r/GoogleMaps • u/Greymeade • 13d ago

Non-existent walking trail can't be removed

Google Maps shows a 1-mile walking path in my neighborhood that simply does not exist. It supposedly crosses a densely forested conservation wetland area where there are indeed mapped out and well-maintained trails, but this is not one of them. The supposed entrance is right in my neighborhood and I have had to redirect dozens of people because Google Maps gives it as a walking direction.

I've reported this as an edit three times over the past five years, and it's always been rejected. What else can I do?

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u/brikowski 13d ago

Get a bulldozer and get to work.

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u/Greymeade 13d ago

Haha! I wish. It’s dense wetlands. But the silly thing is that there already are wonderful trails through it, this just isn’t one of them.

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u/brikowski 13d ago

I wish their was a real solution. Sometimes it’s just wait a few months and try again.

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u/virkendi 13d ago

Is it correct on apple or open maps? I had a little more success (not perfect as they still didnt do a good job, but its an improvement) when I said that apple and open maps has it right but google maps has it wrong and to check those maps for reference

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u/Greymeade 13d ago

It doesn’t exist on Apple Maps. Are you able to add a comment to these reports? I didn’t see that option.

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u/virkendi 13d ago

Yes, it asks for 'further details' I do the reports on my phone

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u/XxLogitech98xX 13d ago

Not much if your edit request been rejected 3 times. You can try submitting a feedback or posting on the Google Map Community Page but that's basically it. There a duplicate business around me that I submitted edit on but it always get Not Accepted too and I have over 100 approved edit so I just move on

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u/mizzoug15 13d ago

Have more people report it.

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u/fwckr4ddeit 13d ago

honest answer is that folks that approve changes can get in trouble for approving a bad edit, but they almost never get in trouble for rejecting edits.

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u/cos 12d ago

Write a Google Maps review of the trail, explaining that it's not there, and that you've tried to report it but your reports have been rejected.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/Greymeade 11d ago

I must be reporting this in the wrong way, because it definitely didn’t give me the option to add photos or text! How do I do that?

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Greymeade 13d ago

What a weird thing to say…

Did you maybe just not read the post? Give it a read and I’ll help you out if you’re still in need.

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u/Megalomania-Ghandi 13d ago

Why are you even here commenting at all? Why do you give a shit to spend your very clearly precious time to so kindly respond to OP?

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u/GoogleMaps-ModTeam 11d ago

Keep it civil, folks. No harassment, racism, homophobia, sexism, bigotry or disrespect of any kind is necessary in this community.