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Route plotting website that works with OS maps?

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 TobyA 13 Jul 2015
Does anyone know of a route planning website that lets you see OS maps - 1:50000 probably? I don't need to download it for use with a gps or anything - too old school for that - I'll rely on my OS sheets and a map case! - but just so I can plan a route and see how far it all is etc. Obviously I can use a bit of string on a paper map as well, but where is the fun in that? I planning a route that will follow bridleways and bike tracks and I can't see them on mapmyride or strava for instance.

Thanks all.
ultrabumbly 13 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:
os maps online. Free to use for some features. if you pay the £17 for the year you can print out up to 1:25k and A3 so no need to buy maps. It is fairly new and some parts of the interface are a little clunky at the moment. However you can export to gpx which even if you dont use a gps you can use in other apps without the os mapping e.g. basecamp. I tend to switch between the two I use Basecamp with the openmapping contour topos and the OS service just importing and exporting the gpx file. You can also use services like http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_input to chuck the gpx into google maps

edit forgot the link https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/os-maps-online.html
edit 2:other links to stuff I mention are maybe useful
http://www.garmin.com/en-GB/shop/downloads/basecamp (Free)
http://talkytoaster.co.uk/maps/ (free maps you can import into BaseCamp)
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 AlisonSmiles 13 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:

I'm a view ranger fan. I like the way it'll snap to the roads & bridleways for the lazy amongst us.
ultrabumbly 13 Jul 2015
In reply to AlisonSmiles:

Basecamp will do this and can be set up to avoid certain "conduits" so you can avoid highways, or always stick to paths, or go by direct bearings for open country for different sections of a trip. You can also get good initial results for even long routes using google mapping in some cases and then importing to one of the other applications. I was quite surprised, seems patchy by area though.
 Chris the Tall 13 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:

I use a combination of http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php and Garmin Basecamp.

Mainly the former, with the follow road option turned off for off-road sections (a bit tedious). Basecamp is better for editing and stitching sections together
 RedFive 13 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:

As above, bikehike is what you are looking for, and its free.

I then upload to viewranger and follow the route on real time OS via my smartphone, but given your op I've already lost you!
In reply to TobyA:

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

WtP will string together PRoW route sections (where the PRoW data is publicly available). This can make entering long routes a lot less tedious, and, in theory, your planned route will follow the route of the Definitive Map.

But you might have to get up early to beat the OS tile server limit... You can use historical OS mapping, though. That's quite fun to see how things have changed...
OP TobyA 14 Jul 2015
In reply to captain paranoia:

> But you might have to get up early to beat the OS tile server limit...

Yes, the bikehike one that someone else suggested had exactly that problem too.

Thanks all for the suggestions, I will study them further when I get back from tomorrow's overnighter.
 RedFive 14 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:
Bikehike did have restrictions back in 2012 but it defaulted to Bing OS down to 1:25 when daily tiles ran out. That was then limited by session not tiles.

I'm presuming the restriction is gone now as I've never had a problem at any time of day or night. I've even donated as its much better than the tracklogs software I used to use.

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 GrahamD 14 Jul 2015
In reply to TobyA:

UKstreetmap is OK to get an overview (it has OS maps, but not the plotting) before plotting into something like bikehike. The OS limits don't seem to add up and streetmap doesn't seem to apply them in the same way. You can have them both open on the browser.

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