Google-maps – How to tell in Google Maps if a route ascends or descends

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When you find a walking route on Google Maps, can you tell whether it is climbing up or going down?

Best Answer

A google search of "Google maps elevation" brings you to

Google Maps Find Altitude

OR

Google Maps elevation for a route

Then you can compare the altitude of the point of a route.

For developers, these websites basically use The Google Elevation API or Google Maps Javascript API V3 Reference: google.maps.ElevationService class.