What happens is that we want to go from point A to point B. The State trail map has a node of trails around point A, and a node of trails around point B, but no connection between. The Club map DOES have a connector between the State trail nodes, but is lacking a complete connection from poin A to point B.

So here is what I do: I bring up the State map, and ROUTE from point A to where the connector is on the Club map. Since the State map is routeable, the ROUTE follows the trail. I repeat the process for point B. I then bring up the Club map and DRAW or TRACE a TRACK (by picking the TRACK icon, hold down the right mouse button, and follow the Club trail with the mouse). This drawing is OK for short periods, but becomes tedious for a long section – that’s why I let ROUTE do the work on the State map. I then go back to the State map, and “create track from route” by right cliking on the two routes I created. I the flip back to the Club map, and “join” the three tracks into one track. I then place waypoints at critical points, such as intersections.

Why do I make routes into tracks instead of vice-versa? Because when I tried to turn the track into a route, it suddenly “routeabled” itself to roads.

Maybe as I become more sophisticated, I can make better use of routes, but for now I WANT to know that the trail is making a big “S” turn.

Hope this helps!

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