[pct-l] halfmile maps mileage changes

[Ryan Weidert]

An article by the PCTA touches upon the topic. It can be found on the
PCTA.org website under the "Blog" tab, search for March 13th, or see it
here:
http://www.pcta.org/2015/how-long-is-the-pacific-crest-trail-its-2650-1-miles-28332/

Basically it comes down to how they use the GPS data to calculate the total
distance. A small change over the long distance compounds into miles by the
end. If you look at mileage per state, it differs even more between the
2014 and 2015 versus the total trail length.

Tuna Helper.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Judson Brown <judsonwb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry if this has already been talked about, but...
>
> I've been planning using the 2015 version halfmile pct maps, and I noticed
> that the waypoints have an 11-mile difference from the previous versions.
> (I noticed this specifically on the Washington maps). Specifically, all the
> waypoints in the new version are 11 miles less than the older version.
>
> Does anyone know what, specifically, accounts for the difference? With the
> re-route of the Suiattle River crossing, shouldn't the mileage have
> increased?
>
> bunnyslayer
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