Sharing a Route to Google Maps

[Baddish]

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

[ladymuck]

A cursory Google (oh the irony) returns this

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

Does that not help?

[Baddish]

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.

[ladymuck]

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

[Baddish]

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

[malvolio]

So send them a list..?

[Baddish]

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.

[Ploptimus]

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?

[Baddish]

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

[d000hg]

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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