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I can't seem to create a route passing along this cycle route in the Netherlands (part of the North Sea route?) , cycle.travel always routes around the inside of Ijsselmeer. The routing info looks OK on OpenStreetMap
I'm a little confused by the option for finding accommodation along a route. The symbol ££££ suggests to me more expensive hotels than just a single £, but in the area I'm looking at (Puglia, Italy) some fairly low-cost hotels only appear when the ££££ is selected. But some pricier ones appear when ££ is selected.
On an associated issue, all the hotels link direct to Booking.com (which I already use quite a lot) - do you get commission per click from them, or from the hotels? I'm intrigued, but maybe you aren't able to say!
Hi Richard
I'm trying to plot a route along a section of NCN 68, from Haltwhistle to Bellingham, but cycle.travel won't let me! It appears to think there's a gap in the track just north of where the surfaced road ends (north of 'Robin Rock Drift'); any attempt to route north of there results in a huge diversion through Simonburn.
Do you know if there's any reason for this? It's plotted OK on your Pennine Cycleway guide.
Thanks
Chris
Richard, I am wondering how often your routing algorithm updates information from OSM. Some months ago I added a road and a bridge to OSM (both had been in existence for years, but not shown on the map). Now, if I try to use it on cycle.travel, it's impossible (the route takes me 3 miles round to an alternative bridge). It's a really good route for cyclists because it avoids a busy A.30 roundabout.
If I try to route on Viewranger, or MapMyRide, or Google. it lets me use the bridge. It's at 50°07'51.6"N 5°30'26.2"W (Longrock, about 2 miles East of Penzance - see 'missing bridge' route).
Hi Richard, as promised I have a couple of points I'd like your comments on:
a) use of 'tracks' for cycle autorouting: you mentioned that autorouting in Spain is difficult because of the underlying OSM data, but it's a problem sometimes in the UK too: e.g if I create a route from Keighley to Ilkley, the suggestion is to go over a big hill and includes a length of track (which OSM suggests is 'dirt') - whereas there is a much less hilly route, on minor roads and an NCN, around the hill. I understand that things marked as 'tracks' can vary quite a bit, but wouldn't it be possible to give the option of avoiding 'tracks' altogether (unless perhaps they are also marked as NCN routes?)
b) detours to avoid main roads: see my route 'porthleven' for an example. I ride to Porthleven from Truro fairly often, and mostly your suggested route is good. But if you look at mile 15 (around Wendron) there's a totally unnecessary loop away from the B3297. The route goes on this road anyway, for a greater distance than the bit it avoids. Is it possible to add an algorithm that allows the use of a bit main road if that road has to be used nearby anyway?
I am a (retired) programmer so know how difficult these things can be! If any of your code is open-sourced I may be able to help....but anyway thanks for what I still think is the best cycling autorouter around.
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