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Dec 31, 2007 at 10:56 am #1226522

John Mowery
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@mow
Locale: Minnesota, USA

Does anyone know of a good website that will map and then measure the actual hiking distance (not straight line) of a potential route?

Jan 12, 2008 at 4:26 pm #1415865

Tim Heckel
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@thinair
Locale: 6237' - Manitou Springs

We were introduced to Trimble Outdoors through some work we did for Backpacker Magazine. I can't highly recommend their tool, but I do use it when I don't have the National Geographic Topo state map for a trip.
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com

Jan 12, 2008 at 4:49 pm #1415870

Rick Dreher
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@halfturbo
Locale: Northernish California

The more popular consumer map packages such as NG Topo! and Delorme Topo do this. You trace a path atop the base map and it will calculate trip distance and create an elevation profile. Routes can be broken into legs for more detail, daily distances, etc.

Drop in waypoints and you can organize them into a route you can upload to most GPS receivers.

Jan 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm #1416076

John Mowery
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@mow
Locale: Minnesota, USA

Thanks Guys. Much appreciated.

Jan 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm #1416099

Dave T
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@davet

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Jan 14, 2008 at 4:29 pm #1416103

charlie babbage
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@babbage

Expertgps.com
I have been using this for a year of more. Initial cost was about 60.00, but I got the entire US. It works very well for me.
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