Effective in March of 2010 Google Maps have added cycling routes to their U.S.  maps.  For anyone heading to the States to do some biking this could be a really useful tool!! 

According to the article on The Official Google Blog, Google Maps features include as much bike trail data as possible, provide efficient routes, allow riders to customize their trip, make use of bike lanes, calculate rider-friendly routes that avoid big hills and customize the look of the map.  There are more than 12,000 miles of trails included in the biking directions and outlined directly on the map and also data on bike lanes and recommended streets for 150 cities across the United States.

I’m sure it’s only a matter of time until cycling routes in Canadian cities are also added. 

If anyone has tried this let us know how it worked for you!!

Kim