Lecture: Digital Navigation and Trip Planning
Webinar: On-Trail Route Planning (Beginner) - Online Classroom
Learn to plan on-trail routes. Perfect for hiking and backpacking.
- Info
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Contacts
Travis Prescott
Primary Leader
- Wed, Mar 13, 2019
- Foothills Navigation Committee
- Navigation
- Adults
- Easy
- 7 (31 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Online Zoom webinar. 7pm-8pm.
In this webinar, we will apply the techniques practiced in Caltopo basics to plan on-trail hikes or backpacking trips. We will discuss topics such as:
- Researching historical tracks
- Finding trip reports
- Selecting base layers
- Drawing routes, including multi-day backpacking routes
- Waypoint strategies
- Using route statistics to estimate travel times
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
- Desktop computer
- High-speed internet
Trip Reports