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Old 03-11-2021, 03:24 PM
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The google maps times for bicycles seems pretty close to what I experience in my golf cart. From what I can see on my screen, these directions follow the golf cart paths.

Google maps shows a Hillsborough to Brownwood time of 11 minutes and a Hillsborough to Lake Sumter time of 38 minutes. I haven't timed my golf cart trips but that seems pretty close to me.

Google maps shows a Clifford Ct to Lake Sumter time of 29 minutes which is close to what you experienced. And, as I mentioned above, looking closely at the route shows it is following the MMP.

I have no idea why the Villages GPS is giving you odd readings. It is working for me in my house right now but I don't know how to set a different starting point to compare my app to what you are seeing.
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