{"id":838,"date":"2016-02-02T05:48:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=838"},"modified":"2016-02-03T01:14:34","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T01:14:34","slug":"planning-your-journey-on-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/planning-your-journey-on-google-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning your journey on Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"adsense\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- Responsive --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0547811741421919\" data-ad-slot=\"1418022537\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Worcester and Birmingham Canal<\/h3>\n<p>30 miles, and 58 locks, including the 30-lock Tardebigge flight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zIAbc2LzMJ18.kIHBPZuToL2w\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/mymaps\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Maps at Google<\/a> you can create a detailed route for your narrowboat vacation, although\u00a0I must warn you there is a very great danger of being sucked down into a bottomless hole of nitpicking detail. You can create a map that includes so\u00a0much information that it&#8217;s impossible to grasp the big picture of your trip. Nevertheless when you&#8217;re planning a trip, a map\u00a0like this\u00a0is a great help. Unfortunately unless you have a smartphone, tablet or laptop with a cellular connection, you won&#8217;t be able to view\u00a0a Google map you\u2019ve created. You can, however, <a href=\"http:\/\/narrowboatingforbeginners.com\/wordpress\/how-to-use-google-maps-for-your-next-narrowboat-trip\/\">download a regular Google map <\/a>to your phone or tablet that works even without a connection. Unfortunately you can&#8217;t download your own map.<\/p>\n<p>The map above is based on information derived from the Canal &amp; River Trust, both from the <a href=\"https:\/\/canalrivertrust.org.uk\/enjoy-the-waterways\/canal-and-river-network\" target=\"_blank\">See Our Network link<\/a> and also from a downloaded guide to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. I&#8217;ve also included some street views so you can see moorings and locks and marinas.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve very tediously outlined the canal because it can be difficult to follow the route otherwise. Of course, now that I&#8217;ve done all this work already, you don&#8217;t have to. You can copy a link to this map or embed into your own website or on some social sharing website. Of course if you embed this map, any changes I make to it will be reflected\u00a0wherever you&#8217;ve used it.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can make a copy of the map for yourself and then make changes to your copy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worcester and Birmingham Canal 30 miles, and 58 locks, including the 30-lock Tardebigge flight. 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