Google map to Basecamp

[Fxwheels]

Is there a way to import a route made in Google maps into the Basecamp? I read that Google maps can create a KML file (that can be inserted to Basecamp), but I don't even see how to do that as well.

So the question is: can a gpx or kml or any file be created in google maps made route (or google route link) to be imported into the Basecamp? Thanks.

[Mzokk]

You can create a route in Google MyMaps in google Drive and import it into Basecamp as Basecamps reads KML files. I'm not aware of any way to export directly from Google Maps to basecamp.

[Fxwheels]

You can create a route in Google MyMaps in google Drive

Not sure how to do that.
I created a link in google maps and used a 3rd party software at mapstogpx.com on the net to create a gpx file from it. Basecamp took it, but all shaping points became a Waypoints (Saved or "favorites"). I haven't try navigating it yet.
But since Google let only 10 points a time you need to make several continues links (routes) and reconnect them in Basecamp.

[Peobody]

FWIW, I routinely create my routes in Google Maps. I then manually duplicate them in Basecamp. The Basecamp creation goes really quick. I would be nice not to have to do that step but jumping through the hoops of using a third party app to create a .gpx and having to connect numerous of them in Basecamp sounds harder than manually duplicating the route in Basecamp.

[Fxwheels]

Yeah, I think too that it's the best way.

[lkraus]

Why do you start with Google instead of doing all the work in Basecamp?

[Peobody]

Why do you start with Google instead of doing all the work in Basecamp?

It depends on the route. For a one day ride I will usually do it all in Basecamp, using Google Maps for checking things like confirming paved/unpaved or looking at the street view of any spots that are vague in Basecamp. For longer trips I will do most of it in Google Maps where it is much easier to identify hotels that are 6 hours away, fuel that is 100 miles, coffee that is one hour, food that is 4 hours, etc. Basecamp is probably adequate for anyone who does not plan to that level of detail.

[Grabcon]

Unfortunately there is no Easy Button. I use Google Maps as a reference and create my routes in Basecamp. I only use a GPS navigation device for navigation on the MC. Google Maps in the car.

Google My Maps is a useful tool for storing and publishing routes for sharing with others. The down side of Google My Maps doesn't allow drive navigation like Google Maps. Shared routes can be exported from Google My Maps as a KML/KMZ file and imported into Basecamp. I share my routes in Google My Maps with my wife. I make the routes and then she uses Google My Maps for finding lodging/camping, food, gas, places to stop, etc. She places those locations in Google My Maps, and then I manually add them to the appropriate Basecamp Route.

Google Maps as a reference
I use this to look at generalized routes, road types and surfaces, POI's, etc. I may create a first. route in Google Maps just to get an idea of a general route. We typically do not do Major highways, interstates, etc. on the MC's, you can also see road construction, fires, etc. to help with your planning. So Basecamp is where I do the route details. In Basecamp I may make a trip route of several thousand miles and the break it down into miles that the wife and I can ride in a day. At that point I would export the GPX file and import into Google My Maps so the wife can to her work. But like I said earlier Google My Maps can't be used for really time driving like Google Maps.

[Mzokk]

Why do you start with Google instead of doing all the work in Basecamp?

It depends on the route. For a one day ride I will usually do it all in Basecamp, using Google Maps for checking things like confirming paved/unpaved or looking at the street view of any spots that are vague in Basecamp. For longer trips I will do most of it in Google Maps where it is much easier to identify hotels that are 6 hours away, fuel that is 100 miles, coffee that is one hour, food that is 4 hours, etc. Basecamp is probably adequate for anyone who does not plan to that level of detail.

I'm sure you know this but if you right click anywhere on google maps it gives you Lat and Long co-ordinates. If you then go to the find menu in Basecamp and go to Locate Co-ordinates and paste in the lat/long from google maps it gives the option to create a waypoint at that co-ordinate. If I'm using Basecamp to plan a trip I have a PC with two screens I Have google maps on one screen and Basecamp on the other. The routing is done on basecamp but I do use Google maps for food, lodging and streetview.

Mostly now though I use MRA MyRoute planner for planning and while it routes on "Here" maps the same as Garmin it has a google maps overlay with Streetview, which is very handy. The big advantage for me though is that I can sync all of my routes on MRA with my phone when I'm online and they are there if I need a backup. Also its easy to route plan or change on the phone app which means I don't have to carry a device capable of running basecamp when on tour if I want/need to change something. Also I can use my phone for navigation if my XT goes on the blink.

Its what "Explore" should have been.