CalTopo Advice - Planning Off Trial Routes : r Ultralight - Reddit On the top left of CalTopo there is the Export button, click that and select the format for Google Earth Open that kml file with Google Earth Pro and scan along your route, making sure you aren't going across especially difficult or dangerous terrain, though it can often be hard to tell, just look for obvious red flags like cliffs, or thick
Quick and Dirty Guide to Making a Map in Caltopo : r Ultralight - Reddit Dude, thank you so much for this I couldn't figure out how to use Caltopo for shit and this helped a ton and just saved me from buying AllTrails or Gaia for my phone This was a great write up PDF Maps looks perfect I just made a quick dog walk route around my neighborhood in Caltopo and added it to PDF maps so easily
r CalTopo - Reddit CalTopo is a powerful mapping tool popular with the backcountry skiing community as well as search and rescue This is a place to ask questions, learn new tips and tricks to use the platform, and show general support for a great tool!
Nested Folders; Organizing Tracks : r CalTopo - Reddit r CalTopo CalTopo is a powerful mapping tool popular with the backcountry skiing community as well as search and rescue This is a place to ask questions, learn new tips and tricks to use the platform, and show general support for a great tool!
CalTopo: Reasonable alternative to price hike? : r GaiaGPS - Reddit CalTopo has not caught up to Gaia's mapping data yet No one has Look, I hate Gaia The moment anyone comes close to offering the map set I use in Gaia (Topo, USFS 2016, MVUM, USFS Visitor, USFS rec sites), I'm out Sadly, for now, if you want more than a basic topo map, Gaia still has the most mapping data available
Caltopo vs Gaia in the field : r WildernessBackpacking - Reddit Caltopo vs Gaia in the field Just saw that my Gaia subscription is set to renew and that prices went up from 40 to 60 bucks a year I use caltopo free for all of my planning needs and it does the job, and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with the mobile pro plans
MGRS Overlay? : r CalTopo - Reddit r CalTopo CalTopo is a powerful mapping tool popular with the backcountry skiing community as well as search and rescue This is a place to ask questions, learn new tips and tricks to use the platform, and show general support for a great tool!
What’s your CalTopo app workflow? : r Ultralight - Reddit I build the map I want on caltopo (pick a base layer, trace my intended trail, mark potential campsites, water, etc) and then export as a geospatial PDF (or multiple PDFs if the route is long) I email the PDF to myself While hiking I use the Avenza app to view the PDF and my little blue dot moving along the trail I use a free version of
Caltopo -- Canada (BC) map layers : r UltralightCanada - Reddit I'm planning some hikes on Vancouver Island and have decided to switch from Gaia to CalTopo* for navigation I completed Skurka's short training assignment online and particularly liked the "Forest Service" map layers he uses The downside is this layer seem to only exist for certain parts of the US
Learn basic CalTopo features in 15-30 minutes with this assignment It should take 15 to 30 minutes, and it will introduce you to the CalTopo features that backpackers probably use most often, like importing files, creating and editing objects, and exporting a map set for paper printing CalTopo is a really powerful platform and there are many other features to explore, but this will at least get you started