Wikiloc question

[David Tallan]

For those who use Wikiloc, is there a way to measure the distance between waypoints on a trail someone has uploaded? If I want to break my stages differently than the person who uploaded them did, it would be very helpful to know how far one part of their trail (daily stage) is from another.

 

[peregrina2000]

It's easy. Go to the trail, and drop the cursor down to the elevation profile, which shows total kilometers. As you move the cursor over the elevation profile, a blue dot will appear on the track with a line down to the spot on the elevation profile that corresponds with the spot on the track and the kilometer distance will be shown. I’ve attached two screen shots.

And if you have specific questions, give a shout out and I know lots of people will try to help!

 

[islandwalker]

@peregrina2000's explanation above is perfect. Adding one more suggestion: if you are working on a computer and want to see small differences more easily, click on the double-headed arrow (lower right of the map) to see the track and elevation profile in full screen mode. I've recently been working on the same task you asked about and find it possible to easily calculate distances between points to the nearest tenth of a kilometer.