Convert a route on a Google map into a list of directions

August 20, 2012 9:43 AM

How can I convert a route on Google Maps into a list of directions?

This route from Munich to Venice is drawn as a route on Google Maps. I'd like to convert it into turn-by-turn directions. Is this possible? Or do I have to do it by hand?

posted by matthewr to Travel & Transportation (7 answers total)

Just use "get directions" and use Munich International Airport as the starting point and Venice as the end point (or vice versa) - unless I am not understanding this correctly? You can add the stops by right clicking on the route and choosing "add a destination."
posted by desjardins at 10:07 AM on August 20, 2012

Response by poster: This is a particular route, taking small roads for cycling.

I could construct it by hand by adding each waypoint -- but given it's several hundred km, that might take a long time, so I'm looking for an automated solution.
posted by matthewr at 10:12 AM on August 20, 2012

I think the problem is that the route you have is basically just lines drawn along roads, not a real route.
posted by JauntyFedora at 10:21 AM on August 20, 2012

It looks like the walking directions from Munich airport to Venice are a close starting point to work from.
posted by chazlarson at 10:27 AM on August 20, 2012

I tried to snag the route with GMapToGPX, but it's just a series of route points.
posted by scruss at 11:26 AM on August 20, 2012

I tried converting the KML to GPX (which I guess is what scruss did, but with a different tool) and loading it into MapMyRide. The map appears fine but MapMyRide can't produce a cue sheet. I think you're going to have to trace this on a map yourself.
posted by Naiad at 6:56 PM on August 20, 2012

To clarify—MapMyRide normally produces a cue sheet from a mapped route (they call it "Notes/Directions"), but in this case, it just said "Notes could not be found for this route."
posted by Naiad at 7:00 PM on August 20, 2012