https://example.com/local-page#AppleMaps
or https://example.com/local-page?from=AppleMaps
https://example.com/local-page-from-apple
-> https://example.com/local-page?_utm...=
...In addition to the canonical, you could try noindexing the page. Google doesn't always follow the canonical, but typically respects noindex.An incredibly smart individual sent me the following tip but asked to remain anonymous. They recommended using a different URL than you use anywhere else but that still opens the location page information. You'd want to make it a URL that has a canonical tag to the real URL. Also, stay away from UTM codes as those aren't allowed on Apple.
No, I mean an actual URL on the business website that looks like the real location page. I don't think they would accept a bitly.
I'm perhaps not getting this, but could you do a page that redirects to the home page?
Been about 2 months now since the change was made.I'm surprised Apple hasn't dinged it for being a redirected URL.
This experiment seems to be working for this 4 location firm...
About 2 months. Perhaps 2.5.Excellent, how long have you been running this Jay?
FYI.
If you also want to track GMB traffic in the GSC, you will probably find utm parameters (or any parameters) will not work. GSC now canonicalises the URLs in its reports, which means it is most likely that the utm parameter URLs will be canonicalised to the base URL.