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Caltopo Help

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Jan 17, 2016 at 9:33 am #3376289

Brad Rogers
BPL Member

@mocs123
Locale: Southeast Tennessee

Caltopo is the greatest website ever, but every now and then I want to do something that I can’t figure out how to do.

Can you reverse a route you created if you decide you want to do a trip the opposite direction?

Jan 17, 2016 at 10:42 am #3376299

Matthew / BPL
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@matthewkphx

Caltopo is pretty much the greatest thing since cheese whiz.

I have not found a way to reverse routes. I just look at the route backwards but I’d be curious to know of a way to flip them if someone comes up with it.

Have you noticed the right-click > view from here option? I’m not sure it is actually useful but I think it is a very cool function.

Jan 18, 2016 at 7:09 am #3376424

Richard May
BPL Member

@richardm
Locale: Nature Deficit Disorder

Can you reverse a route you created if you decide you want to do a trip the opposite direction?

@mocs123: Right click the track -> Modify -> Reverse Point Order

Have you noticed the right-click > view from here option? I’m not sure it is actually useful but I think it is a very cool function.

@matthewkphx, I used, after getting home, it to identify the peaks in this picture. I guess it could be useful if you were on the spot and had internet:

Jan 18, 2016 at 7:19 am #3376427

Brad Rogers
BPL Member

@mocs123
Locale: Southeast Tennessee

Thank you! I knew there was probably a way to do it but I couldn’t find it. It is a much more powerful tool than I can figure out how to use.

Jan 18, 2016 at 7:54 am #3376428

Brad Rogers
BPL Member

@mocs123
Locale: Southeast Tennessee

One other question, can I copy a map (to use as a base map) while I experiment with a route?

Jan 18, 2016 at 8:10 am #3376430

Richard May
BPL Member

@richardm
Locale: Nature Deficit Disorder

Hmmm… I haven’t seen a way to duplicate a map, it would be convenient. What I’ve done is export the map (Top Menu -> Export -> Download CalTopo Backup) and make a new map by importing the downloaded file.

edit: import not export. duh!

Jan 18, 2016 at 8:20 am #3376431

Aaron D
Spectator

@ardavis324-2-2-2

This is a really neat tool to use. Often times i’ve stood on a pass and only been able to confidently identify a few peaks. This definitely fills in the blanks well. Here’s one I did yesterday, view NE from Red Peak Pass in Yosemite.

Jan 18, 2016 at 8:25 am #3376433

Alex H
BPL Member

@abhitt
Locale: southern appalachians or desert SW

I just discovered the view from here feature a few weeks ago too. Much easier to use than Peak Finder. Caltopo is just amazing in it’s features, worth the $20 per year for sure.
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