So heres where the Gmaps Pedometer comes in: simply locate yourself on the Google map, click ‘Start recording and then input your wanderings by double clicking along your route.Īmerican users can just type in a street address, city and country, zip code, latitude or longitude, but Brit users need to click the 'more options' button to the right of the “go” button, and select UK from the dropdown menu before typing in their address details.īecause it uses the regular Google Maps interface, you can plot your route using a map, satellite or hybrid view, with your walk being highlighted as a red line (which turns blue when you save it) with mileposts popping up every, err, mile on the map.

If youve ever tried to work out walking distances on a regular Google Map it can be quite a tough task, and unless youre packing a GPS unit in your backpack - or a good ol pedometer - its hard to work out the precise distance youve trampled. Like many of the best Web apps, this one is dead simple to use, and uses Googles superb mapping application to help record how far youve travelled. Were big fans of walking and cycling, so when we heard about gmap pedometer we donned our virtual Goretex walking boots and hiked straight over to the site.

Gmaps pedometer