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  1. islandwalker

    How to get QR Code onto Wikiloc App

    On your computer, you can see the numerical trail i.d. at the end of the url.
  2. islandwalker

    GPX File Question

    That's exactly what I thought when I first discovered it. It's good you have a Mac to do this on, because it is finicky on a phone. If it ends up not working properly for you, Gaia GPS also allows you to snip the ends of a track and save the new track. I love Gaia for another reason: it lets me...
  3. islandwalker

    GPX File Question

    @GuyA, I've been happy with using GPX Editor, but it is for a Mac. And GPX Studio is great. You can split a track easily and visually by following their directions: https://gpx.studio/about.html#split-file: Directions from their user manual: There are two options for splitting tracks: Use the...
  4. islandwalker

    La Vuelta 2024 route and the Camino

    Thanks, Bill! This is very interesting to see. It looks like stage 6 of La Vuelta will pass through Ronda on August 8th. Via Serrana walkers may get to see some of the race then.
  5. islandwalker

    What's with the big bulls on the hills?

    Damien, how great to see a posting from you! You may not be seeing very many cows now, but I was just reading this morning how plentiful they used to be in the small villages there. It was traditional to have a single shepherd (called a dulero) who daily took all the villagers' cattle, sheep...
  6. islandwalker

    Looking For a 5-7 Day Easy and Relatively Flat Camino

    You are sure right about the possibility of nice weather! Here's a link to the journal we put on FindPenguins about the Argar. The first stages are especially nice because they go through the protected area of the Parque Natural Cabo de Gata and thus do not have the commercial build-up that...
  7. islandwalker

    Looking For a 5-7 Day Easy and Relatively Flat Camino

    Stephan, another route to consider is the new camino Ruta del Argar that starts in Almeria. Here's how it measures up to your goals: --It's in southern Spain. --The first stages are parallel to the coast and have few elevation changes. --The walking is mostly on dirt and gravel tracks. There is...
  8. islandwalker

    Forecast of record high temperatures next week

    It was 30 C / 87 F in the Sierra de Segura in Andalucía today. This afternoon a few drops of rain came down for less than five minutes - not enough to see a single drop on an outstretched hand. This is the rainiest corner of the province of Jaén, and it hasn’t had any rain for months. The...
  9. islandwalker

    Forecast of record high temperatures next week

    Even in the mountain areas of Andalucía, the predicted highs are in the 30’s C / 90’s F.
  10. islandwalker

    GPX File Question

    Yes, it really is that simple. I upload GPX tracks to Wikiloc frequently and have never had a problem. Just be sure that you have clicked on the button at the bottom of the newly uploaded track that says “available offline”. The button needs to be showing green in order for you to follow the...
  11. islandwalker

    GaiaGPS - layers?

    Yes, to the Via de la Plata. I'm not sure abut the Via Serrana, but I think not. However, the Gaia Spain IGN Topo layer only marks the routes with symbols, not a track. (see photo). You'd probably be happier with a track from one of the many other sources people have suggested above or with...
  12. islandwalker

    GaiaGPS - layers?

    I use Gaia as an index map. I put all the wikiloc tracks I might be interested in walking in a given area onto Gaia so I can see where they intersect. Each track is in a different color. So if I'm in village X, I can open up Gaia, see there are three tracks there that I'm really interested in...
  13. islandwalker

    GaiaGPS - layers?

    I also love GaiaGPS. The layer I use for Spain is labeled Spain IGN Topo. The camino is shown with a red shell symbol.
  14. islandwalker

    Adding notes to route planning apps

    Good point. Maybe I'll add the waypoints to MyGoogleMaps since I already have both tracks on there and it can be shared.
  15. islandwalker

    Adding notes to route planning apps

    @C clearly, do you drop your pins on your phone using the app, or do you do it on your computer? Can you have two tracks uploaded to the same screen to compare? I usually do this with GaiaGPS, but I want to share some information with a person who does not use Gaia and I thought maps.me might be...
  16. islandwalker

    Translation while in phone call - the two phone approach

    Thanks for the further explanation. It sounds great! Let us know how it works out when you are traveling. Wishing you a great walk on the GR 65!
  17. islandwalker

    Translation while in phone call - the two phone approach

    @dgallen, thanks for sharing such an interesting idea! I hope you will get a lot of replies from others who are either wanting to try out your system or have figured out one of their own. Have you been able to try it out to see how it works?
  18. islandwalker

    Blogging tool for a non-blogger?

    I agree that Wikiloc is not ideal for a blog. But if a pilgrim wanted a very quick way each day to post a track with photos taken along the way (ie, not devoting time each day to writing a blog), one way to connect the stages would be to post a link to the next day's track in the text box of the...
  19. islandwalker

    Blogging tool for a non-blogger?

    Bob, since you mention that you are going to be using Wikiloc, another option to consider is that you could post photos on your Wikiloc page with your track. Wikiloc will do this for you automatically. It is also possible to add text to your page, as much or as little as you like. It's not meant...
  20. islandwalker

    Weather information for Spain and Portugal

    I agree. One of the very useful screens on Windy shows a map with the predicted number of centimeters of new snow (or accumulated snow depth, depending on what you choose) for coming days. It helps you decide if it is prudent to forge ahead in winter months, and if not, where to detour to where...

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