Route Planner?

[ThunderGuts]

Is there such a thing as a route planner that picks motorcycle-friendly roads? Google Maps etc. seem to choose based on one of two options, either fastest (end up on motorways) or shortest (farm tracks). Turning off "motorways" doesn't help either as it just tries to route you down dual carriageways then. A mate has a BMW bike sat-nav that has a "twisty roads" option that seems to do a reasonable job of this, but I'm hoping there's an online equivalent somewhere.

Is there such a thing as a motorcycle-oriented route planner anywhere? Be really useful if planning a touring route or to a new destination.
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[SirFallalot]

[weasley]

A quick Google throws up https://kurviger.de/en which, on a sample of one route I just randomly invented, seems to do a good job of staying off of multi-lane highways.
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[weasley]

And this… https://www.routeyou.com/en-gb
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[chickenstrip]

[Freddyfruitba...]

[ThunderGuts]

Cheers all. That Kurviger site seems pretty good - plugged in two destinations across Cheshire where I know pretty much every road and lane and it picked some half decent ones.

I agree a map is a nice way to plan routes, but it takes a bit of time which sadly I don't always have.
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Waze has a motorcycle mode, although I've not used it so can't comment on how good it is. My TomTom Rider 400 lets you select the level winding/hilly you fancy, but I really only use my satnav to find my destination for the last part of my journeys.
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[WD Forte]

What sort of journey?
Sunday afternoon B road Britain sort of thing? long weekend or
sell the house and do a Long way round?

I understand the avoidance of motorways as they're feckin boring
but it has to be said it's probably the fastest route if you're travelling long distances
especially if time is limited.

I seriously doubt theres a perfect all in one magic route planner
and reckon good old research is the best method.
I'll often use a combination of paper/OS maps, google earth, street view etc
to try and get a balance of interesting but not too time consuming routes.
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[Copycat73]

[SirFallalot]

[MCN]

[MarJay]

I have Calimoto, it’s good. You can give it a time and direction and it’ll calculate a motorcycle friendly route to suit. You have to pay for maps outside your locality (mine is south east England for example).

Best on Android, but now available on Apple too.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

You can alter Google Maps to whatever route you choose. Let it pick it's default route, and re-route/tweak to your hearts content. Then you can send it to your phone and use it as a satnav if needed.
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[NJD]

[stinkwheel]

Green-top OS "road" series maps. Small enough scale to plan the whole route on one map, Large enough scale to see all the roads and a good bit of topography.

In my experience, you can often find a B-road that goes from one place to another but the only place you'll find it is by looking on an actual map.

Here's a route for you to test. Go from Gretna to Abington. The B7076 runs all the way from one to the other but you can't get a route planner to take you on it.
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[weasley]

[Easy-X]

[Copycat73]

[stinkwheel]

[Copycat73]

[Ribenapigeon]

TLDR but have a look at Calimoto. It's an app which route plans for twisties.