[pct-l] PCT Atlas - Clarification Please

[Lon Cooper]

It would be interesting to know how the trail was originally measured
for the Guidbook/Databook and how accurate it is.

My GPS log has the distance from the border to Scissors at 75.3 miles.

My logs constantly show the trail distances 2 - 3% less than the
databook for the 1,000 miles of trial that I have logged so far. The
databook may be perfect and it could be something about how the
logging on my GPS...they are pretty close.

-Lon

On Feb 6, 2008 7:31 PM, AsABat <AsABat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:
> The current (2005) data book also has mileages that differ from the
> guidebook. The data book is considered more current.
>
> It will be interesting if more than one set of milepoints develops. I
> can imagine conversations between two hikers with different sources
> trying to explain where to meet up. Or the water report... I guess it
> works on other trails though.
>
> AsABat
>
> > I was actually --- tentatively --- comforted by the fact that his
> mileages
> > are NOT identical to the Wilderness Press data.  It implies an
> independent
> > (and hopefully accurate) process for measuring the distances.
>
>
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