zoom in to make it easier to draw you ...
What if I made a mistake when creating a map? Remove last point
Above is what the Remove last point looks like. If you made a mistake while mapping a ride don't worry you don't have to start over. Just click on the Remove Last Point button to the upper left of the ride you are mapping and your last point will be removed. You can remove as many points as yo ...
How To Save A New Route?
Once you are satisfied with the route you plotted your route you can be saved it if you think you'll use it again or would like to share it with others. Click the Submit Ride button at the bottom of the page and your route is saved.
How to use the Map Creation Actions
There are some helpful features to make creating routes easier. Below are the added features and a definition as to the feature and how the feature works. Remove last point: If you make a mistake and want to go back simply click Remove Last Point and you will go back to the previous point. You ...
How to use the Map Editing Interface Preferences
There are some helpful features to make creating routes easier. Below are the added features and a definition as to the feature and how the feature works. Auto center: This is a great feature and highly recommended that you use this feature to make mapping a route much easier. Simply click the ...
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