You can also edit the map title, the names of the start and endpoints, etc. For hiking in the mountains, it’s best to use the Terrain map. Click that and select which map type you want. There’s a drop-down arrow to the left of the “Base Map” text. Next, you’ll want to change your base map. Just drag your GPX file into this rectangle and Google Maps will import your data. Then click the “Import” link that will appear, and a drag and drop screen appears: Browse hiking trails for the best parks, lakes, campsites, and other places to visit. Save hikes to to your phone, get driving directions to trailheads, and download GPX and KML files for GPS devices and apps. A drop-down will appear below the search text box and you can click the “Create” button (it has a pencil icon). Discover the best hikes in the United States. This will open a menu and you can select “My Maps”. Then click on the triple line icon to the left of the search text box. To create a custom map, you can sign into Google (assuming you have an account). Why? Because Google Maps provides a Terrain map that shows the elevation information. There are a lot of applications that can accept the GPX files, but Google Maps is rather nice for hiking maps. It’s sweet.īefore I describe what Google Maps can do with this data, let me also mention that the time stamp and other information can appear in this data set.
Did I mention that you can upload this to Google Maps? Oh yeah. Google Maps can also insert this data when you import it into Google Maps.
#BUILD AND DOWNLOAD GPX FILE FROM MAP HIKING SOFTWARE#
The elevation information is not provided by the watch, but the software inserts it from a database of elevation coordinates for each location on the Earth. Here’s an example of actual data contained in the file:Īs you can see there is an element called trkpt which is a track point and contains longitude and latitude information. The GPX file is the most useful for me since it is an XML output of the GPS coordinates. The software that is used to download and synchronize the watch is an export function that will export to many types of files. It has a little GPS receiver built-in and a USB port that allows the user to track their position and then download the data.
My wife invested in a data watch made by Garmin (the Forerunner 15). Of course, I’m also a data junkie, so I like to blog about my hiking experience ( ) and I like to track information about the hike. One of the ways I pass the time is by hiking.
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