Route card for Kippure Hike - komoot app works nicely

You can use App like e.g. komoot.com to help draw route and fill in route card details.

komoot is the latest favourite as you can draw route on phone or at computer.

You can take distances travelled and height gain/loss from app.

App also helps estimate pace - komoot adjusts estimate depending on incline and track type and surface.

I have been doing a few route cards in google sheets.

Add a new tab duplicate of Blank Template when new route is to be done:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tPgz7d_jomYFCsuZ0lfjXM8EbvuFnsor77wJCCi4riE/edit#gid=0

Anyone should be able to view that and make a copy for their own use.

Be careful if sharing - you don't leak your hike details to general public until after you do your hikes.

Access restricted but I can share it if you would like to see - just request access.

PROCEDURE: Duplicate route card Blank Template ...

0. fill in title, date, start time 1. Draw route in app and publish. 2. Fill in each waypoint description (following your route in app). 3. fill in Grid ref/lat long and Altiture and Total dist (use app) Optionally use irish.gridreferencefinder.com to fill in ITM grid refs 4. for each segment (view route and select segment can help) fill in Bearings, height climb/fall and incline, length 5. fill in route note e.g. "no path" "follow forest track then hill path" 6. Add up segment lengths and altitude gain/loss and check with total. 7. Fill in estimated time (time with no breaks) 8. add in break/lunch/view point/other stop times 9. Add in Escape notes. 9. Review card, verify distance, height gain/loss, surface and times. 

Break complicated legs into 2 or more by adding rows. 

Route can be shared first with other Scouters and with Scouts for planning.

Print to .pdf and share for non google sheet users.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r4q_XtAPxNcmxoSoyZgkX_pZ9Tr-MDOV/view?usp=sharing .pdf

 (access restricted but I can share no problem it after we have done hike - just request access)

e.g. also save .gpx and .kml files from App for load into other map apps and other uses:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14QGkl4F2X8Nlt93fQa61HXUkrcAMjQTi/view?usp=sharing .gpx

Also, how to embed komoot route view in Google Doc.

Make a local .html file and paste in embed content. 

Open that local .html file in your browser (start with link file:///), select the embedded komoot, Copy and then Paste into google doc. 

embed map kippure komoot

OLDER post on route cards:

http://gaoithe.blogspot.com/2017/05/blank-route-card.html