How To Create A Google Map For A Trip

Page Contents

• How to plan a road trip on Google Maps
  • Step 1
  • Step 2
  • Step 3
    • Feature 1: Add descriptions for each landmark you've bookmarked.
    • Feature 2: View the list of pins and descriptions in an organized spreadsheet.
    • Feature 3: Colour code your pins according to different categories.
    • Feature 4: Find directions from Point A to B.
    • Feature 5: Delete a pin.
    • Feature 6: Create different layers for when you want to create different maps and want to show/ hide certain groups of destinations.
    • Feature 7: Share your map with your trip friends so they can view your itinerary and contribute too!
    • Feature 8: Print your map for ease of convenience when you're on the go.
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How to plan a road trip on Google Maps

Do you already have a destination in mind? GREAT. Read on then.

If not, head to my Destinations tab and you can be inspired from there.

Follow the 3 steps (only 3!) and you'll be on your way to planning your own Google travel maps.

Step 1

Go to Google Maps.

Step 2

To create an itinerary, click 'Menu' on the top left button > click 'Your Places' > click 'Maps' on the 4th tab > click 'Create Map'.

Step 3

Search your destination on the search bar > click 'Add to map' on the bottom left of the pop up on the map, and the destination goes to an Untitled layer on the left side.

While planning your travel map, there are several additional features to make your map more informative.

Feature 1: Add descriptions for each landmark you've bookmarked.

It will appear under the title of your pin.

How: Click on the pin that you have bookmarked > Click 'Edit' at the bottom of the pop up.

Add description for bookmarked pins

Feature 2: View the list of pins and descriptions in an organized spreadsheet.

You can choose to copy this into your own spreadsheet and print it out for easy reference when you are on the go.

How: At the top of your layer on the left panel, click on the 3 grey dots on the side > Click 'Open data table'.

View landmarks and descriptions at one glance on Google Map.

Feature 3: Colour code your pins according to different categories.

You can categorize your pins by colour e.g. Food, Parks, Viewpoint, Shopping, etc. This makes your map look less cluttered and helps you plan the rest (food) stops in between attractions!

How: Click on the pin that you have bookmarked > Click 'Style' at the bottom of the pop up.

colour code your pins on Google Map

Feature 4: Find directions from Point A to B.

How: Click on the pin that you have bookmarked > Click the 4th icon, 'Directions to here' at the bottom of the pop up. Input your start/ end point.

Find directions on Google Map

Feature 5: Delete a pin.

How: Click on the pin that you have bookmarked > Click the 5th icon, 'Delete feature' at the bottom of the pop up.

Feature 6: Create different layers for when you want to create different maps and want to show/ hide certain groups of destinations.

This is useful if you want to have a separate itinerary daily and have your map looking more organized.

How: Click 'Add layer' on the left panel, under your map title.

How: Click 'Share' on the left panel, under your map title.

Feature 8: Print your map for ease of convenience when you're on the go.

How: Beside your map title on the left panel, click on the 3 grey dots on the side > click 'Print map'.

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You can use Google Maps to plan your trip with multiple stops along the way.

You can make use of this Google itinerary map maker to see at a glance how far each attraction is from the next by creating map with pins. This can help you plan which attraction should be done together in a day and which others should be done on another day.

How To Create A Google Map For A Trip

Source: https://www.belaroundtheworld.com/how-to-create-your-own-map-itinerary-with-google-maps/

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