How to Add More Than 10 Stops on Google Maps

Google Maps is everyone’s favorite when it comes to finding your way around. It’s packed with cool features like driving tips, satellite pictures, street views, and even helps you plan routes with lots of stops. One super handy thing is being able to add lots of stops on your trip, which makes planning a journey super easy. But, what if you want to add more than the usual limit of 10 stops? This guide shows you how to beat this limit and squeeze in more than 10 stops on Google Maps, using two different tricks.

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Getting started with adding stops in Google Maps

First off, let’s get a grip on how to throw multiple stops into Google Maps:

1. Fire up Google Maps on your thingamajig.
2. Hit the “Directions” button, which looks like a blue right-arrow thingy.
3. Tell it where you’re starting and where you’re heading.
4. If you wanna add a stop, click “Add destination” just below your endpoint.
5. Keep adding stops till you hit the max of 10.

If you’ve hit the max and still need more, stick around to learn the trick to add even more stops.

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How to add more than 10 stops on Google Maps

The main trick to add more than 10 stops is by making separate links for each set of 10 or fewer stops and then sticking these links together to map out your extended route. This basically tricks Google Maps into showing all your stops at once. Here’s how you do it:

Step 1: Map out the beginning of your route

Start by plotting the first part of your trip with up to 10 stops:

1. Open Google Maps on your gadget.
2. Press the “Directions” button.
3. Enter where you’re starting and where you’re ending.
4. To throw in a stop, click “Add destination” at the bottom of the destination list.
5. Add up to 9 more stops.
6. Once you’ve got all your stops, move on to the next bit.

Step 2: Copy the link

After you’ve got the first bit of your route sorted:

1. Grab the URL from your browser’s address bar.
2. Open something like Notepad.
3. Stick the URL in there to keep it safe for later.

Step 3: Do the next bit of your trip

Now, get cracking on the next chunk of your trip:

1. Start this leg from the last stop of your first part.
2. Hit the “Directions” button again.
3. Put in your starting and ending spots.
4. Add up to 9 more stops.
5. Once done, onto the next piece.

Step 4: Keep the second link

Just like before, save this second link:

1. Copy the link from your browser.
2. Open that Notepad again where you saved the first link.
3. Paste this second link there too, right under or next to the first.

Step 5: Stick the links together

Now you’ve got two links, each for a different part of your trip. Here’s how to join them up:

1. Open that Notepad with your links.
2. Each link will look like this: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Current+Location/Stop1/Stop2/Stop3/...
3. Chop off everything from the “@” symbol in both links. This bit’s just extra stuff we don’t need.
4. Take the bit that lists the stops from the second link (like /Stop1/Stop2/Stop3/...) and stick it onto the end of the first link.
5. Your final link should now look something like this: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Current+Location/Stop1/Stop2/.../Stop10/Stop11/Stop12/...

You can keep adding as many stops as you want by repeating these steps for more sections of your trip. Whenever you hit the 10-stop limit, just create a new link like before and join it with your big combo link.

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Step 6: Use your mega link

Just copy your mega link and paste it into your browser’s address bar. Press Enter, and voila, Google Maps will show your route with all those extra stops you added.

Another way: Save and follow multiple routes

If playing around with URLs isn’t your thing, there’s a simpler method. This involves saving separate trips for each group of 10 stops and then following them one by one. Here’s how:

Step 1: Start your first trip

It begins just like the other method. Map out your first route with up to 10 stops.

Step 2: Save your route

Then, save it for easy access later on:

1. Click on the menu icon at the top-left corner.
2. Pick “Share or embed map.”
3. Send the directions (link) to your email or a note app you can easily get to.

Step 3: Make the next part of your trip

This next part is just a continuation:

1. Use the last stop from your first trip as the starting point for this leg.
2. Hit the “Directions” button.
3. Enter where you’re starting and ending.
4. Add up to 9 more stops.

Step 4: Save this route too

Do the same as Step 2 to save this route.

If you’ve got more than 20 stops, just rinse and repeat until you’ve mapped out your whole adventure.

Step 5: Hit the road

When you’re all set:

1. Open the first route from where you saved it.
2. Start your journey.
3. After you finish the first part, open the next part and keep going.
4. Keep this up until you’ve finished your whole route.

Summing things up

Being able to add more than the standard 10 stops on Google Maps opens up a ton of possibilities for those of us who need detailed trip planning. These methods are good for if you’re setting up a cool road trip, organizing deliveries, or just trying to hit up multiple spots in one go.

Just a heads up, though, these are unofficial workarounds. They work now because of how Google Maps is currently set up, but future updates might change how things work. Hopefully, Google will keep making their map service even better and maybe even add easier ways to plan trips with loads of stops.

For now, these tricks can help you get around the limits and add more stops to your map. Also, keep an eye on travel times, traffic, and everything else that could affect your trip to make sure everything goes smoothly.