Bike magaizine - Mainland UK Figure of 8 - 1600 miles


Now, isn't that strange, I can't open that either.

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I like Mapsource, as it forces me to look at a proper paper map at the same time. I guess I have just got used to its little foibles over the years. i know lots of bods say that it doesn't look like a map, and they may well be right.

It's easy enough to save as .gpx in Mapsource. The glitch I had was simply due to a corrupted file. I think I bust it myself, uploading one file, then trying to upload two more at the same time.... self-inflicted as many of these thing are. I have just uploaded and downloaded a much larger file without any prob's.

Tyre I do use from time to time to help the peasantry with Tom-Toms... or those that don't (or won't) possess a map :D

:beerjug:


Nice one fella much appreciate your work
 
I asked if anybody had done this yet...... I am considering coming over from berlin in april to do this.... Wanted italy first but my connection has stopped and dont want the motorway miles to get there...... Any advice welcome...
 
Now, isn't that strange, I can't open that either.

It's as if Windows Explorer knows it's a downlaoded Mapsource file, jumps straight in to open it without being prompted, going straight to the (garbled) routing directions. That's the same problem as I had last night, yet a bloody big file I uploaded today (and other old ones) are fine.

All I get is:

Me to.
Looks to me as if it's the written directions rather than the route on the map?:nenau:nenau
 
My route around Edinburgh from the border, like Johnny I have a route from here to Scotland without hitting any dual carriageways, in fact I can now do a back route trip from near Watford to Orkney near enough from memory without touching much in the way of dual carriageways.

Here's my route http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21844858/Avoid Edinburgh.gdb

Works for me!
If you right click on the link and 'Save Link as'

Then double click on saved file it should open in Mapsource :aidan

Alex
 
Has anybody converted these routes into Tomtom format already? I know it's pretty straighforward but it would save me the hassle :thumb

Thanks!
 


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