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Thank you for your wonderful efforts.I've created a Google map of the pilgrimage routes through France taken from a lovely old map from 1648. I also added all the cultural sites that are protected by Unesco along the Camino in France.
http://g.co/maps/x4chv
I posted this before but it was deleted, I hope it was because of the recent technical problems on the site, not because the post was inappropriate. I hope the map can be useful for anyone planning to travel through France on their way to Santiago.
I think the tracks can only be seen on laptop or desktop systems (I don't have either one right now to check). They are not shown on my Android phone and likely not on iPhones either.I have tried and failed to see The Camino Frances on Google Maps. Is it possible?
Rick,I think the tracks can only be seen on laptop or desktop systems (I don't have either one right now to check). They are not shown on my Android phone and likely not on iPhones either.
Note that the original (2012) post was about various routes in France, and did not include what we normally call the "Camino Frances." The Camino Frances is not in France (except maybe for 15 km.)I have tried and failed to see The Camino Frances on Google Maps
I believe what is meant is that people can upload data to their Google account and create a link so that Google Maps shows the track in a highlighted form similar to what Maps creates when you ask for driving directions (the data is possibly a gps file in the kml format). That link can be made public to selected people, groups or to anyone.Rick,
At times the path can be seen on an Android phone using Google street view but it is not walkable as seen. What about using Google Earth?
Not so, I see the Frances on my Google Maps on my Android smartphone. See screenshot below.I think the tracks can only be seen on laptop or desktop systems (I don't have either one right now to check). They are not shown on my Android phone and likely not on iPhones either.
I'm headed there now. Thanks!Tom,
Have you seen this this thread from 2019 re caminos and Google maps ?
Prior to mid 2016 on the Forum were many links to an encyclopedic map website by Peter Robbins entitled "The Walking Pilgrim". If you are interested in maps check out these terms on this Forum.
Here is the the latest web for his site
Happy plotting/planning.
Thanks for posting @mspath. I had lost track of Peter Robbins’ maps a few years ago. I love using the IGN maps as a base. They stimulate my imagination.Tom,
Have you seen this this thread from 2019 re caminos and Google maps ?
Prior to mid 2016 on the Forum were many links to an encyclopedic map website by Peter Robbins entitled "The Walking Pilgrim". If you are interested in maps check out these terms on this Forum.
Here is the the latest web for his site
Happy plotting/planning.
Either something weird is happening or I'm suffering brain damage. I'm betting on weird. I previously clicked on the first link of the thread and it bought up Maps with Spain and France but no tracks. I sought out other links using Google Maps and got the same thing, maps but no tracks. So I searched for what I needed to do to see the tracks. I got what I believe was a Google support page that said that it wouldn't work on phones. Maybe it was an old page. I tried using Google's search history and the browser's history for a reasonable amount of time but I couldn't find that page again. Okay, maybe this part was attributable to brain damage.Not so, I see the Frances on my Google Maps on my Android smartphone. See screenshot below.
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This is the Frances, in and around Pamplona.
However, before going into how to show this on your own phone I would ask why you want this?
This feature has been very finicky (hit and miss) for me in the past. Recently it seems much more stable.Then you show me it does work so this morning I tried to find more links to Google Maps links. I found some by searching with "google my maps" in quotes instead of the unquoted google maps. Links I picked from the results worked fine. I went back to use link 1 in this thread and it worked fine. I hadn't changed any settings. That's the weird part.
I agree that OSMand and other apps are better than G Maps for situations where you want to follow a predefined track.I suppose I should know this by now but I've spent more of my effort on other GPS apps that are better suited for trails than GMaps (e.g., OSMand). It was nice this morning though being able to quickly find a spot on the CF using a recorded track, GMaps, satellite view and street view.
Wikiloc is great for loading a track and then just walking forgetting about it since it will notify you if you wander off track. Then you can look at your phone and correct yourself.I agree that OSMand and other apps are better than G Maps for situations where you want to follow a predefined track.
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