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Your next great ride is already on the map.

Rides worth an hour or a whole day, near you or where you are going: popular rides in 53 cities, each with its length and climb, and an app that finds one wherever you are.

A cycling loop drawn in full on a topographic map with shaded hills and contour lines, the ride named beside it Tour du lac du Bourget 51.6 km (32.0 mi) loop · 480 m (1,575 ft) of climb Near Chambéry, France See this ride

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Popular rides

The rides cities are known for. Open one to see it on the map.

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Cycling by city

53 cities each have a guide: the rides they are known for and the other tracks around the centre, on one map.

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How fast and how far people really ride

The speed, distance and time of 125,022 rides that riders recorded with Cycle Maps from 2014 to 2022.

  • 16.3 km/h typical speed while moving (10 mph)
  • 9.3 km typical ride (5.8 mi)
  • 37 min typical time on the bike

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Take it on the ride

Everywhere else, and on the road: Cycle Maps finds rides around any spot on the map, shows you on the route as you ride, and records every ride you do.

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  • The app on a phone: a track drawn in red on the map, with arrows showing which way it runs, its length and climb, and the Ride and Directions buttons.
    Each track with its length and climb
  • The tracks around the map centre drawn on the map, and the list below it: each track with its length, its climb and how far away it is.
    Routes and riders' rides around any place
  • Riding a track: off the line, a yellow banner says how far it is to the track, a dashed line leads back to it, and the recording shows the time and distance.
    Ride it, and stay on it
  • Ride saved: the recorded ride on a map, with its distance, moving time, average speed and estimated climb, and a field for its name.
    Record every ride

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    A ride for wherever you are

    Move the map to any place on Earth and see the routes and trails around it, and the rides other riders recorded there, each with its length, its climb and the shape of the ride. Going somewhere new? Look before you go.

    • Routes by city, or around any spot you pick
    • Length, climb and surface of a route
    • Search by place, filter by distance and climb

  • Follow it on the road

    Tap Ride and see yourself on the route as you go, with how much of it is left. Leave the line and your phone buzzes once, and the map shows how far you are from it.

    • Your position on the route, and the distance left
    • A buzz when you leave the route, and the way back to it
    • Offline maps for where coverage ends

  • Keep every ride

    Tap Record and your ride is drawn on the map as you go, with the phone in your pocket if you like. Keep it in My rides, send it as GPX, or share it with other riders.

    • Distance, moving time, average speed and climb of every ride
    • Ride a whole track and keep your time on it, and your best
    • Share a ride with other riders, or send it as a GPX file
    • Favourites, always at hand

Built on the map riders make

Routes and trails come from OpenStreetMap, the map kept by riders, walkers and mappers around the world. When the map gets better, so does Cycle Maps.

The tracks are cycling and mountain-bike tracks mapped in OpenStreetMap and rides that Cycle Maps riders recorded and shared. The counts of routes and cycleways are OpenStreetMap's, October 2026.

  • A search lists at most 24 mapped routes, so where there are more, some are left out.
  • A search lists no track longer than 150 km (93 mi).

Your rides are yours

Your position is shown on the map. When you search, the app sends one point: the middle of the map, rounded to about 100 m before it is used or kept. A ride you record stays on your phone unless you share it.

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Questions

What is Cycle Maps?

Cycle Maps is an Android app that finds cycling routes and mountain-bike trails near any spot on the map.

Where does it work?

Wherever routes are mapped in OpenStreetMap. Coverage follows the map: the more riders have mapped a place, the more you will find there.

Which phones does it work on?

Phones with Android 7.0 or later. There is no version for iPhone.

Can I see lengths in miles?

Yes. Choose metric or imperial units in Settings.

What happens with my location?

Your position is shown on the map. When you tap Find tracks, the app sends the middle of the map and the search radius to the Cycle Maps server, which answers with the tracks around that point. The point is rounded to about 100 m before it is used or kept. If the map is centred on you, that point is near where you are. A ride you record stays on your phone unless you share it with other riders.

Can I record my rides?

Yes. Tap Record and your ride is drawn on the map as you go, with its time and distance; pause or finish it from the notification. My rides keeps each ride on your phone with its distance, moving time, average speed and an estimated climb, and you can name it, send it as a GPX file or delete it.

What do other riders see when I share a ride?

Nothing is shared until you tap Share with riders after a ride. Riders who search near it then see its line, its distance and the day you rode it, and a name if you gave one, but not who you are. The first and last 200 m stay off the map. When others rode the same way, your ride counts toward their route. Stop sharing, in My rides, takes it off the Cycle Maps server.

Do the routes keep away from cars?

Not always. Many follow cycle paths, greenways and quiet lanes, and some share roads with traffic. Zoomed in, the app's map draws the paths built or signed for bikes in blue, and a route's own page says what kinds of way it follows, where OpenStreetMap records them.

Find your next great ride.

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