Walkit.com - A Walking Route Planner

I've been thinking that people often need a walking route finder - not least for organising Sunday morning walks, but also trying to get to work if you live a reasonable distance from your office.

Now the fabulous website Walkit.com have created a brilliant walking route finder. It may only work for Birmingham, Edinburgh and London - but its a great start.

I just chose a random route: SW2 1AF to Cheslea Hospital. And it worked out the distance travelled, how long it'll take if you walk fast, medium slow, the related calorie burn and how much CO2 you'd avoid putting into the atmosphere.

You can also choose to print the map, directions and email it to a friend.

Here's a grab of the route I got back:



It even shows you useful way points:



Route Planners Rating: 9.0
A very useful service. I've just spent 1.5 trying to get to the office via the M62, M6 and M56 and got nowhere - having to turn home. For many traveling to work within cities it will be a fantastic way of cutting down congestion and saving emissions - well done!