Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
.... Turn by turn through large population areas is not practical....
I guess it depends on your definition of "practical". As I said, a simple Cue Sheet from Chicago to Milwaukee is 1 typed page. To me, that is not impractical.
Regardless, glad you are going to give GPS a try. Check out RWGPS as there are several maps segments you can easily piece together for the route you want to take, most on rail trails or signed bike routes. Then RWGPS can print you a cue sheet. You can condense or expand upon those as much as you desire.