Hike Map Examples

This page is meant to link to a number of different maps to aid in our digital map publishing efforts.  See the links and descriptions below.

~Jeremy

These materials are meant to be used for testing purposes and should not be shared otherwise.

 

-- Original Hike Description - http://www.nynjtc.org/hike/ramapo-torneraccoon-brook-hills-trail-loop-reeves-meadow

This is an example of a write-up on the hikes page that has the written description as well as other important information.

 

-- Hike Map geospatial PDF (link is a PDF) -

Ramapo-Torne geospatial PDF - http://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/HikeMap_RamapoTorne-Raccoon_Geov2.pdf
This is an example hike map.  The route of the hike is highlighted in yellow, the map is a snippet of our published map with some additional items (hike title and condensed legend), and it is sized for 8.5x11 printing.  As a GeoPDF, Analysis tools in Adobe Acrobat or Reader can be used to pinpoint coordinates or measure distances/areas.  In addition, this GeoPDF can be used in the 'PDF Maps' app by Avenza (available at the moment only for iOS, with plans underway for an Android version and others), which allows one to use the GPS capabilities of an iPad/iPhone to follow along with the map.

Bear Mountain Day Hikes geospatial PDF: http://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/NYNJTC_BearMountainDayHikesNY-2012_geo.pdf

-- Hike Map on TrimbleOutdoors.com - http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/997138

This is the Ramapo-Torne hike uploaded on the TrimbleOutdoors.com website.  Only the route of the hike is shown with none of the intersecting trails.  Waypoint flags mark the points of interest.  Any registered user (free) can download the data to their GPS, many smartphones, Google Earth, or just their computer.

 

-- Hike Map on EveryTrail.com - http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=939837

This is the Ramapo-Torne hike uploaded on the EveryTrail.com website.  Only the route of the hike is shown with none of the intersecting trails.  Waypoint squares mark the points of interest.  Any registered user (free) can download the data to their GPS, many smartphones, Google Earth, or just their computer.

 

-- Hike Track as Google Earth KML - http://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/HikeTrack_RamapoTorne-Raccoon.kml (right click and 'save as')

This is the Google Earth track of the Ramapo-Torne hike.  The track can be opened in Google Earth.

 

-- Hike Track as GPX File for GPS Units - http://www.nynjtc.org/sites/default/files/HikeTrack_RamapoTorne-Raccoon.gpx (right click and 'save as')

This is the raw GPS-formatted track of the Ramapo-Torne hike.  The track can be opened in a variety of computer programs and be uploaded to most handheld GPS units.  On the GPS unit, the track will appear on whatever map is available on the unit (if any), and certain units can take advantage of such features as navigating along the track.