GPS Enabled Trail Maps

Step 5 Download track into computer

Use Topofusion, shown here, or your chosen program to download the track of your trail. You can set a number of things like track color and the like to what you prefer.

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[IrishBrewer]

I do something similar but I use OziExplorer CE running on my automotive GPS. I use scanned in maps and calibrate them using coordinates obtained from either Google Earth or USGS quad maps. If you can get a couple of good calibration points at locations near the opposite corners of the map, this is generally good enough. You can do the calibration in a Desktop PC version of Ozi but I have a spreadsheet application that writes the map calibration data in the proper format. OziExplorer is highly configurable so you can create your own screen configurations that contain maps with tracking and nearby waypoints, electronic compasses, distances to next waypoints, etc, etc. As such it is great for hiking or geocaching. Ozi runs on various platforms so if your'e intrested in trying it, you have to check their website to see if your device is supported.