Google quietly announced on Google+ that the new Android version of the Google Maps app added elevation to biking directions.
So now if you are trying to avoid really hilly trips, you can, by looking at the directions:
Google wrote on Google+:
Want to avoid that brutal Mountain Stage while you’re cycling to work? The latest Google Maps for Android update puts elevations in bike directions, so you can arrive with leg muscles intact.
Forum discussion at Google+.
