Apple Maps Now Offers Cycling Directions in Switzerland and Sweden

[MacRumors]

Apple Maps now offers cycling navigation in Switzerland and Sweden, allowing users across the country to receive turn-by-turn directions while riding a bike (via iGen.fr).

iPhone users in the Swiss Confederation and Sweden began receiving notifications about cycling directions overnight. Apple Maps provides cycling directions along bike lanes, bike paths, and bike-friendly roads wherever possible, including details like steep inclines, how busy a street is, and whether there are stairs or other obstacles along a route.

If you have an Apple Watch, voice guidance and haptic feedback also make it easier to stay focused on your direction of travel.

Cycling directions came to Apple Maps in iOS 14, and are also available across the United States, China, and Japan, as well as in select major cities around the world, such as London, Barcelona, and Toronto. Apple maintains a list of all of the areas where cycling directions are available on its website, but as of writing this, it has not yet been updated to include Switzerland and Sweden.

(Thanks MacRumors forum member Virtuality for Sweden!)

Article Link: Apple Maps Now Offers Cycling Directions in Switzerland and Sweden

 

[iBluetooth]

Yes!

 

[one more]

Cool, it is now also available in France. 👍

 

[iMacDragon]

It still frustrates me that can't force it to use walking directions as a basepoint in non supported places, trying to do so too easily flips back to automatically using driving instructions instead.

 

[Virtuality]

They added Sweden overnight too! I didn’t screenshot the notification sent, but attaching a photo from the app.

 

[iMacDragon]

They added Sweden overnight too! I didn’t screenshot the notification sent, but attaching a photo from the app.

Well, that gives some hope for Finland maybe..

 

[Novaoblivion]

Now if they could just add Amsterdam 🤞

 

[herbius]

Now if they could just add Amsterdam 🤞

I still can't believe this feature has not launched in the biking capital of the world...

 

[Novaoblivion]

I still can't believe this feature has not launched in the biking capital of the world...

Right? I really don’t want to have to use Google maps 😞

 

[ofarlig]

What good does cycling directions do if the place you want to go to cannot be found in Apple Maps and you have to use Google Maps to find the address of the place first? Might as well use Google Maps from the start at that point.

 

[KRBM]

Makes me happy for Switzerland and Sweden 🙂

 

[arnoz]

Yay! Give me cycling directions to the next fondue.

 

[Godspeed8230]

Switzerland, yes. How about Austria next?

 

[error]

No cycling directions in my country (the Netherlands) is the only reason I never use Apple Maps.

 

[Rob__Mac]

Really could use this in the UK - outside of London.

 

[ApostolisApo]

waiting for a post where someone will express their amazement over the fact that Sweden and Switzerland are two different countries...

 

[contacos]

The only reason I still have Google Maps installed is that the reviews of restaurants are completely useless on Apple Maps (at least here in Germany) like who uses Yelp.

 

[Havoc035]

The only reason I still have Google Maps installed is that the reviews of restaurants are completely useless on Apple Maps (at least here in Germany) like who uses Yelp.

That does need work indeed. Apple should start a community program with rewards to build up the number of reviews of places quickly.

 

[klasma]

What good does cycling directions do if the place you want to go to cannot be found in Apple Maps and you have to use Google Maps to find the address of the place first? Might as well use Google Maps from the start at that point.

Or OpenCycleMap/CyclOSM/Bikemap.

 

[Godspeed8230]

I use the Beeline app (sans their hardware) and it is pretty neat because it offers Beeline Road Rating:

What is Beeline Road Rating?

Beeline Road Rating is a way to give feedback on the roads that you ride. (You may notice the original Velo in this video. Same great concept, just new hardware!) We use your feedback to improve routes for you and the entire Beeline ...

support.beeline.co

"When you’re planning a journey, the routes you’ll be offered will incorporate everyone’s rating data to make sure that you are offered the very best options between your location and destination. "

It is a bit like Waze but for bicycles.

 

[W2u7Yw4HaD]

What good does cycling directions do if the place you want to go to cannot be found in Apple Maps and you have to use Google Maps to find the address of the place first? Might as well use Google Maps from the start at that point.

Exactly.. Apple is mostly useless outside of North America I find.. Over 10 years of trying and apple still hasn't made good inroads here frankly.. Always use Waze (for driving) or Google Maps for everything else..

 

[joecomo]

just saw Germany on the list - last time I checked Google was way better

 

[Aaargh!]

No cycling directions in my country (the Netherlands) is the only reason I never use Apple Maps.

It's weird indeed that the Netherlands isn't supported. Then again, I don't really miss it as the built in GPS on my bicycle works really well.

 

[justperry]

Now if they could just add Amsterdam 🤞

I disliked your comment for one reason, the Netherlands is bigger than Amsterdam.

I really do not understand why the Motherlands isn’t supported yet, should have been the first one to be added, reason, this is the best country to cycle in, period.

 

[Novaoblivion]

I disliked your comment for one reason, the Netherlands is bigger than Amsterdam.

I really do not understand why the Motherlands isn’t supported yet, should have been the first one to be added, reason, this is the best country to cycle in, period.

Fair criticism!