Recent Trails News
Google Maps Adds Bike Routes
At long last, Google Maps has routes specifically for bikes.
With the click of a mouse, the new feature allows you to plot the best (and flattest!) ride from Point A to Point B. Several cities, including New York, Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have bike-specific mapping sites. But Google is rolling it out in 150 cities nationwide and announcing it Wednesday at the 10th Annual Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.
Hikes Without Mud
By Lisa Brainard
As you may have noticed last week, I’ve started a new “column within a column,” if you’d like to think of it that way. “Ask Lisa Your Questions” invites you to submit questions on the outdoors: things to see and do, new outdoor activities you might want to try, equipment and, well, whatever you might think of.