The only problem with this is when you're riding, google maps "ends" at the first stop and you have to hit continue route or next destination or whatever. I wish there was a way to bypass this
You can also just right click on the middle of the route (where you want an ‘anchor point’) and choose “Add Destination” from the right click sub-menu. It will put add it to the route, in the correctly sorted order. Not a big thing. A tiny bit easier if you create a lot of routes.
That's the same method I like to use, as well! The 'super slab' is typically not scenic as the highway roads that are around. The Google Maps options are handy to plot out some scenic paths. I never considered using Google sheets to plot out further routes - brilliant.
Great video. I do the exact same thing. Using an Android you can add the route to your home page. I group days as icons. One thing to mention is when you launch, I change the starting point to my location. This takes it to navigation mode if your phone is mounted as your navigation device.
May be a dumb question but at the end. Once you 'upload' your route to Google maps. It says 'preview' it actually doesn't show me real time directions like Google maps usually does... how do I get it to turn on to real time GPS mapping while riding? Thank you
Hi, i use this too, but when you get to the stop, you have to press continue or done, it will not go to the next stop ....i have to remove the globes to tap....did you find a way to go to the next automatically? thanks for sharing
Is there a way to avoid hitting continue every time you reach a waypoint that was only added to save your route? I set several because I wanted to take certain roads and Google maps would ask "Continue or cancel" or something to that effect. I had to stop and remove my glove to continue
Thank you forbthe helpful video. My gripe with the added stops is though that you physically have to pull over and tap your screen to let Google know you have arrived at point A and that you want to move on. Otherwise it keeps wanting to send you back to point A. Any solutions to just keep riding without stopping? Thanks man. Liked and subscribed.
One question tho. When you add extra "stops" along a route so it will follow a more curvy road, how do you keep the app from prompting you to continue? I wear heavy gloves when riding and found myself having to stop to tell the app to continue the ride.
I tried doing this but when I opened Google Drive in my phone and clicked on the link, the directions defaulted to the quickest way and not the way I saved?? Do you know why it's doing that? THANKS!
Really simply explained and demonstrated. Great use of Google Sheets & Offline. The key being to plan the route with a stop at a point where you and your mates can hit the button to the next stage of the ride.
I planned my trip like too but the biggest annoyance with this is that once u reach the "fake" destinations or stop during the trip, google maps doesn't automatically start navigating to the next stop. You have to manually tap on continue trip.
I ride solo but wanted to edit the route to add the twisty roads. Maps kept defaulting back to the more direct routes...so actually this video was for solo riders too! 😉👍
Hi , I use syci for this sole purpose on my motorbike . I can set my A to B points, once I've selected start , I can the go back to the route, tap the screen on the road you want to ride and the system will automatically re-route using your way point. You can alter your route this way for as many times as you like. It's free to try, but it's really cheap licence to get sl, the functions. Give it a try, I find it better than, Google, calimoto, also there's a free app called Here we go. It's pretty good as well. Like everything though , it takes getting used to , but it's worth it. 🇬🇧
@@nightofthe8765 how about this: making a route that avoids bigger cities (desktop must be better choice, more precision), then writing down, on paper, where (places, or some pointers on the road, like "field, mountain to the north, river, bridge, factory on the right" or so) you need to turn, and then keeping that paper infront of you while riding. offcourse, android offline maps and good paper maps as a backup. and a gallon and a half of extra fuel in tank, as you'll get lost anyway....heh...
Because of the problem I mentioned in my previous comment of the app prompting me to continue the ride at every "fake stop", I have instead been using a My map with my desired route. You can select it in Google maps and it will overlay on your map. I then just click the follow option Andi can see where I'm going. No voice directions tho. And also the phone will eventually turn off. This method doesn't keep the phone awake.
Stumbled upon your video as I am researching on how to create maps on my laptop and use them on my phone gps to navigate on my motorcycle. At 15:25 how do you start using the phone as a GPS system and start navigating. I don't see that option on the screen
You can, but if you accidentally close out of the GPS, it messes everything up. We now use a full trip link, as well as a list of segment links just in case.
When I make a tour, I may add one or more stops so I can 'force' a certain route. I have no intention to stop at these stops. Whenever I arrive or pass at a stop, Google Maps will require my physical input before continuing, even when I continue riding (both on the already suggested route or a different one). It goes even so far that, because it's no longer navigating, the screen will timeout and I have to unlock it. This will involve stopping along the side of the road, taking of my gloves, trying to unlock with a possibly wet finger (face recognition doesn't work with a helmet on), etc. Why does it not recognize I'm still riding and continue with navigation? I looked up how to turn it off and supposedly there is no way to do that.
Yes, makes Google Maps pretty much useless as a motorcycle navigator. Yet another "developer in windowless room thinking what's best for the user"-thing. Unbelievable how they ruined excellent app.
I too am looking at a solution, the only solution I have found so far, that works is with my Beeline Moto. I can convert a planned ride on google maps with stops (so that we get the correct route) and then convert to GPX and import into Beeline moto. But that does not help other riders who have google maps and phone in pockets.
Thé problem with Google Maps is that every time you arrive at a stop you have to press the screen to continue the route. Impossible to do on a moving bike with gloves on.
The problem is that google maps wants to take you on a different route WHILE you are riding. If you don't so NO it takes you on a route you didn't choose. IT IS RETARDED
@@MindBodySoulOk OMG! I literally had that issue yesterday. Was riding home from visiting a friend, 200 miles or so. Picked a nice route that I know has less traffic and overall more relaxing to ride. Half an hour into the ride, I notice that I'm on the wrong road. Check google maps, it changed the route just like that. I fixed it, went on, only to discover another half an hour into the trip that it changed it back again. I got super fed up, especially because it was really hot and there was a lot of congestion on the roads it was taking me on. I think it prefers to take the faster or shorter route, but sometimes a longer route has less traffic and is more enjoying.
Have you noticed. If you plan a multi waypoint/stop journey in Android (or desktop) you are given the total time and total distance. In iOS you get only the total time and number of stops, totally useless information and nowhere can you find the total distance for the journey. To get the total distance in iOS I need to calculate leg by leg individually write down each distance then add them up manually :-(. I don’t understand why if both maps are from Google they are not exactly the same, does anyone.
Excellent tutorial! I had no idea we could had add way-points in order to add new segments. Many times I have been riding "blind" because I did not know that functionality.
The problem with using your cell phone, after having established the "stops" when you reach that point you have to "push continue" it doesn't act as a "waypoint". This is kind of annoying to have to push it for every "stop" even if you don't want to stop. Any suggestions?
Second time watching this video, this time I went along and did it as you explained it.....I will def be using this method going forward as Google constantly thinks that it is smarter than you and wants to change the route the longer you make it.
This is REALLY helpful. When riding the route what do you do when you reach the "stops" that you made along the way? It seems to stop the navigation. Also, what do you do when you are riding a planned route but it gets interrupted with a stop you make, such as gas. How do you get it started and on track again?
Great video. I planned a short ride and used the spreadsheet idea. Worked perfectly. The only issue I have is that when I send the map to a friend or pull up on the phone, When the link is clicked for that leg of the route the app seems to change the route to the shortest route. So all the work pulling the path to roads we want to travel is basically over ridden. I have checked in the nav settings if there is anything I can do to avoid the change but haven't figured out a fix yet. At least the spreadsheet saves some of the broader info so I'm not starting from scratch trying to recreate the route. Suggestions welcome.
Thanks this helped so much. I am in charge of planning the route for a 3 day trip in Michigan with a lot of new riders not comfortable riding on the expressway and was having trouble getting google maps to go the way I wanted. Looking forward to watching other videos.
What I love about google maps is that you can add your own POI's (points of interest) too and you can even make a remark point for exapmle to each Mill and then ask to show you all the Mills and make a trip to all those mills, it's really useful. The thing I didn' t found yet is how to insert google maps trip to a TomTom Rider 550 (or another device?) . Anyone who has done that yet?
On Android, you can solve that with Automagic (or Tasker) so it detects the prompt and automatically pushes the "Continue" button for you. That's what I did before getting a Garmin zumo.
@@mbirth Any chance you can give a quick explanation of how to set up this flow in Automagic? This will be a game changer for me. I've been using Google Maps as my GPS but I have to stop at every stop point because I keep my phone in my pocket.
For that reason alone, I use InRoute. It allows waypoints as pass through points. Unfortunately it is not as well known as Google Maps so it's a challenge to share
I (and a buddy) planning a cross-Canada trip too -- this is awesome info for the route planning. Vanc Island to Nfld for me. Have a great trip when it happens!
Google maps will not you route through roads that are closed. Example: If you're trying to go from Cooke City Montana to Red Lodge through Beartooth Pass since the pass is closed in winter it will route you through the nearest route that is open
Good video. Learned a few things in there myself. Am a Garmin / Basecamp user myself in the main but this definitely was useful and am pretty sure would be useful to me even when planning routes as a back up to my Garmin. Good effort thanks
Absolutely, the problem is turn by turn navigation. That is the ultimate million dollar question. You have simply shared a map. Google has not implemented turn by turn navigation for a custom route.
Once the map is displayed on your phone, did you tried to add a new stop at the beggining with your location? It enables you to click on "Start navigation" route from your location to the first point of the route
@@s1dew1nd3r4 yes, Google maps shows a pop up message requesting something like "tap to continue" to continue navigation to the next point of the route you made. I reccomend you to try first a route in your area to see google maps behaviour to get used to.
As a road captain for a motorcycle club, I know the importance of scheduling a ride, arrival time, kick stands up time and having the route pre-planned. When it comes to riding cross country or just across states the last thing I want to be on is a set schedule. Call me old school or just non-giver of f**ks. I plan a basic route of where I'm going and log it in my noggin and hit the tarmac. I do carry a small note pad on me and have a route that I'm not familiar with jotted down but I rarely have to rely on that. For me it's all about the freedom of the open road and the open road will always be full of surprises. Electronic devices and time schedules are not my bag ( mockingly annoying voices in background) Either way enjoy your ride the way you like. You might just go blowing by as I sit sipping an ice cold beer at some random saloon I've never stopped at. Remember ksu at.....?
Hey man. I like this. It's actually pretty similar to what I've been doing for a long time. Your addition of google Sheets and links is a smart one. Good idea. Here's the problem I have. When I create a route with say half a dozen way points, Google Maps stops when I reach a way point / destination. It waits for me to acknowledge that I have reached my "destination" before moving on to the next way point / destination. Totally inconvenient if my phone is in my pocket and I'm just listening to directions through earbuds. Making convoluted routes like you do, often a way point is just a place where I make a turn. And I'm not going to ram mount the phone because I'm riding off road and don't want the phone getting damaged. You see my problem here?
I have the same problem. Google Maps assumes I want to stop at every waypoint so it stops giving directions when a waypoint is reached. It’s not a convenient way to choose bike friendly routes.
@@daveburch235 - Try InRoute - I started using it for that exact reason. I was also hoping this video was going to show a solution to the issue with google maps as it's much easier to share & everyone knows how to use it!
@@steveradogna9564 soooo damn it. I just planned a route (first time) and already shared it with my dudes. It has 10 waypoints🤦🏻♂️. So you’re telling me when I arrive at a waypoint it’s gonna wait for me to acknowledge something on the screen?
Plus you can hit the 360° view and view the roads you want to take and see what the roads look like so you know there all good roads to ride.. that's the best part.. we have some real shot roads here in Mi so that comes in handy
BNB, This was a fantastic video. Have you ever considered utilizing Google My Maps and including times and route links in the notes so you can take advantage of the benefits of Google My Maps? I believe you have demonstrated a great method of using Google Maps and Google Sheets. I feel the features of Google My Maps would further improve your fantastic approach if you do longer rides where you include all types of stops in the Google My Maps map.
Ya but but but your gonna eliminate all the chaos and arguments. Your gonna miss 30 bikes making a U-turn in the middle of the road and 5 falling over...….Great video man, I knew there was a way, I just never really tried to find it. So, thank you for showing me how to do it!!!
I have tried several times to get the google maps to be accurate. Everyone in my club loves the detailed listing of routes but here is the problem. I make a custom route on google maps and then save the link and attach to the spread sheet. When I email it to people and myself, the google map route that appears after clicking the link is not the same route I saved. It is defaulting to the fastest route. How do I fix this? Have you experienced the same problem with saving google map routes as a link?
Thank you for that information I was going crazy with the Google Map trying to figure out how to do that I looked up online it seem like no one had any real answers stumbled across yours it has been very beneficial for me thank you. Keep up the good work.👍🏍🏍🏍
Very good and informative video. I didn't know Google maps and sheets could be combined so usefully. Will be using this for bike trips in the future. Keep on biking!
Hi, Thanks for the content! I’ve been using GM for groups rides for years as well. Have you found out how to add more than 10 points? And, have you tried to transfer your maps into a Garmin? Or, do you only use your phone?
Hey there, if I ever have a route that needs more than the max points allowed, I just create another file. I have not tried to transfer the points though. I always use my phone.
You can get around the 10 point limitation by starting a new route from the last point in the previous route. The challenge is riding through the pass through points without pulling over to modify your route. Once you reach a "stop", google maps will keep trying to route to that point until you reroute which requires interaction with the application meaning an actual stop
Great video thanks. Only question I have is that it seems not possible to start the navigation when you are not at the start location ? Only the preview is then an option.
Great vid. On the routes with "waypoints" does Google jump to the next waypoint after you pass the first, or do you have to tell Google to jump to the next waypoint? Thanks for the vid!
Great idea but unfortunately a lot of people watching this won't figure this out when they have no cell service. The route needs to be on the phone and offline maps loaded before you leave. Probably best to just export a file and send it. Lot of offline apps use kml or gpx.
Google Maps on iOS doesn’t seem to care about the intermediate stops set up on Google Maps on the desktop. All the link passes to iOS seems to be the beginning and end points and the route gets recalculated.
That was pretty cool. I don't have a computer, although I do use Google maps. I really like the sheets application. Getting ready for about a 2000 mile ride next month. I'll be solo there and back just due to circumstances. Maybe I can borrow a computer and then send it to my phone. Thank you
Way too much like work! Talk about sucking the fun right out of riding. I guess I do routes as a suggestion, find the squiggly lines on the map, talk to people along the way and get suggestions. Seriously I've done this all over the world, no reservations with just a vague route preplanned and a destination I may or may not get to.
May I ask, once the route is saved, how do I then open it and start it as my navigation on my mobile? I see many asking the same question but cannot find any "how to's" that show the end result and how to begin navigation.
LOVE IT! I have used google sheets and planed my cross country ride and back. Never thought about the link to route so I will incorporate that into my spreadsheet. Great job!
I don’t group ride. Motorcycle’s are not weekends only thing for me. I get a kick out of let’s go ride out to the country side. Well my driveway is a mile long. I normally ride a triumph scrambler or a Xl350r.
But the problem is once you reach to STOP points, Google Map doesn't proceed automatically to the next stop point unless you hit Continue on the screen which is very annoying.
Yes, this is hugely annoying and google seems to change how this is handled from time to time. I would swear that 6 month ago or so it would do the auto continue, but now it won’t. Anybody find a workaround for this? Would love to keep my phone in tour pack and just listen to turn by turn directions as a way to deal with iPhone overheating in direct sunlight. Can’t do it now though because of stupid need to hit continue button.
Appreciate the info. Since there is a limit of waypoints, if I was planning 10-12 day trip from TN to WA and back, I would need to break that up in multiple legs? Also after trip is planned , can it be downloaded to the Garmin Zumo XT? Thanks
Ok video! Can this be used for on board navigation systems all the major players are putting on the new bikes? ( I own a 2022 Honda Goldwing) I think the download off Google for interruption of cell service will be a bit much for my cellphone with limited storage (64 gb),. Are the routes convertible to a “gpx. File”? GPX files are uploadable to the ‘not the best’, Honda on board Navigation , off a thumb drive.
This was an awesome video!!! You don’t know how much I’ve wanted to do this for our bike trips, but could never figure it out. Keep up the great work!! Thanks so much!!! Ride safe buddy!
Google Maps is great to plan routes with checkpoints and curvy roads for motorcycles. The poblem is that once you get to a planned stop the apps asks to tap "Done" to continue to the next stop. I find it really annoying having to tap while riding, or even stop as it's too dangerous. Has anyone found a trick to do some kind of "auto-done" so it's not necessary to interact with the phone on every stop/checkpoint?
MotoPolus so far the alternative is the Scenic App, it works great but turn-by-turn directions needs some improvements and maps are not up to date (roadblocks, etc).
Blank decal on the bike on the desktop. That's one of them new Narley bikes.. (Narley = Not a Harley) LOL There are also Nonda Blue Wings - you guessed it, Not a Honda because Honda doesn't make Blue Wings. LOL
The only problem with this is when you're riding, google maps "ends" at the first stop and you have to hit continue route or next destination or whatever. I wish there was a way to bypass this
You can also just right click on the middle of the route (where you want an ‘anchor point’) and choose “Add Destination” from the right click sub-menu. It will put add it to the route, in the correctly sorted order. Not a big thing. A tiny bit easier if you create a lot of routes.
Do not forget that in Google Maps under Options you can eliminate toll roads, freeways, and ferries as route options.
That's the same method I like to use, as well! The 'super slab' is typically not scenic as the highway roads that are around. The Google Maps options are handy to plot out some scenic paths. I never considered using Google sheets to plot out further routes - brilliant.
Great video. I do the exact same thing. Using an Android you can add the route to your home page. I group days as icons. One thing to mention is when you launch, I change the starting point to my location. This takes it to navigation mode if your phone is mounted as your navigation device.
Maps when sending to my phone go back to maps default fast route. Looks great on the pc not so much on my android phone. 😢
May be a dumb question but at the end. Once you 'upload' your route to Google maps. It says 'preview' it actually doesn't show me real time directions like Google maps usually does... how do I get it to turn on to real time GPS mapping while riding?
Thank you
Hi, i use this too, but when you get to the stop, you have to press continue or done, it will not go to the next stop ....i have to remove the globes to tap....did you find a way to go to the next automatically? thanks for sharing
Is there a way to avoid hitting continue every time you reach a waypoint that was only added to save your route? I set several because I wanted to take certain roads and Google maps would ask "Continue or cancel" or something to that effect. I had to stop and remove my glove to continue
Is there a way for those intermediary waypoints to not cause that prompt to come up asking if you'd like to continue?
Thank you forbthe helpful video. My gripe with the added stops is though that you physically have to pull over and tap your screen to let Google know you have arrived at point A and that you want to move on. Otherwise it keeps wanting to send you back to point A. Any solutions to just keep riding without stopping? Thanks man. Liked and subscribed.
One question tho.
When you add extra "stops" along a route so it will follow a more curvy road, how do you keep the app from prompting you to continue? I wear heavy gloves when riding and found myself having to stop to tell the app to continue the ride.
I tried doing this but when I opened Google Drive in my phone and clicked on the link, the directions defaulted to the quickest way and not the way I saved?? Do you know why it's doing that? THANKS!
Really simply explained and demonstrated. Great use of Google Sheets & Offline. The key being to plan the route with a stop at a point where you and your mates can hit the button to the next stage of the ride.
The stage by stage really reduces the complexity of longer rides - can't wait to use this
I planned my trip like too but the biggest annoyance with this is that once u reach the "fake" destinations or stop during the trip, google maps doesn't automatically start navigating to the next stop.
You have to manually tap on continue trip.
I ride solo but wanted to edit the route to add the twisty roads. Maps kept defaulting back to the more direct routes...so actually this video was for solo riders too! 😉👍
Hi , I use syci for this sole purpose on my motorbike . I can set my A to B points, once I've selected start , I can the go back to the route, tap the screen on the road you want to ride and the system will automatically re-route using your way point. You can alter your route this way for as many times as you like.
It's free to try, but it's really cheap licence to get sl, the functions. Give it a try, I find it better than, Google, calimoto, also there's a free app called Here we go. It's pretty good as well.
Like everything though , it takes getting used to , but it's worth it. 🇬🇧
@@nightofthe8765 how about this: making a route that avoids bigger cities (desktop must be better choice, more precision), then writing down, on paper, where (places, or some pointers on the road, like "field, mountain to the north, river, bridge, factory on the right" or so) you need to turn, and then keeping that paper infront of you while riding. offcourse, android offline maps and good paper maps as a backup.
and a gallon and a half of extra fuel in tank, as you'll get lost anyway....heh...
Because of the problem I mentioned in my previous comment of the app prompting me to continue the ride at every "fake stop", I have instead been using a My map with my desired route.
You can select it in Google maps and it will overlay on your map. I then just click the follow option Andi can see where I'm going. No voice directions tho. And also the phone will eventually turn off.
This method doesn't keep the phone awake.
Stumbled upon your video as I am researching on how to create maps on my laptop and use them on my phone gps to navigate on my motorcycle. At 15:25 how do you start using the phone as a GPS system and start navigating. I don't see that option on the screen
Exactly! That's you cannot use it!😢
If u add stop, Google will navigate this this waypoint and... stops. You have to confirm you navigate to next point. That is why google tracks suck.
Cool useful video. I wonder if you could somehow save the route you mapped out and there be a link for the entire route instead of several links?
You can, but if you accidentally close out of the GPS, it messes everything up. We now use a full trip link, as well as a list of segment links just in case.
When I make a tour, I may add one or more stops so I can 'force' a certain route. I have no intention to stop at these stops.
Whenever I arrive or pass at a stop, Google Maps will require my physical input before continuing, even when I continue riding (both on the already suggested route or a different one). It goes even so far that, because it's no longer navigating, the screen will timeout and I have to unlock it. This will involve stopping along the side of the road, taking of my gloves, trying to unlock with a possibly wet finger (face recognition doesn't work with a helmet on), etc. Why does it not recognize I'm still riding and continue with navigation? I looked up how to turn it off and supposedly there is no way to do that.
Yes, makes Google Maps pretty much useless as a motorcycle navigator. Yet another "developer in windowless room thinking what's best for the user"-thing. Unbelievable how they ruined excellent app.
I too am looking at a solution, the only solution I have found so far, that works is with my Beeline Moto. I can convert a planned ride on google maps with stops (so that we get the correct route) and then convert to GPX and import into Beeline moto. But that does not help other riders who have google maps and phone in pockets.
Thé problem with Google Maps is that every time you arrive at a stop you have to press the screen to continue the route. Impossible to do on a moving bike with gloves on.
The problem is that google maps wants to take you on a different route WHILE you are riding. If you don't so NO it takes you on a route you didn't choose. IT IS RETARDED
@@MindBodySoulOk OMG! I literally had that issue yesterday. Was riding home from visiting a friend, 200 miles or so. Picked a nice route that I know has less traffic and overall more relaxing to ride. Half an hour into the ride, I notice that I'm on the wrong road. Check google maps, it changed the route just like that. I fixed it, went on, only to discover another half an hour into the trip that it changed it back again. I got super fed up, especially because it was really hot and there was a lot of congestion on the roads it was taking me on. I think it prefers to take the faster or shorter route, but sometimes a longer route has less traffic and is more enjoying.
Uh, they make armored touch screen gloves. I found a great pair that work really well. It was on Amazon
@@xIronMikex exactly. The solution is obvious. Not that difficult. Touch finger, thats's all.
@@patmelsen Google always recalculates the shortest route. You need to add enough waypoints so it can’t do that
I've done the Maps part, never thought about a spreadsheet...Thanks!! Great video.
Have you noticed. If you plan a multi waypoint/stop journey in Android (or desktop) you are given the total time and total distance. In iOS you get only the total time and number of stops, totally useless information and nowhere can you find the total distance for the journey. To get the total distance in iOS I need to calculate leg by leg individually write down each distance then add them up manually :-(.
I don’t understand why if both maps are from Google they are not exactly the same, does anyone.
Man, your tutorial has improved my route planning threefold. Great and informative video. Thank you.
I call the waypoints my "anchors". That's the only way to solidify the route. Great video.
Excellent tutorial!
I had no idea we could had add way-points in order to add new segments. Many times I have been riding "blind" because I did not know that functionality.
The problem with using your cell phone, after having established the "stops" when you reach that point you have to "push continue" it doesn't act as a "waypoint". This is kind of annoying to have to push it for every "stop" even if you don't want to stop. Any suggestions?
Second time watching this video, this time I went along and did it as you explained it.....I will def be using this method going forward as Google constantly thinks that it is smarter than you and wants to change the route the longer you make it.
This is REALLY helpful. When riding the route what do you do when you reach the "stops" that you made along the way? It seems to stop the navigation. Also, what do you do when you are riding a planned route but it gets interrupted with a stop you make, such as gas. How do you get it started and on track again?
Great video. I planned a short ride and used the spreadsheet idea. Worked perfectly. The only issue I have is that when I send the map to a friend or pull up on the phone, When the link is clicked for that leg of the route the app seems to change the route to the shortest route. So all the work pulling the path to roads we want to travel is basically over ridden. I have checked in the nav settings if there is anything I can do to avoid the change but haven't figured out a fix yet. At least the spreadsheet saves some of the broader info so I'm not starting from scratch trying to recreate the route. Suggestions welcome.
Thanks. The destination in between point A and point B makes it so much easier as 'dragging' the routes can get messy.
Thanks this helped so much. I am in charge of planning the route for a 3 day trip in Michigan with a lot of new riders not comfortable riding on the expressway and was having trouble getting google maps to go the way I wanted. Looking forward to watching other videos.
Google knows everything about where you are, anytime. Full access to your phone
What I love about google maps is that you can add your own POI's (points of interest) too and you can even make a remark point for exapmle to each Mill and then ask to show you all the Mills and make a trip to all those mills, it's really useful. The thing I didn' t found yet is how to insert google maps trip to a TomTom Rider 550 (or another device?) . Anyone who has done that yet?
If you add stops maps will stop and put up a push continue prompt with a button to hit. Doesn't work well if you don't have touchscreen gloves.
That's a good point. Touchscreen gloves are a must for me so didnt think of that as an issue.
@@BikeNBird yeah I should probably stop being cheap and go pick some up.
John Warren Just lick your glove (not the entire glove)🤢
On Android, you can solve that with Automagic (or Tasker) so it detects the prompt and automatically pushes the "Continue" button for you. That's what I did before getting a Garmin zumo.
@@mbirth Any chance you can give a quick explanation of how to set up this flow in Automagic? This will be a game changer for me. I've been using Google Maps as my GPS but I have to stop at every stop point because I keep my phone in my pocket.
Killer help dude! I wish I had found this video last year when I did a 43 day, 14,000 miles trip. Thanks!!
Really good! Thank you! I was pulling my hair out with Gaia maps!
How do you get google maps to automatically continue directions to the next waypoint without having to stop and touch the screen?
Have the same question/problem.
For that reason alone, I use InRoute. It allows waypoints as pass through points. Unfortunately it is not as well known as Google Maps so it's a challenge to share
You can use an app like tasker to do it for you if on android
Calimoto Motorcycle app..just found it...seems cool
Awesome video. I've made some in the past but, your spreadsheet makes it a lot more organized and easier.
Good stuff - thanks - I have a cross Canada ride coming up this summer/fall and this will be a considerable help.
I (and a buddy) planning a cross-Canada trip too -- this is awesome info for the route planning. Vanc Island to Nfld for me. Have a great trip when it happens!
Google maps will not you route through roads that are closed. Example: If you're trying to go from Cooke City Montana to Red Lodge through Beartooth Pass since the pass is closed in winter it will route you through the nearest route that is open
Awesome. Thanks buddy. About to set up some group rides for followers to come on with me - you've made life easier... 😊🌟🏍️
Good video. Learned a few things in there myself. Am a Garmin / Basecamp user myself in the main but this definitely was useful and am pretty sure would be useful to me even when planning routes as a back up to my Garmin. Good effort thanks
I’m planning one of those “Epic” cross country trips. I have been looking for something like this! 2 lane roads the whole way! Thank you!
My wife and I are taking 6000+ mile trip in June. We already have things mapped and daily itineraries. Thanks again!
@@bobklaege5569 i hope i can do something like this one day.. great job.. really love to hear someones story, greetings from Indonesia 👍
the "avoid highways" button is your friend
thats all good but where is the start navigation after all this ?
exactly.....I created a map but I'm by myself so I need navigation to tell me where to go
Absolutely, the problem is turn by turn navigation. That is the ultimate million dollar question. You have simply shared a map. Google has not implemented turn by turn navigation for a custom route.
Once the map is displayed on your phone, did you tried to add a new stop at the beggining with your location? It enables you to click on "Start navigation" route from your location to the first point of the route
@@jesusmorenobernardino1917 What about the second point? third point etc? will it continue onto those once its running?
@@s1dew1nd3r4 yes, Google maps shows a pop up message requesting something like "tap to continue" to continue navigation to the next point of the route you made. I reccomend you to try first a route in your area to see google maps behaviour to get used to.
As a road captain for a motorcycle club, I know the importance of scheduling a ride, arrival time, kick stands up time and having the route pre-planned. When it comes to riding cross country or just across states the last thing I want to be on is a set schedule. Call me old school or just non-giver of f**ks. I plan a basic route of where I'm going and log it in my noggin and hit the tarmac. I do carry a small note pad on me and have a route that I'm not familiar with jotted down but I rarely have to rely on that. For me it's all about the freedom of the open road and the open road will always be full of surprises. Electronic devices and time schedules are not my bag ( mockingly annoying voices in background) Either way enjoy your ride the way you like. You might just go blowing by as I sit sipping an ice cold beer at some random saloon I've never stopped at. Remember ksu at.....?
Hey man. I like this. It's actually pretty similar to what I've been doing for a long time. Your addition of google Sheets and links is a smart one. Good idea. Here's the problem I have. When I create a route with say half a dozen way points, Google Maps stops when I reach a way point / destination. It waits for me to acknowledge that I have reached my "destination" before moving on to the next way point / destination. Totally inconvenient if my phone is in my pocket and I'm just listening to directions through earbuds. Making convoluted routes like you do, often a way point is just a place where I make a turn. And I'm not going to ram mount the phone because I'm riding off road and don't want the phone getting damaged. You see my problem here?
I have the same problem. Google Maps assumes I want to stop at every waypoint so it stops giving directions when a waypoint is reached. It’s not a convenient way to choose bike friendly routes.
The problem you described is exactly why I started looking for an alternative to Google Maps. I was hoping the video would suggest a solution.
@@daveburch235 - Try InRoute - I started using it for that exact reason. I was also hoping this video was going to show a solution to the issue with google maps as it's much easier to share & everyone knows how to use it!
@@steveradogna9564 soooo damn it. I just planned a route (first time) and already shared it with my dudes. It has 10 waypoints🤦🏻♂️. So you’re telling me when I arrive at a waypoint it’s gonna wait for me to acknowledge something on the screen?
Plus you can hit the 360° view and view the roads you want to take and see what the roads look like so you know there all good roads to ride.. that's the best part.. we have some real shot roads here in Mi so that comes in handy
BNB, This was a fantastic video. Have you ever considered utilizing Google My Maps and including times and route links in the notes so you can take advantage of the benefits of Google My Maps? I believe you have demonstrated a great method of using Google Maps and Google Sheets. I feel the features of Google My Maps would further improve your fantastic approach if you do longer rides where you include all types of stops in the Google My Maps map.
Well done Sir and thanks for taking the time to make the video. I got a few great ideas from it and also a BIG thumbs up from me.
Ya but but but your gonna eliminate all the chaos and arguments. Your gonna miss 30 bikes making a U-turn in the middle of the road and 5 falling over...….Great video man, I knew there was a way, I just never really tried to find it. So, thank you for showing me how to do it!!!
I have tried several times to get the google maps to be accurate. Everyone in my club loves the detailed listing of routes but here is the problem. I make a custom route on google maps and then save the link and attach to the spread sheet. When I email it to people and myself, the google map route that appears after clicking the link is not the same route I saved. It is defaulting to the fastest route. How do I fix this? Have you experienced the same problem with saving google map routes as a link?
I have the same problem. Can't get the route I saved to come up. Only the fastest.
Thank you for that information I was going crazy with the Google Map trying to figure out how to do that I looked up online it seem like no one had any real answers stumbled across yours it has been very beneficial for me thank you. Keep up the good work.👍🏍🏍🏍
Can the ride be exported to a .gpx file so it can be loaded into your bike's GPS instead of using your phone for navigation
No, but it can be downloaded as a KML and then converted to gpx ;)
The best tutorial. Thanks from and ADV rider from South Australia.
Very good and informative video. I didn't know Google maps and sheets could be combined so usefully. Will be using this for bike trips in the future. Keep on biking!
curious...when you do the legs with the multi stops to get custom direction, how do you get turn by turn to not stop after getting to the first point.
It usually asks you if you want to continue. You can pull over but I’ll wet my glove (suck it 😆 ) and touch yes, especially if I have a group in tow.
Hi, Thanks for the content! I’ve been using GM for groups rides for years as well. Have you found out how to add more than 10 points? And, have you tried to transfer your maps into a Garmin? Or, do you only use your phone?
Hey there, if I ever have a route that needs more than the max points allowed, I just create another file. I have not tried to transfer the points though. I always use my phone.
You can get around the 10 point limitation by starting a new route from the last point in the previous route. The challenge is riding through the pass through points without pulling over to modify your route. Once you reach a "stop", google maps will keep trying to route to that point until you reroute which requires interaction with the application meaning an actual stop
But... how do you ride the route with your phone? How do you start the ride? In short: what should I do after the route is in my phone?
This as great! I use a similar system for my trips but will use Sheets from now on since it’s more organized than Docs. Thanks!
Great video thanks. Only question I have is that it seems not possible to start the navigation when you are not at the start location ? Only the preview is then an option.
Edit stops on your phone, add new stop "Your location" as first stage, click "Finish" and you are set to navigate.
Great vid. On the routes with "waypoints" does Google jump to the next waypoint after you pass the first, or do you have to tell Google to jump to the next waypoint? Thanks for the vid!
Absolutely brilliant. I am so happy I seen this one. It opens a whole new avenue of sharing.
Great idea but unfortunately a lot of people watching this won't figure this out when they have no cell service. The route needs to be on the phone and offline maps loaded before you leave. Probably best to just export a file and send it. Lot of offline apps use kml or gpx.
I done similar routes. Normally I option out of highways then plan. Appreciate the video.
Hooah
This is great. Especially for the camera guy/drone pilot who stops and then needs to catch up. Thanks for sharing.
Rudy’s country bbq is so bomb. Been to the one in Chandler AZ 🌵
There's some on Oklahoma, if you make it out this way and all over Texas
Google Maps on iOS doesn’t seem to care about the intermediate stops set up on Google Maps on the desktop. All the link passes to iOS seems to be the beginning and end points and the route gets recalculated.
You can't just drag and drop the route. You have to add destinations instead.
Thanks for the tips.
Hey Google, how about a twisty preferred button next to the avoid highway & tolls button!
That was pretty cool. I don't have a computer, although I do use Google maps. I really like the sheets application. Getting ready for about a 2000 mile ride next month. I'll be solo there and back just due to circumstances. Maybe I can borrow a computer and then send it to my phone. Thank you
Could you make the music more annoying? Better yet, if you’re going to talk don’t play music. I checked out at 2:14
Outstanding concept. This will be a huge help for me planing trips. Thanks for sharing the idea.
Thank you. This is great. I don't have to install Japan Navigation Maps on my Indian RoadMaster since its a US Spec model.
Way too much like work! Talk about sucking the fun right out of riding. I guess I do routes as a suggestion, find the squiggly lines on the map, talk to people along the way and get suggestions. Seriously I've done this all over the world, no reservations with just a vague route preplanned and a destination I may or may not get to.
May I ask, once the route is saved, how do I then open it and start it as my navigation on my mobile? I see many asking the same question but cannot find any "how to's" that show the end result and how to begin navigation.
LOVE IT! I have used google sheets and planed my cross country ride and back. Never thought about the link to route so I will incorporate that into my spreadsheet. Great job!
I don’t group ride. Motorcycle’s are not weekends only thing for me.
I get a kick out of let’s go ride out to the country side.
Well my driveway is a mile long. I normally ride a triumph scrambler or a Xl350r.
But the problem is once you reach to STOP points, Google Map doesn't proceed automatically to the next stop point unless you hit Continue on the screen which is very annoying.
Yes, this is hugely annoying and google seems to change how this is handled from time to time. I would swear that 6 month ago or so it would do the auto continue, but now it won’t. Anybody find a workaround for this? Would love to keep my phone in tour pack and just listen to turn by turn directions as a way to deal with iPhone overheating in direct sunlight. Can’t do it now though because of stupid need to hit continue button.
How do you add the routes into your GPS? Satellite coverages is much better than cell and GPS shows live location.
Thank you so much How can i connect the separate legs of a trip so I can see the entire route at one time thanks again.
So after all that you cant "start navigation" on googlemaps and have it direct you along the route?! if not, what is the point?!
Yes you can, just change the starting point from whatever it is to "your location" ;)
Great video. But how do you load the sheets onto your cellphone? Do you send the link to all the riders, to their cell?
Appreciate the info. Since there is a limit of waypoints, if I was planning 10-12 day trip from TN to WA and back, I would need to break that up in multiple legs? Also after trip is planned , can it be downloaded to the Garmin Zumo XT? Thanks
Thanks for sharing. Very simply explained
Use Calimoto 😉
is there a way to create the route in Google maps using the route you want, then save it as a GPX file to download in the Harley GPS?
Ok video! Can this be used for on board navigation systems all the major players are putting on the new bikes? ( I own a 2022 Honda Goldwing) I think the download off Google for interruption of cell service will be a bit much for my cellphone with limited storage (64 gb),. Are the routes convertible to a “gpx. File”? GPX files are uploadable to the ‘not the best’, Honda on board Navigation , off a thumb drive.
Awesome tutorial I watched other ones with Google Maps so confusing you made it look so simple and easy thanks a lot now I need to fix my laptop
Thanks so much. I tried using maps before to do this and got frustrated with the app.
This was an awesome video!!! You don’t know how much I’ve wanted to do this for our bike trips, but could never figure it out. Keep up the great work!! Thanks so much!!! Ride safe buddy!
Google maps is a great tool. Make sure you use satellite view to make sure your not being lead to a logging road.
Good call! In south Texas logging isn't a thing, but we have to make sure it's not a ranch road so same thing I suppose
Very good mate, i have use google maps for rides in Glenburn 3717 Vic Australia i like the speed sheet & off line. I give it a shot. Ed
Google Maps is great to plan routes with checkpoints and curvy roads for motorcycles. The poblem is that once you get to a planned stop the apps asks to tap "Done" to continue to the next stop. I find it really annoying having to tap while riding, or even stop as it's too dangerous. Has anyone found a trick to do some kind of "auto-done" so it's not necessary to interact with the phone on every stop/checkpoint?
Diggin the solution for this as well. Have figured it out by any chance?
MotoPolus so far the alternative is the Scenic App, it works great but turn-by-turn directions needs some improvements and maps are not up to date (roadblocks, etc).
@@Chelokrohn sounds like worth checking out, thank you 🤙
Blank decal on the bike on the desktop. That's one of them new Narley bikes.. (Narley = Not a Harley) LOL There are also Nonda Blue Wings - you guessed it, Not a Honda because Honda doesn't make Blue Wings. LOL
Thanks for sharing, good info and handy to know for any group travelling for a short trip or longer.
But do you have Google hands free voice navigation. That is what I am wishing to accomplish.
Good stuff! Use both for years but I like the creative way you use the tools!
Also is there a way to turn on the voice prompts in case i want to hear them through my cardo system?
Can you push that info or link to a Garmin?
great !! will i be able to navigate the route from my mobile google maps app ?