New Format For Hike Routes & Elevations
New as of 3/15/2019
As of May, 2018 the free service provided by Garmin Inc. to post topo routes and elevations charts was shut down. Since many Ramblers enjoy examining this information for upcoming hikes a new repository was needed and 'Gaia GPS' was selected as a temporary solution. As of March 2019 a new service has been selected. Garmin has come up with a replacement called 'Garmin Connect' and all of our hike routes and profile data are now using this format. Please take a look and tell us what you think.
On the route map you'll see a button for map layers which allows you to select various map types and another button with two arrows pointing away from each other. Click that two-arrow button and your map will go to full screen for more detailed viewing. There's also plus and minus buttons for zooming in and out.
Scrolling down, you'll see Elevation, Pace, and sometimes Temperature charts with other stats at the bottom.
Notice that if you place your cursor on the elevation chart there will be a corresponding mark on the topo map showing you exactly where that elevation takes place on the trail.
One thing to note; below the map on the right you'll see two boxes with the words 'Time' and 'Distance'. Click on the 'Distance' box. This changes the Elevation and Pace charts to reflect distance instead of time on the charts.
One of the advantages of using Garmin Connect is that it gets all the stats directly from the actual GPS data instead of from trail maps that Gaia had to use. Therefore no need for 'notes' correcting any discrepancies such as actual distance and total ascent. A real limitation to the Gaia data was the Ascent report. It seemed to use the highest elevation minus the lowest elevation. It did not take into account all the ups and downs throughout the hike.
Topo Map Routes And Elevation Data
To view a topo route and elevation chart just click the name of the route you'd like to see.
To get the most from the maps change from TIME to DISTANCE.
And don't forget to scroll down the page for pertinent data.
Badger Valley Loop and Lillian Ridge
Badger Valley-Grand Lake-Moose Lake Loop
Bainbridge Island Grand Forest
Big Hump-Little Hump-Duckabush River
Buck Mountain and Rainbow Falls
Buckhorn Pass - Horseshoe Route
Fort Flagler (Internal Trails)
Griff Creek from Madison Falls
Heart of the Forest - Mt Angeles Rd
Herrick Road to Altair Campground
Hurricane Hill Trail to Ranger Station
Hurricane Lodge to Victor Pass
Hurricane Ridge Snowshoeing-Sunrise Route
Joyce Piedmont/Eden Valley Rd East to West
Joyce-Piedmont/Eden Valley Rd West to East
Joyce-Piedmont Road To Lyre River Road
Lake Angeles - Heather Park Loop
Lower Gray Wolf and Cat Creek Trail
Lower Gray Wolf Trail (To the End)
Mount Townsend via Little Quilcene Trail
Mount Townsend via Silver Lake Trail
Port Gamble - North
Silver Lake via Mt Townsend Trail #839
Slab Camp to Deer Park Campground
Upper Big Quil to Camp Mystery