How to measure the distance cycled

Stargal

I've just started doing long (for me, anyway!) cycles around my area and I'm looking for a way to measure the distance that I've been cycling. I've tried the journey planner on the DTO website but it's very difficult to put in the exact route that I'm taking. Does anyone know of any other websites that can measure the distance travelled?

Thanks in advance!

hunnymonster

There are all sorts of google maps applications that do it. For example
http://www.webwalking.com/googlemap.htm

crashoveroid

Get a Puter for your Bike i would REC a cateye Version

Ghost Rider

A cycle computer is the answer. They can be bought cheaply, despite the name.

copacetic

another google maps based one that is pretty good is:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

I think this was the first and imo the best..

Stargal

Thanks for all the info lads. I'm a bit broke (did I say a bit? I meant to say 'exceptionally') so buying a bike computer isn't an option at the moment unfortunately, despite their relative cheapness.

The site that copacetic recommended worked really well;it was great to see how much I'm actually cycling (10km apparently, which isn't a lot to most of you but I was pretty pleased with!). I wasn't able to open the one that hunnymonster mentioned because of this slightly old and feeble laptop, but I'll check that out again.

copacetic

Laika wrote:

Thanks for all the info lads. I'm a bit broke (did I say a bit? I meant to say 'exceptionally') so buying a bike computer isn't an option at the moment unfortunately, despite their relative cheapness.

The site that copacetic recommended worked really well;it was great to see how much I'm actually cycling (10km apparently, which isn't a lot to most of you but I was pretty pleased with!). I wasn't able to open the one that hunnymonster mentioned because of this slightly old and feeble laptop, but I'll check that out again.

10k is fine for starting out, try to keep it up a few evenings a week and gradually build up the time. Try to get out for a bit longer, maybe a couple of hours at the weekends.

Chips Lovell

I use Route Slip. Handy for calculating distances, but also does elevation too.

hunnymonster

Copacetic's is the best one. It bizarrly wasn't on the first page of my google and I didn't have time to go look some more.

ruprect

Laika wrote:

Thanks for all the info lads. I'm a bit broke (did I say a bit? I meant to say 'exceptionally') so buying a bike computer isn't an option at the moment unfortunately, despite their relative cheapness.

Argos have one for only a tenner.
One thing to bear in mind is hills, it is much more gruelling (for me anyway) to do a hilly 5 miles, even if half it is freewheeling.

Also I find it more enjoyable, or more of an incentive to cycle with a purpose. i.e. I cycle to a far off butchers on saturdays. cycle to work, & to the pub/shops.

kincsem

One tip - cycle an out and back route, not a circular route / laps. The temptation on a circular route or laps is to take a short cut home, or cut the number of laps. If you go out to a point, you have only one option.

Capt'n Midnight

kincsem wrote:

One tip - cycle an out and back route, not a circular route / laps. The temptation on a circular route or laps is to take a short cut home, or cut the number of laps. If you go out to a point, you have only one option.

A circular route is far less boring unless there you are going to somewhere interesting. If you want to add distance, take a trip down a side road for a bit.

Civilian_Target

Download Google earth and use the path tool
That way you get to see the whole journey as well...