You don’t need a separate GPS for your car when you install the Google Maps app on your iPhone or Android phone. When you take a little extra time to plan your trip, you can create a custom route in Google Maps using the Google My Maps tool, then follow it on your phone or tablet as you go.
How to Create a Custom Route in Google Maps
Sounds good, right? But it gets tricky when you want to follow a long and detailed route that stops at specific locations and takes you along specific roads.
Why not Google Maps? If you've tried to get this to work in the Google Maps app, you may have run into one or both of these issues:
To solve these two problems, you can use another Google product: Google My Maps. My Maps is a mapping tool that lets you create and share custom maps.
