I totally agree with Frank and really disagree with Scott. Of course, two of us are actually hiking. Lot of self appointed critics out there.<br><br>So far I have found the mileage markers to be very useful. I for one really appreciate the idea of having a reference point within a mile of where I am at all times.I've never tried this poi thing before but will definitely check it out. <br>
<br>On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Frank Gilliland <<a href="mailto:frankgilliland@gmail.com">frankgilliland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Thanks Jerry for posting the POI file. From a hiker and small gps user (Etrex20) view point, I find it very useful to have all of the CDTA Waypoints Points shown as POI points (including the ones marked mileage) I would keep ALL of the POI points active because the file size is very small anyway ! <br>
><br>> With over 7,000 points, it is very cool to have ALL of the points not taking up the waypoint max limit. It is like an electronic bread crumb trail.<br>> But, as I always say; Hike Your Own Hike(HYOH), Cary Your Own Gear(CYOG), Pick Your Own Route (PYOR) and now: Choose Your Own Data (CYOD)<br>
><br>> ****************************************************<br>> Second Thank you to Jonathon Ley! Got my maps yesterday, all updated and ready for viewing and printing fun. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !<br>
> I will be checking the Compass Rose Lat/Long of this year's maps to the file from the prior year (and will post if any changes). I have the old Compass Rose file along with the "OOO" track file and other track and waypoint files files at:<br>
> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/">https://sites.google.com/site/frankgilliland/</a><br>> Good Hiking (and Stay Found)<br>> StarMan<br>> *************************************************************************************************<br>
><br>> Using gpsbabel you can convert this to a .csv file (or whatever):<br>><br>> gpsbabel -i garmin_gpi -f CDT.gpi -o csv -F cdtpoi.csv<br>><br>> Many of the POI's just say 'Mileage' with no mileage, which is useful <br>
> for a waypoint, but not a POI.<br>><br>> Removing those, you have 3,329 POI's out of the 7,111 POI's, which is <br>> still considerable. Most of the 'stream' and 'creek' POI's don't have <br>
> names, but still you can't complain.<br>><br>> -postholer<br>><br>> >>>> Jerry states:<br>> I have just put a POI file for the entire trail on the bearcreek website<br>> which you can download free of charge. Follow the Waypoints link to get <br>
> the file. It contains the entire CDT waypoint list (over 7,000 points) <br>> Thereis a pdf file zipped up with the POI file. Read that and it will <br>> explain how to put the file in your Garmin.