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Sharing a Route to Google Maps

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    Sharing a Route to Google Maps

    Can I create a route on Google Map and share to a friend? How do they load route once they have accessed it? Thankyou

    #2
    A cursory Google (oh the irony) returns this

    https://support.google.com/maps/answ...form%3DDesktop

    Does that not help?

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      #3
      Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
      A cursory Google (oh the irony) returns this

      https://support.google.com/maps/answ...form%3DDesktop

      Does that not help?
      I don't want to share the goggle map - I want to share the directions so they can play the directions in google map on their own handy.

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        #4
        Why not share the destination and then they click on the Directions button themselves?

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          #5
          Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
          Why not share the destination and then they click on the Directions button themselves?
          Because I want to send them on a complicated route to avoid some obstacles. They don't know the waypoints that need to be added

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            #6
            So send them a list..?
            Blog? What blog...?

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              #7
              It is my opinion that there should be a way to save the rote as a gpx and for my freind to upload to maps on her handy but I can't find the functionality for this. I can share the place names but they are in Welsh and very long so prone to error when she is typing them in as she is a non native English speaker. I suppose this will have to be the solution.

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                #8
                Can you not just click on the 'Send directions to my phone' option. You will then be able to pick email/sms if you are logged in to Google and have those set. Then share that link with the person?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Ploptimus View Post
                  Can you not just click on the 'Send directions to my phone' option. You will then be able to pick email/sms if you are logged in to Google and have those set. Then share that link with the person?
                  Yes, thankyou - this is the solution

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                    #10
                    If you are using Google maps for directions and you click under "options" you can "Send to your phone" including by email, and you get a shortened URL.
                    This is just a shorthand for the points you want to travel between. In fact, the URL when you are using Google Maps is the waypoints, you can copy paste.

                    Test: https://goo.gl/maps/9AkD1AMLU2uzVxd38
                    Full URL: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/B%...54.7769533!3e2

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