[pct-l] PCT Open trail Directory

[chancepctcdt at yahoo.com (Chance Money)]

  Hi JD
   
  To my knowledge, there is no accurate mileage system available. The most commonly used system for mileage is from the Shaffer PCT guide books and the related data books which are copyrighted. Experienced PCT hikers always seem to have issues with the mileage claims from these sources but as a practical matter, they are all we have and are, more or less, good enough.
   
  The only way I know of to get accurate mileage would be to push a surveyors mileage wheel, or if pedometers are accurate enough, you could wear one of them to get a point to point distance fix.  
   
  Chance
  

JD Schaefer <jdrows@comcast.net> wrote: Chance
An excellent resource, thanks.  I may be the only one, but when planning 
long hikes, the itinerary is based on mileage (0.00-miles) starting at 
the trailhead (Campo).  If you get a chance, I mean opportunity, is 
there an easy way to put in mileage at your waypoints?  Or is it obvious 
enough from the descriptions that I could input the data myself?
Thanks,
JD


Chance Money wrote:

>  Among new hikers, every year there is much fear and uncertainty concerning the availability of drinking water on the trail. On my 2003 thru hike I found so little reason for it, that on my 2004 thru-hike I decided to waypoint the water sources and provide some sort of commentary for them. 
>   
>  The first thing learned from this project was that existing water source information from the more popular guide books were developed with the year around hiker in mind. Thru hikers are distinctively different in that we pass through a given section of the PCT in a very narrow time frame. During that time frame, generally speaking, there is plenty of water. The only real problem is Oregon because we pass through there at the end of the summer and many sources have dried up by then. 
>   
>  The second thing learned from this project was that only the major water sources are listed by these popular guide books. There are a vast number of tiny trickles totally sufficient for the needs of thru hikers. So many in fact that it becomes difficult to list them. And most of them are cleaner than the big listed water sources.
>   
>  The third thing learned from this project is that the water trail angels have no ready means of coordinating their efforts or of keeping the hikers up dated to new developments. This is particularly true of one time only trail angels who have limited time and means to do something for the hikers. 
>   
>  I decided to enter my collected data from the 2004 hike in the form of a Wiki so that the PCT hiking  / riding community could update the listings on their own. Have a look to see if this is something that is useful to you or something you would be interested in contributing to. The content is currently focused on water but the format allows many other data sets to be included. On my 2006 hike I will be posting the locations of trail confusion points where the trail fades out or signage is damaged or missing. Chai Guy has kindly allowed his hot springs list to be posted. 
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>  http://www.seedwiki.com/wiki/pct_open_trail_directory 
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>Chance
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