Google Maps now Features Bike Routes!

New feature started today can be used to pinpoint bicycling trails in more than 150 cities

ref:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35799063/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

" MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc.is adding a bike lane with its latest online mapping option.

The new bicycling directions available on Google Maps starting Wednesday supplement the guidance already provided to motorists and pedestrians. The biking directions initially will be available only for the United States.

Google spent the past six months tweaking its mapping service so it could recommend routes that would steer bicyclists away from big hills and heavily congested streets. The feature can be used to pinpoint bicycling trails in more than 150 cities."

It looks from a quick look that it is capturing Bike lanes as well as bike paths

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