Trip routing and altitudes

Aircraft have altitudes - roads and landscapes have elevations. The reasons you don't see many of the "altimeters" for the dash like we used to have in our old Jeeps is that any modern GPS will give you the elevation by just tapping the vehicle icon. Flattestroute.com as suggested is a good tool. I also find The Mountain Directory (East and West versions) to be very useful. You can also find elevations on Google Earth. Finally, if you are interested in a particular city, just look up that city on Wikipedia. In the little data window over on the right hand side of the Wikipedia page, the elevation will be listed along with the other stats.

Rob

Try this:

Flattest Route

TANDDANDBIGE wrote:
I am looking for the best tool to determine altitude along a planned route. Health issues dictate we avoid a lot of stays over 4000'. Traveling through not as much of a problem. what is available that is easy to use? THX TB

H E R E - flattestroute.com is a very useful tool. Plug in start point and end point and you'll get a graph showing the elevations. Check it out ahead of time as you plan your trip, or use it as on your smart phone as you travel. I also have an elevation app downloaded to my phone so I can check elevations any place I happen to be.

One caveat - do not let the various spikes you'll see intimidate you. Keep in mind that elevation changes could be over the course of many miles. And depending on the route and destination, there could be a lot of flatness.

I used to see altimiters that fastened to the dash with a suction cup. Try the auto section in a major retailer.