There are good videos on a YT (including mine) about Google Maps and route planning. To me greatest value of using the GM is that it's ubiquitous. I mean all over social media there are references to GM and POIs in it. I have collected many places in my GM when somebody is posting on Facebook and recommend a place. Only a couple of clicks I can save the POI in my GM collection for later use. No other mapping software can do this for me.
Also, the GM works in all devices (phones, tablets, laptops, computers) so I can reach my collection of POIs and route planning everywhere.
But I am not totally satisfied with GM and occasionally I use the Garmin BaseCamp and Furkot for my planning purposes. All these have some good in them, but also lacking something.
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