Google Maps' route planning is flexible, and after setting it up, you can easily delete stops, replace them, or rearrange the entire route to your liking. The thing is, arranging five or more stops on your Google Maps route will take some time to optimize. Unfortunately, Google Maps doesn't offer an option for automatic optimization, so you're stuck with reordering the stops yourself. Another drawback of Google Maps is its limit of nine stops in total. In such cases, you're better off going with a Google Maps alternative.