PCT CD-ROM maps

imported
#1

paw-ee and i were thinking about ordering the “MoreThanaMile Publications” 3 CD set of printable maps for our pct hike this year…anyone out there used these?..wha’dya think?

maw-ee

#2

No I didn’t use them so I don’t know the cost. Did you buy the guide books? The guide books have maps that are adequate for hiking so you don’t have to buy and then print.

The exception, for us, is the high Sierra where we wanted broader maps for navigating when the trail is under snow. We used Tom Harrison’s John Muir Trail map pack from Crabtree Meadows to Lyell Cyn.

Enjoy your hike in the west!
…GottaWalk

Marcia

#3

we have the guide books, the harrison maps and the socal and washington atlas (per eric the black)…we really like the pct atlas, but ours are the first editions (not in color), thus, they were a little less expensive than the new editions…guess you’ve caught us trying to ‘cut corners’ a bit…but perhaps we already have what we need…we have heard a few negative comments about the maps in the guide books (too small…difficult to read, etc)…so we were wondering if others had experienced difficulty…sounds like the guide book maps and the harrison maps worked okay for you…thanks for your advice!

maw-ee

#4

halfmile has excellent maps for free .
check’em out, they’re free. i used them and loved 'em.

http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html

neighbor

#5

When i did the PCT in 06 all i had was the guidebook maps and had no problems with navigation at all. I also carried the data book and found it to be very useful in helping calculate mileage for resupply and water sources

Dax

#6

I also heard a lot of negative comments about the guidebook maps, but I thought they worked just fine for navigating the PCT. I think some complaints were that they were just two-color maps, blue and black.

I know I had a hard time understanding the written directions sometimes, so I started just bringing the map pages and throwing away the rest. The book says stuff like “go straight ahead and find…” so you go straight ahead and lose the trail. Then you read the next line and it says “However, to stay on the PCT, turn left…” A little aggravating at times.

Garlic

#7

Just be aware that around Crater Lake and Mt. Hood in Oregon, the guidebook maps are out-of-date to the point of not resembling the actual trails that exist. There were a few places that others had problems, but those are the two that i remember. For Crater, i’d try to download the basic map from the NPS site, and for Hood i’d just ask or look at some newer map when you get up to Timberline Lodge.

markv

#8

paw-ee and i really appreciate this advice, guys!..it’s nice to have ‘good footsteps’ to follow in!..any other map/resources advice out there?..has no one used the cd rom?

maw-ee