How to plan road trip w/ Google My Maps

#roadtrip #tripplanner #travelplanner
A quick tutorial on how to plan a road trip using Google Maps / Google My Maps.
As of 2024, I am using this Travel Mapper extension to customize my maps even easier: blueplanit.co/get-travel-mapp...
Here are some of my most recent maps made using Google My Maps:
Utah to Arizona (12 days): www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?...
New Mexico (8 days): www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edi...
West Virginia: www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edi...
Iceland Ring Road (10 days): www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edi...
CHAPTERS
0:00 | Introduction
0:22 | Google My Maps Introduction
1:37 | Making map layers/categories
3:18 | How to change map view and make layers (cont.)
5:42 | How to customize map icons
6:11 | Using Google My Maps search tool
8:21 | How to generate the route map
10:48 | Extra features on Google My Maps
12:49 | Accessing your map on your phone
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[@akfasso]

As of 2024, I am using the Travel Mapper extension to customize my maps even easier. See video tutorial here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZqzomBur7eFn80si=wtycH2Cf8CXr880H

[@Pete128]

Excellent quick and clear tutorial, thanks so much for this, got me up and running for my bike trip planning!!

[@FunkyHorror1]

Holy crap this is an amazing tool! Thank you for the walk through!

[@Rainny1991]

I keep coming back to this video as it's so helpful. I use this whenever I plan a trip now. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@raymarsolais7911]

Thanks so much. I've been using this for years but struggling every time. I'm making a 5000 mile road trip next week and now I'm dialed in thanks to you! You Rock!

[@johnprice8503]

LOVE: The way you move your graphics Including your family trips/why you like to do this The efficiency that you show the steps with -Stumbling on to this website came at a really great time for me...THANK YOU for all your time/effort that took to make this such a great tutorial

[@marconagler226]

Never knew about this cool page. Gonna use it in the future for planimg my trip. Exactly what I was looking for. Amazing thank you

[@danielnyambi4425]

Many thanks for your cheerful introduction to using Google My Maps to plan a trip. Very informative

[@frankcromer5166]

Thanks for the help!! I was stressing about a trip I need to make tomorrow, and you provided some great, quick help!! Thanks!!

[@emilyyoung5502]

Thanks a bunch for answering EVERY question I had :) Excellent!

[@hugo186]

Great video, thank you. Its helps me planning a West Coast Road Trip.

[@bettyboop2956]

Ashley, thanks so much. This is just what I wanted! I think it's an excellent tutorial, at least for what I wanted to do -- just create a customized drive from my home to a destination.

[@tylergassman]

I already used my maps for keeping lists and stuff, but didn't know you could route between the destinations. Exactly what I needed. Thanks for the demo!

[@f8thntheos]

Excellant tutorial! After watching various videos, I finally understand how to use My Map by watching your video. Thanks!

[@Jaynechch]

Awesome video tutorial - just what I needed to plan my next trip. Thankyou!

[@louiseannedelia8529]

thank you so much that is what I really was looking for. very informative and well explained

[@tilligan]

This is the Best info I've come across. Thanks for sharing your knowledge😊 I can't wait to plan my trip. Looking forward to your next tutorials. Many Blessings 👌Thanks again

[@randycook7490]

This is very helpful! I started using Google My Maps a couple months ago. Thank you!

[@vince9737]

I went through five KZbin videos before I found yours which showed me how to create and SAVE my personal road trips. Great job! Thanks

[@VultureSkins]

I had no idea about this feature and it's super handy for planning my first small trip! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@dcoolsam]

Just wow, amazing explanation !!! Thanks for doing this.

[@gwingatetx]

Wow. I fought with this for hours before finding your tutorial. You are an excellent and easy to follow teacher. Thanks!

[@caseyplanck6005]

This was very helpful, looking forward to watching how you research video next!

[@leslieesparza4697]

So incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

[@floralscene]

Thanks. I use this to plan my trips and learned a new feature from you: the tape measure.

[@MrSpudtator]

Thank you. Very clearly explained and useful.

[@stdixon52]

Excellent instructions, thank you.

[@MeghansTube]

Another great video! I've used my maps to attempt to plan trips before, but didn't fully understand how to use it. Just mapped out my road trip for next week with the help of your walk through. Thank you tons!

[@deeinkc]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@stansilmd]

Wow, that was an EXCELLENT summary of how to use this program. I had no idea what the layers meant. Currently planning a trip on Southwest US and this gives me a big head start.

[@AFHProvider]

Great video. I went through over half a dozen videos to find one that was easy to use and understandable. Yours was just perfect in helping me plot our 10-day road trip for later this month.Thanks

[@akfasso]

Thanks! Glad you found it useful. Enjoy your road trip!

[@luftstolle]

Very good info, and your voice sounds very pleasant. Will check out your other videos too, hopefully I can pick up a few tips there as well!

[@roycewaxenfelter3110]

I should have watched this prior to our recent trip to Portugal - very helpful info!!

[@miguelatambucho748]

Great tool for planning my TAT! Thank you!

[@wrightexe1]

Thank you! I was looking for a better planner than those you have to pay for and this is just what I need.

[@deedub760]

Great tutorial video. Thanks for sharing.

[@anthony69ca]

Fantastic tips - thank you!!!

[@tiperik99]

Really well done. Thanks so much!!

[@doreenbuck7151]

Awesome Video - this was excactly what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing this

[@akfasso]

Thanks for the comment! Happy it helped!

[@tammyforbes6957]

Great video. Thank you 😊

[@Bandeyhagh]

Hi Ashley, Awesome tutorial !! I'm planning a trip from Houston to DC in a week and have started My Map after watching this video ... No way I could've planned so much in one central platform without this tool. Thanks so much. Watched couple of your other planning videos -- they are great. Keep doing what you are doing on this Channel

[@akfasso]

Thanks so much for the compliment! Enjoy your trip!

[@hart2mbc]

Very, very helpful...thank you!

[@sleakboy1]

this was amazing...ur tutorial helped me fix my boss route and truly impressed him....thank a lot

[@dukethedog1966]

Thank you so much. I am working on a school project with my daughter and this is exactly what I needed. It also helps my cabin fever as I look forward to better days.

[@akfasso]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful! It also helps with my cabin fever. Just planning a vacation brightens my mood - even though the travel dates are all still TBD. :)

[@CompassCompassionCrochet]

Thanks so much for sharing this! Very useful :)

[@cherylolesky7976]

Awesome tutorial!! Very helpful!

[@level7performance]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@ebythebeach]

Wonderful video, thank you! I was able to build a trip in 1 viewing.

[@auroranite]

Had no idea this feature exists. I’m always dreaming of road trips through google maps so now, tks to you, I can plan better. btw we took the very trip you used as example. It was incredible scenery. Zion, unexpectedly, felt like a Spiritual connection to a time of long ago… We too look forward to returning.

[@lauratempestini5719]

Beginning to understand. Thank you for this video. If can provide more content , it would be greatly appreciated

[@Bukunwa]

thank you for sharing this. This is exactly what I was looking for. google sheet is helpful but seeing it visually on a map is awesome.

[@akfasso]

Thanks! Glad you found it useful.

[@mdimp1468]

Thanks! Great explanation!

[@Inhind.s8]

This was so helpful :) Thank you !!

[@dmatmor]

Very cool. Thank You !

[@shinesprite4214]

THANK YOU!!!! I am so glad I found this tutorial. 😊😊 You did an excellent job of explaining how My Maps works. My family and I are taking a road trip from Texas to Florida (and back) next month and we are NOT seasoned travelers so any help we can get is very appreciated! ~

[@akfasso]

I hope you have a great trip!

[@ricksaunders]

Terrific tutorial! Thanks.

[@Torysw]

Epically helpful, thank you!! Google should be paying you to do this!

[@soldifoster9826]

Fantastic - thank you!

[@LookingForAdventure]

Thank you! This is so helpful! We are planning a trip from Washington DC to San Fransisco in the summer and I’ve been on the look out for the best way to plan the itinerary!

[@akfasso]

Sounds like an incredible trip. Have fun!

[@Glenn.Cooper]

This was great - thanks!!

[@abchappell01]

That is so cool! Thank you so much :)

[@wudonnoods]

amazing video really liked your style of editing

[@amrlynch]

Great video! super useful, you're a talented presenter

[@mlhuzzy]

Brilliant, video, thank you :)

[@codymathison7117]

Wow, great video, everything I needed to know!

[@akfasso]

Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching.

[@rbpe3thatsme841]

I am looking forward to trying this out.

[@johnnymac8179]

Thanks! Great info! I have been using my maps to generate a route and importing into Garmin Basecamp so I can load it on my motorcycle GPS. I try to use gravel roads as much as possible so its nice to be able to drag that line and change the route. Cheers from Montana!

[@akfasso]

Thanks for watching, John! I’m glad you found the video helpful. You’ve also taught me something! I didn’t know these maps could be imported into Garmin. That’s very cool!

[@dmwm771]

super helpful. Thanks a lot!

[@glennhollibone1564]

Thanks so much, I was stuck on how to start. You're a legend.

[@akfasso]

Glad the video helped! Thanks for the comment.

[@jbaby007]

I had no idea this version of maps even existed lol. This was so helpful because I've never planned a road trip before and it seemed so daunting until I watched this so thank you!

[@akfasso]

I'm glad you found it helpful! Enjoy your road trip. ;)

[@cornerstoneful]

Very helpful thanks!

[@Pauly268]

This video is AWESOME! Thank you so much!!!!

[@akfasso]

Thanks, Pauly!

[@EyalGutmann]

great tutorial! very helpfull!! thank you!!!

[@gburleson321]

excellent tutorial

[@kaurkaur4983]

Thank you for sharing

[@ronniemorrison3370]

Thanks for this!.... helped a lot

[@A-M-A-N-G]

Very informative video thanks..

[@2sparkk]

nice work will also plan like this

[@larryseibert4102]

Exxcellent. Very helpful and well explained. (Larry...Colorado)

[@AdityaSingh-fu5dl]

Wow this is the best feature that people don't know Amazing

[@klwcatlover]

Thanks for the info. I am doing a road trip and had no idea what app to help with the mapping

[@johnhankinsfinancialtherapy]

Thank you for putting this together. My primary goal has been to create a map on my desktop that lets me do a detailed route plan across country. It seemed like My Maps was the best tool for this expect that when I pushed the saved map to my phone, as you point out, it would not provide directions. I have no clue why the genius crew at Google would leave out such an obvious feature. I was really frustrated when I kept pushing a saved map to my phone (android) but could not get directions. Your video is the first place I've found (after a lot of looking) that confirms I was not making some error. I agree that My Maps has a lot of cool features but I think for someone who just wants to plan a route using Google maps, the best way to do this is to plan the route on your desktop with just the Google map. There does not appear to be any way to save this but you can save the location so that it is easy to rebuild. Then send the link for the map to your phone, open this and then save it to your desktop. This will provide a saved map with end to end directions and distance between each stop on the map. Again, I'll state that it seems crazy, sad, stupid, etc... that Google does not provide a turn by turn capability when you move a saved map to your phone. But thanks again for the workaround.

[@akfasso]

I 100% agree. This video is a few years old now and I am STILL waiting for Google to add the navigation feature.

[@ikkegijjj8903]

Might as well use WAZE

[@matthewtanner9823]

Thanks for an excellently informative video (it's a shame you weren't my teatcher in school, I could listen to your voice all day long). Thanks for the walkthrough. I'm planning on seeing the Scottish Highlands as soon as covid is gone.

[@akfasso]

Thanks so much for the compliment and I’m glad you found the video helpful! The Scottish Highlands are also high on my list. Hope you get to go soon!

[@diegoaduriz9433]

Super useful Thx a lot!

[@sho-chilakalapudi1700]

Thanks for helping

[@AbdullahTashkandi9]

Very good and professional explanation 🎖🎖🎖

[@yobabybubba]

You have a great voice. And thanks for the helpful video.

[@sevozgur6620]

Thank you so much.

[@merankankaniarchchige7613]

I love so much this video 📼 ,,fantastic and I"m feel the same

[@georgeghabour6707]

awesome , thank you

[@FalharNomads]

very helpful thanks for sharing

[@Mau365PP]

Thank you so much!

[@beatsbyzach]

I'm watching it for school, but not lying it is a good video nice work.

[@akfasso]

For school?! Interesting. Hope it’s helpful.

[@DonnyChanMY]

Thanks for sharing. I was not aware that Google has this feature. I was using App which is more difficult when there are too much information to manage,.

[@dipanshurohilla8729]

Superb 👍

[@DanOCan]

I miss the old Microsoft Streets and Trips. You could schedule stops for however many days, have the software put in rest stops based on number of hours of driving, and even tell you where you would be wanting to stop for fuel based on your vehicle's mileage. It was the ultimate road trip planner.

[@TheBrandon98]

You're absolutely right, I still keep the last version of Microsoft Streets & Trips 2013 that I use just for time management aspect of trip planning. Alas, its almost obsolete as new businesses come/go and highways get built/demolished. Hoping Google will introduce time management or efficient ordering of stops between a given start/end point. I really miss those features.

[@rajatbhosale8188]

I liked the way you explained it. Love from India.

[@akfasso]

Thank you and hello to India! ;)

[@gerasimosgal]

Τhanks very helpful 😀

[@michaelbyrns1]

Thanks very much for your video. I had been using Microsoft Streets & Trips for many years to plan road trips. It was super convenient for that, but of course, it is now no longer supported. Once I do what you laid out so well, how do I then print out a sheet with the maps and directions? This will assume that I will not have the internet on the road, so I need a printed sheet with those directions.

[@gormvindhler773]

très bien, merci