{"id":104,"date":"2015-07-08T13:39:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T13:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2017-02-02T07:14:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T07:14:32","slug":"how-to-draw-a-route-on-a-map-and-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/how-to-draw-a-route-on-a-map-and-share\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Draw a Route on a Map and Share"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show how you can draw a route on a map and then share the route using a link.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/measure-distance.htm\">http:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/measure-distance.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Draw on the map by clicking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Route\" width=\"691\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-624x441.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Once the route is drawn, save the route using the User Menu found at the top right of the screen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Save\" width=\"395\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Give the route a name<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save-name.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save-name.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Save Name\" width=\"338\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save-name.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-save-name-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once saved, click on the [Load Route] option on the User Menu<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-load.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-load.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Load\" width=\"368\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-load.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-load-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on the link icon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-link.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-link.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Route Link\" width=\"326\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-link.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-route-link-300x260.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can then copy the URL generated and share via email, Twitter, Facebook etc\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-copy-link.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-copy-link.jpg\" alt=\"Measure And Share Copy Link\" width=\"338\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-copy-link.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.freemaptools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/measure-and-share-copy-link-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The example used in this guide was <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/nc7clou\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/nc7clou<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show how you can draw a route on a map and then share the route using a link. 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