Friday, January 27, 2012

Im going on a 500mile walk. Is there a trip planner can create checkpoints along a chosen route every 45miles?

I picked a walking route on Google (not the quickest route from point A to point B), and I want to map out where I will be every 45 miles (the distance I plan to walk per day). What is the easiest way to do this?|||An average of 35 mile is not realistic. 35 km is already on the high side for an average, that is just under 22 mile. That is for good roads and little elevation, little luggage and a good walker.


Maybe you are a super human that can do what is almost unknown, but you will need to walk more than a few separate days of many miles before you can be certain about your daily distance.





In Google maps you can make your own map. Just measure your daily expected distance and put markers there. Keep the map on one level of zoom and measure in inches.


Or you can use an old fashioned paper map of the area and use a ruler or compasses.|||There is no easy way and you can't just choose an arbitrary distance like 45 miles because you'll end up stopping in the middle of nowhere.





You have to actually put some thought into it and look for logical places to stop where you won't get mugged and robbed, can find supplies, a hotel (or at least a bus station) to sleep in or if you're planning on camping somewhere that isn't surrounded by private property so you can pitch a tent without getting poked in the nose with a shotgun in the middle of the night.





Have you ever walked 45 miles in a day? I've done it a few times and it's not that easy even when you aren't trying to do it 11 days in a row.|||on google earth

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