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The Strava route planner is quite slick, and available without the paid account. Allows you to export GPX/TCX, so not just for use within the app on a phone.
Nice: allows you to view a 'heatmap' which gives you a good idea of popular routes.
Not so nice: doesn't always distinguish surfaced roads from unsurfaced tracks, and popular routes may be busy commuter routes.
I've found it handy for getting an idea for ride routes in areas I'm not at all familiar with.
chez_jay
Thanks again. It's like having to learn it all again, wasn't expecting that. I see that it's not possible to trace a route on osm, but there are plenty of other websites that let you do that based on their maps. Would you have a recommendation of which one is best for cycling here in the UK? One that makes good visual suggestions of what's a nice country lane and what's a terribly busy local road?