Something that drives me up the wall: not being able to find decent-quality trail maps online. Here's an example of what I mean: it would be useful if it were actually more legible and detailed. Then there are the copyright issues inherent with reproducing existing maps online - nobody wants to get sued. With that in mind, I figured we could use this thread to exchange GPS routes and waypoints of various trails that we've visited. Even if you don't have a GPS unit, there are still plenty of free GPS software packages available to at least let you generate printable maps from the data.
Since it's not currently possible to directly attach files to forum posts, I'd suggest that data be exported to .csv (comma-separated value) format in the GPS software, loaded up into Notepad or a similar text editor, then copied and pasted into a post. This way it can just be re-copied and pasted out, then imported back into whatever software you happen to be using. Be sure to set the title of the post to a description of the area covered to help with pinpointing the data.
As an example of what a cut-and-paste from a .csv file would look like, I made this one from one of the ExpertGPS sample files (the text formatting is intentional, and should be left this way when pasting):
Symbol,Description,Waypoint,Comment,Type,Latitude,Longitude,UTM Zone,UTM Easting,UTM Northing,Elevation,DistanceToActivePoint,Bearing
Scenic Area,Bench beside Pond,BENCH,BENCH BY POND,Photo Spot,42.43172,-71.107833,19T,326615.60,4699863.40,0039.0144,0000.0000,0000.0000
Trail Head,Bottom of Mud Road Trail,MUD-RD,MUD ROAD TRAIL,Trail,42.43338,-71.106833,19T,326702.45,4700046.43,0020.7264,0000.0000,0000.0000
First Aid,FellsFolly Geocache,CACHE,FELLSFOLLY GEOCACHE,Geocache,42.43567,-71.104433,19T,326906.16,4700295.08,0076.5048,0000.0000,0000.0000
Dot,Initial Fix on Geocache,CLOSE,CLOSE TO CACHE,Dot,42.43567,-71.10445,19T,326904.79,4700295.12,0077.1144,0000.0000,0000.0000
Car,Parking Lot,PARK,PARKING LOT,Car,42.43092,-71.1079,19T,326607.91,4699774.70,0030.4800,0000.0000,0000.0000
Fishing Area,Pond,POND,POND,Water,42.43092,-71.107633,19T,326629.85,4699774.16,0036.5760,0000.0000,0000.0000
Fishing Area,Quarry Pond,Q-POND,QUARRY POND,Water,42.43522,-71.10585,19T,326788.39,4700248.00,0066.4464,0000.0000,0000.0000
Deer,Shelter #1,SHELT1,SHELTER 1,Shelter,42.43348,-71.104367,19T,326905.63,4700052.50,0067.3608,0000.0000,0000.0000
Trail Head,Skyline Trail,SKYLIN,SKYLINE TRAIL,Trail,42.43483,-71.107383,19T,326661.21,4700208.57,0071.0184,0000.0000,0000.0000
Picnic Area,Stone picnic table by pond,PICNIC,PICNIC TABLE,Photo Spot,42.43268,-71.106817,19T,326701.89,4699968.67,0058.2168,0000.0000,0000.0000
Scenic Area,Stone Quarry,QUARRY,QUARRY,Scenic Area,42.43572,-71.104817,19T,326874.77,4700301.42,0051.2064,0000.0000,0000.0000
House,Stone Tower,TOWER,STONE TOWER,Tower,42.43272,-71.1051,19T,326843.20,4699968.86,0060.9600,0000.0000,0000.0000
One request: Please use this thread only for posting your GPS data files. If you have questions or comments about this thread, please take them to another thread or PM the person posting the file. This one is really only intended to collect the GPS data.
Since it's not currently possible to directly attach files to forum posts, I'd suggest that data be exported to .csv (comma-separated value) format in the GPS software, loaded up into Notepad or a similar text editor, then copied and pasted into a post. This way it can just be re-copied and pasted out, then imported back into whatever software you happen to be using. Be sure to set the title of the post to a description of the area covered to help with pinpointing the data.
As an example of what a cut-and-paste from a .csv file would look like, I made this one from one of the ExpertGPS sample files (the text formatting is intentional, and should be left this way when pasting):
Symbol,Description,Waypoint,Comment,Type,Latitude,Longitude,UTM Zone,UTM Easting,UTM Northing,Elevation,DistanceToActivePoint,Bearing
Scenic Area,Bench beside Pond,BENCH,BENCH BY POND,Photo Spot,42.43172,-71.107833,19T,326615.60,4699863.40,0039.0144,0000.0000,0000.0000
Trail Head,Bottom of Mud Road Trail,MUD-RD,MUD ROAD TRAIL,Trail,42.43338,-71.106833,19T,326702.45,4700046.43,0020.7264,0000.0000,0000.0000
First Aid,FellsFolly Geocache,CACHE,FELLSFOLLY GEOCACHE,Geocache,42.43567,-71.104433,19T,326906.16,4700295.08,0076.5048,0000.0000,0000.0000
Dot,Initial Fix on Geocache,CLOSE,CLOSE TO CACHE,Dot,42.43567,-71.10445,19T,326904.79,4700295.12,0077.1144,0000.0000,0000.0000
Car,Parking Lot,PARK,PARKING LOT,Car,42.43092,-71.1079,19T,326607.91,4699774.70,0030.4800,0000.0000,0000.0000
Fishing Area,Pond,POND,POND,Water,42.43092,-71.107633,19T,326629.85,4699774.16,0036.5760,0000.0000,0000.0000
Fishing Area,Quarry Pond,Q-POND,QUARRY POND,Water,42.43522,-71.10585,19T,326788.39,4700248.00,0066.4464,0000.0000,0000.0000
Deer,Shelter #1,SHELT1,SHELTER 1,Shelter,42.43348,-71.104367,19T,326905.63,4700052.50,0067.3608,0000.0000,0000.0000
Trail Head,Skyline Trail,SKYLIN,SKYLINE TRAIL,Trail,42.43483,-71.107383,19T,326661.21,4700208.57,0071.0184,0000.0000,0000.0000
Picnic Area,Stone picnic table by pond,PICNIC,PICNIC TABLE,Photo Spot,42.43268,-71.106817,19T,326701.89,4699968.67,0058.2168,0000.0000,0000.0000
Scenic Area,Stone Quarry,QUARRY,QUARRY,Scenic Area,42.43572,-71.104817,19T,326874.77,4700301.42,0051.2064,0000.0000,0000.0000
House,Stone Tower,TOWER,STONE TOWER,Tower,42.43272,-71.1051,19T,326843.20,4699968.86,0060.9600,0000.0000,0000.0000
One request: Please use this thread only for posting your GPS data files. If you have questions or comments about this thread, please take them to another thread or PM the person posting the file. This one is really only intended to collect the GPS data.
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