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

Matt

gridreferencefinder.com....

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

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.

Thanks all, I give some of these options a try

The grid reference finder is brilliant. I am trying to export the grid refs as gpx file and get the following;



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

Ben

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

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.

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

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.)

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.)

They're the logo for Natural Resources Wales.

Ta!