Consider a route on a map between two waypoints. Google Maps will calculate the distance between the two, and display it for you. This is very handy. Thank you Google Maps!Consider a route where the route is straight, and the distance 'as the crow flies' between those points is 1 mile. Change that scenario to include a hill at a 30 degree slope between each point.If the route contains hills with significant inclines or declines, does the calculated distance represent the true distance?
Google Maps: Do calculated distances include uphills?
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Yes. Based on several trips through the mountains that the Google map directions were accurate for the trip