RumAndChupacabras
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Jul-Sept 2019: Six weeks in Northern Spain.
Apr 2018 Asturias
May 2016 CP: Portuguese
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I find it terrific for trails but I have to admit I've only used it at home, not in Europe. It does rely on people submitting the data so it could be sparse in Spain. I've noticed that it is sparser on trail data in the American south than in the New England area.OSM is a nice start, but much less helpful for unpaved stuff.
...This is the challenge often of trying to recover historic routes; over time, those historic routes became modern highways! I was curious if there was a way to do it without the roads. I don't see many options if you want to closely follow that itinerary. Trails might exist, but they don't show up on any of the map types that I have access to...
I found maps.me easier to use than OSMand but it cannot do as much. With OSMand you can optionally get contour lines and offline wikipedia articles for shown locations for example. It uses more space for the data though as the offline maps are for bigger regions. For example I think maps.me broke up the state of North Carolina into seven sections but with OSMand you just downloaded the entire state.
What a great project you are tackling! Have you tried using the new "Search by Passing Area" feature available with Wikiloc Premium? It lets you put circles around two or more different areas and then see all the tracks passing through those areas. I just put in Llanes and Columbres and got 122 tracks that have been uploaded to Wikiloc that pass through both towns.from what I see on that Coastal portion (Llanes to Colombres), you certainly appear to be spot on regarding highway! I'm just trying to keep the pueblo's the same as they are on the Credencial map.
I'm new to Wikiloc and a basic member. When I do searches for two towns I get a list of tracks where either one or the other town (or both but not listed as a especially good hit) has its name in the track description. Would you please verify that the premium membership will show the tracks that pass through both towns at the top of the list.I just put in Llanes and Columbres and got 122 tracks that have been uploaded to Wikiloc that pass through the both towns
Thank you...for the Wikiloc tip as well!...What a great project you are tackling!...
Yes indeed, the results page will show all the uploaded tracks Wikiloc contains that pass through both areas you identified. For people wanting to build their own routes, it's a marvelous tool, especially for Spain, since Wikiloc originated there and has great coverage for Spain and Portugal. The first time you try it and see how useful is, you'll have a big smile on your face. You no longer have to know where a track starts or ends in order to make it come up in your search, nor do you have to know the title. You just sign up for Wikiloc premium ($9.99), go to the map search page, click on the words "Search by Passing Area" at the bottom of the map, and zoom in or out on the map to center the circle that appears over the first area that you want to walk from or to. Then click on the orange block that says "Search trails passing here." Next, click on the white block that says "Add passing area" and center your next circle over your target village. (You can add up to four passing areas.) All the trails that pass through both of your circles will then be listed on the side of the screen. You can display them on the map by clicking the "eye" symbol beside them. Full directions here. Have fun!Would you please verify that the premium membership will show the tracks that pass through both towns at the top of the list.
Just saw that Premium price is for one year!
@RumAndChupacabras, you are right! It looks like it is indeed 9.99 in both euros (price mentioned in forum conversations) and dollars ($ price is listed under Information near the bottom of the page). Hmm - that's a surprise.What I see is that wikiloc is 9.99 in Euros for 1 year.
I plan to try it out with a 3 month subscription. Since I'll be needing it in October and November I'll wait until the start of September to pay for a membership. That will give me the membership's easier track searches feature to prepare my own routes in September.BTW @Rick of Rick and Peg, did you get the Premium Version, yet?
Sounds like you have a great walk planned! I'll be looking forward to reading posts from your experiences...It wasn't until a couple of days ago that I realized...one wrong trail and we'd be heading into 'mountaineering'. So, I just DL Wikiloc Premium because, Live Tracking is sounding like a very good idea. Thank you @islandwalker for writing about it!
Zero shoulder, rock wall one side, rushing river, other side....This is the challenge often of trying to recover historic routes; over time, those historic routes became modern highways!...
The solution is right here:it is my hope that once we have boots on the ground, I'll find a way around this problem.
Uhoh, that is frustrating. Can you find a way around it (maybe by doing two sides of a triangle) using the "search passing area" feature on Wikiloc? What two villages is the road stretch between?☹ There is a 12km section of this original route which in no way safe to walk.
I tried this morning. The closest trail I could find to bypass this issue will add close to 70km to a 16km stage. My problem child comes on the Cuñaba to Bejes stage...where the trail from San Esteban merges into the N-621....Can you find a way around it...
Hmm...You've probably seen these trails already, but I'll send them in case either of them might be of help.The closest trail I could find to bypass this issue will add close to 70km to a 16km stage. My problem child comes on the Cuñaba to Bejes stage...where the trail from San Esteban merges into the N-621.
E, you are a dear! Wait until you see a couple of the pix I captured from these so called, 'difficult' routes. Holy Moly...it's insane....You've probably seen these trails already, but I'll send them in case either of them might be of help...difficult to warn those people who may suffer from vertigo or are not very expert on the mountain...
It was a post of yours which I read about how valuable you believed Wikiloc to be! It cost me less than $10USD for one entire year which is, ridiculously affordable! Add that to the peace of mind it gave you and well...it's a no brainer. Thank you!...And one morning walking alone when I had taken a wrong turn and had no idea where I was, it was invaluable for me to be able to get on my phone and find what I needed to find when I didn’t have the GPS tracks on my Garmin...
Islandwalker is right: there is this track parallel to the N-621. It only leaves you with the stretch from Rumenes (where you join the N-621) to Urdon, which is 1.6 km.Not wanting to use up your time with more questions when you are so close to leaving, but have you seen this track that parallels the N-621?
SENDA FLUVIAL de LA HERMIDA a URDÓN, paseo junto al Rio Deva, La Hermida(Cantabria)
It looks like for the section between Urdón and La Hermida, you can get off the highway (except for 50 meters) and be separated from the traffic, ... and it's rated "easy" - "safe for dogs and kids...easy for the whole family." Take a look at photo #24 for a schematic of the route, and see the comments re the ease of navigating. There are still sections with cables, but in the photos the path looks well graded and wide enough to be easy to walk.
have you seen this track that parallels the N-621
You're welcome. For the short but dangerous stretch left: try running.I hadn't seen it! Elaine, this is wonderful! Thank you so much
Thank you, too André!
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