The Elevation API seems to be built around fetching the elevation for specific points. This does not provide a way to route based on elevation data, since you would need to fetch the elevation for all different possible paths.
So, neat toy, but not actually useful for "develop[ing] hiking and biking applications". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
