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WRT grid refs planning

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Hey all,

How is every one plotting the route this year?

Last year I stuck the refs on physical map and pinned together a route then did a gpx on the computer, it was a enjoyable experience but needed dedicated time..
I wouldn't mind a app or software this year that I could type the refs in for a over view of where they all are before planning a route, if anyone knows of such a program please do share.
In the mean time have fun route planning 😀

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gridreferencefinder.com....
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Gpx editor , once you've got them on there you can draw a route on it, it takes some of the fun out of it but it's a damn site quicker
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RIP wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:59 pm gridreferencefinder.com....
+1 for this. Generates a postcode which you can use to locate point on komoot and then do your planning on that. Might be a bit long winded, but saves buying five os maps.
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Thanks all, I give some of these options a try
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The grid reference finder is brilliant. I am trying to export the grid refs as gpx file and get the following;

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Any idea what I am doing wrong or how I can fix this? I think my computer is opening Garmin Basecamp by default which wouldn't be a problem if it worked!

thanks

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Retiredtester wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:35 pm
RIP wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:59 pm gridreferencefinder.com....
+1 for this. Generates a postcode which you can use to locate point on komoot and then do your planning on that. Might be a bit long winded, but saves buying five os maps.
I find that Komoot accepts the latitude and longitude as an input, so I've been running the GRs through gridreferencefinder.com to get the lat/long, e.g.
SJ 006017 = 52.60396,-3.4691793
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Landslide wrote: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:29 pm
Retiredtester wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 3:35 pm
RIP wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2019 12:59 pm gridreferencefinder.com....
+1 for this. Generates a postcode which you can use to locate point on komoot and then do your planning on that. Might be a bit long winded, but saves buying five os maps.
I find that Komoot accepts the latitude and longitude as an input, so I've been running the GRs through gridreferencefinder.com to get the lat/long, e.g.
SJ 006017 = 52.60396,-3.4691793
Bugger.
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If you don't want the hassle of converting as I posted above ,put them all on gpx editor ,you can then trace your route save it and it's gone straight onto Basecamp and connect :-bd
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On online versions of OS (e.g. via Bing Maps), there are some icons that are a purple square with a white hexagonal figure in them. These don't seem to be on my paper maps, nor on the OS legend. Does anyone know what they are?

(There are a few examples at Pont Llogel, about 3km south of the southern end of Lake Vyrnwy.)
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Landslide wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2019 9:32 pm On online versions of OS (e.g. via Bing Maps), there are some icons that are a purple square with a white hexagonal figure in them. These don't seem to be on my paper maps, nor on the OS legend. Does anyone know what they are?

(There are a few examples at Pont Llogel, about 3km south of the southern end of Lake Vyrnwy.)
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Ta!
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