Google Walking Maps
14 Oct
Have you ever wanted to know how long it would take to walk somewhere, or better yet, wanted a detailed walking map to your destination? We always use Google Maps to plan out our journeys but now there are Google walking maps available! How is this green you ask? Well surely the greenest way to get somewhere is to simply walk, so we wanted to show you our guide to Google walking maps;
Step 1: Fill in your destination and use the “Get Directions” option to add your start address, for example, my wife and I recently went to Fredericksburg (which is a great little town) and here are our directions by car;
Google Walking Maps - Step 1
Step 2: Pick the “Walking” option from the drop down list and click “Get Directions” again;
Selecting the Google Walking Maps Directions
There are a few things to note, the first thing is that this is still in development and there is a note to use caution as the route may be missing some sidewalks or pedestrian paths. The second thing to note is that it would have taken us about 3 days and 1 hour to get to Fredericksburg if we had walked, but we would have saved all our gas money and been the greenest visitors around!
That’s cool! I hope they add an option for biking soon.
Hi Kirsten, we agree with you, a biking option would be great… Let’s hope Google are listening!