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I’ve been busy updating various mapsets during the past month and am ready to release new versions of three of them: Northwest Trails, Northwest Snow Trails, and Northwest Topos!
I’ll start with Northwest Topos, since the most significant changes have happened there. Coverage for Washington is now complete with the addition of many new tiles since version 0.04. Perhaps more significant is the fact that I’ve abandoned the idea of using 40′ contour intervals for all tiles. As I worked on more and more tiles (especially those covering the Columbia Plateau), it became clear that 40′ was simply too great an interval for many areas. I am now in the process of converting all tiles to follow the intervals seen on the USGS 7.5-minute topo maps of the same areas. Thus, for relatively flat areas you will see 10′ contours, while for in-between areas (like the Puget Sound lowlands and foothills), you will see 20′ intervals. Only the most mountainous areas will use 40′ intervals. The conversion process will take some time, so for now you will see a mish-mash of converted and unconverted tiles.
Here’s a full list of the changes in this version of Northwest Topos:
Northwest Topos Version 0.05 (February 25, 2010)
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- Updated the contours in the Mount Saint Helens E and W tiles with LIDAR data recorded in 2002-2003
- Began work to update contour intervals from 40 ft in all areas to intervals matching what is displayed on USGS 7.5 minute topos for a given tile
- Added tiles:
- Chelan E
- Chelan W
- Wenatchee E
- Wenatchee W
- Yakima E
- Yakima W
- Toppenish E
- Toppenish W
- Goldendale E
- Goldendale W
- Omak E
- Omak W
- Banks Lake E
- Banks Lake W
- Moses Lake E
- Moses Lake W
- Priest Rapids E
- Priest Rapids W
- Hermiston E
- Hermiston W
- Nespelum E
- Nespelum W
- Coulee Dam E
- Coulee Dam W
- Ritzville E
- Ritzville W
- Connell E
- Connell W
- Pendleton E
- Pendleton W
- Pullman E
- Pullman W
- Clarkston E
- Clarkston W
- Wallowa E
- Wallowa W
- Potlatch E
- Potlatch W
- Orofino E
- Orofino W
- Grangeville E
- Grangeville W
Next is Northwest Trails. The unseasonably good weather we’ve had during the past month has led to a large influx of submissions. Here are the changes you’ll see in this latest version:
Northwest Trails Version 1.55 (February 25, 2010)
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- Added trails in Heritage Park (Abbottsford, BC) from online map pointed out by amboguy
- Added trails in Gasworks Park (Seattle, WA)
- Extended the Yakima Greenway Trail to its northern terminus using data at Garmin Connect and aerial imagery (Yakima, WA)
- Corrected the name of the Domano Pit Trail (near Prince George, BC) after error pointed out by MaliBooBoo
- Data courtesy of amboguy:
- Assorted waypoints in Heritage Park (Abbottsford, BC)
- Data courtesy of 2canam:
- ATV trails in the Williams Lake, BC area
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
- Alpine Meadows Trail (Near Golden, AB) from Wikiloc
- Balu Pass Trail (near Rogers Pass, BC) from Wikiloc
- Packsaddle Creek Trail (near Valemount, BC) from web
- Robena Lakes Trail (near Valemount, BC) from web
- Route up Albreda Glacier (near Valemount, BC) from web
- Swiftcurrent Creek Trail (Mount Robson Provincial Park, BC) from web
- Alternative trail up Popes Peak (near Fort St. James, BC) from web
- Unnamed ATV trail in Chimney Valley near Williams Lake, BC
- Data courtesy of Dwoodford:
- Data courtesy of The Jester:
- Corrections to and additional offshoots of the Cedar River Trail (near Maple Valley, WA)
- Confirmation and extension of the Peterson Lake Trail (near Maple Valley, WA)
- Confirmation of the Skunk and Putnam Loop Trails plus an additional minor trail in the Danville Trails area (near Maple Valley, WA)
- Springbrook Creek Trail (Renton, WA)
- Roads and trails of Sugarloaf Mountain (near Ravensdale, WA)
- Minor trails adjacent to Soos Creek Park (Renton, WA)
- Road and trails in the Cascade Vista neighborhood (Renton, WA)
- Paved trail in Tiffany Park (Renton, WA)
- Adjustments and additional connectors to the Interurban Trail (Kent and Auburn, WA)
- Data courtesy of Lightning Jeff:
- Adjustments and additions to trails and roads on the southeastern corner of Tolt River – John MacDonald Park (Carnation, WA)
- Data courtesy of Johnny Boy and DB Cooper:
- Additional roads and trails in the Pilchuck Tree Farm (Victoria Tract – near Arlington, WA)
- Additional roads in the Woods Creek area (near Monroe, WA)
- Unpaved road in Mukilteo, WA
- Unpaved Roads near High Rock (Near Monroe, WA)
- Data courtesy of Li1gray:
- Trail off of the end of Reef Road (Anchorage, AK)
- Trails in Matanuska Valley Park (near Palmer, AK)
- Powerline trail off of the Old Glenn Highway (near Palmer, AK)
- Data courtesy of hydnsek:
- Trail in Ron Regis Park adjacent to the Cedar River (near Maple Valley, WA)
- Neighborhood trail adjacent to wetland between Union Ave NE and Vashon Pl NE (Renton, WA)
- New trails in Upper Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island, WA)
- Data courtesy of Roadboss123:
- Additional trails in the Pilchuck Tree Farm (near Arlington, WA)
- Data courtesy of EraSeek:
- Trails in Yakima Sportsman State Park (Yakima, WA)
- Wallula Gap Trail (near the Tri-Cities, WA)
- Additional trails in Tambark Creek Park (Mill Creek, WA)
- Confirmation and adjustment of trails off of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail (near Snoqualmie, WA)
- Data courtesy of Fox:
- Additional Trails in the Cherry Valley area of the Marckworth State Forest (near Duvall, WA)
- New trail at Duthie Hill Park (Sammamish, WA)
- Data courtesy of brewermd:
- Trails and roads on Stewart Mountain (near Bellingham, WA)
- Data courtesy of John:
- Adjustments and additions to trails in Hangman Valley east of Hatch Road (Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of AndrewRJ:
- Confirmation of trails in Beaver Lake Preserve (near Sammamish, WA)
- Trails near John Muir Elementary School (Woodinville, WA)
- Additional road near Marckworth State Forest (near Duvall, WA)
- Partial trails in Seminary Hill Natural Area (Centralia, WA)
- Data courtesy of Gsnorgathon:
- Adjustments and additions to the Lake Serene Trail (near Index, WA)
- Additions and corrections in Rockport State Park (Rockport, WA)
- Data courtesy of MarcusArelius:
- Adjustments and additions to Tiger Mountain (near Issaquah, WA)
- Confirmation data on Grand Ridge (near Issaquah, WA)
- Confirmation data on Rattlesnake Mountain (near North Bend, WA)
- Data courtesy of QuigleyJones:
- Unpaved road to Hut Lake (near Squamish, BC)
- Trails in Tynehead Regional Park (Surrey, BC)
- Data courtesy of B+L:
- New trail in Vashon Center Forest (Vashon Island, WA)
- Data courtesy of sparklehorse:
- Cape Lookout Trail (near Netarts, OR)
- Data courtesy of _Shaddow_:
- Unpaved Roads near High Rock (Near Monroe, WA)
- Additional trails in Fairweather Park (Medina, WA)
- Data courtesy of GrnXnham:
- Roads and trails up Gold Mountain (near Bremerton, WA)
- Data courtesy of Erik Olson:
- Major additions and corrections to Discovery Park (Seattle, WA)
Last but not least is Northwest Snow Trails. This is just a small update to incorporate a couple of recent submissions. Chances are that further “serious” work on this mapset will be spotty until next fall given that the winter season seems to be passing us by.
Northwest Snow Trails Version 0.02 (February 25, 2010)
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- Corrected attribution of portions of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail (WA)
- Data courtesy of Ladybug Kids:
- Willow Trail Committee Snowmobile Trails (Willow, AK)
- Data courtesy of QuigleyJones:
- Trails in Manning Park (near Hope, BC)
Enjoy, and keep those submissions coming in!
I’ve posted new versions of a couple of mapsets today:
Northwest Topos
It’s been a while since I’ve updated this mapset, although I’ve not lacked a desire to do so. If all goes well I will have Washington State complete (and the mapset out of “beta” status) within a month. This update adds a few new tiles and allows you to select normal or high visibility trail types at install similar to Northwest Trails.
Northwest Snow Trails
This is a new mapset that contains cross-country ski trails, snowshoe trails and snowmobile trails for the Northwest. For those of you remember when Northwest Trails included snow trails, you’ll recognize that this mapset contains all of those trails that were peeled out of that mapset a year ago. It also includes a number of new additions. I consider this very much a “beta” in that the coverage is definitely lacking (note, for example, that popular destinations such as West Yellowstone, Seeley Lake, et al. are void of data). Hopefully it won’t take long before we get these areas filled in. Send in your data!
Enjoy the new mapsets, and please give me your feedback!
I’ve just finished posting the latest version of Northwest Trails. Please take a look and let me know if you run into any issues or see anything needing corrections. Thanks!
Download Northwest Trails v1.54
Version 1.54 (January 29, 2010)
- Added a portion of the Indian Trail in Medina, WA
- Minor changes to the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between Tokul and Carnation (WA)
- Added trails of Pend Oreille County Park (near Elk, WA) using map available at park entrance
- Adjusted some of the trails in Ardmore Park (Bellevue, WA)
- Added paved trails in and through Spiritbrook Park (Redmond, WA)
- Data courtesy of lucyandrickie:
- Corrections to Kiwanis Park (Kirkland, WA)
- Corrections to Paradise Valley Conservation Area, including the new reroute of the Two Trees Trail between waypoints 12 and 22 (near Woodinville, WA)
- Data courtesy of John Viveiros:
- Roads in the Fishtrap Lake BLM area (near Fishtrap, WA)
- Data courtesy of hydnsek:
- Burfoot Park (near Olympia, WA)
- Data courtesy of SamSpade47:
- Trails in “Redmond Ravine” off of Redmond Way and 148th Ave NE (Redmond, WA)
- Minor trail in ravine west of Chateau Ste Michelle (woodinville, WA)
- Data courtesy of The Jester:
- Corrections, adjustments and additions to roads and trails on New Life Church property near Lake Sawyer (Black Diamond, WA)
- Confirmations and additions to trails and roads in Spring Lake/Lake Desire Park (Maple Valley, WA)
- Additional roads and trails on land west of Black Diamond Lake (near Black Diamond, WA)
- Adjustments to the Cedar River Trail (Maple Valley, WA)
- Lattawood Park confirmations and adjustments (Bellevue, WA)
- MacAdam Winter Garden (Tukwila, WA)
- Tukwila Trail 7 (Tukwila, WA)
- Roads and trails north of Sugarloaf Mountain (near Ravensdale, WA)
- Adjustments in the Capitol State Forest near Mima Falls (near Olympia, WA)
- Additional roads and trails in the Scatter Creek Wildlife Area (near Olympia, WA)
- Data courtesy of Fox:
- Additional data for Rattlesnake Mountain, which was further expanded using aerial imagery and TIGER data (near North Bend, WA)
- Data courtesy of GeoBobC:
- New spur trail between the Preston Trail and Dwight’s Way on Tiger Mountain (near Preston, WA)
- Data courtesy of popop:
- 333 Trail in the Cape Sebastian Scenic Corridor (near Gold Beach, OR)
- North Spit trail network (North Bend, OR)
- Data courtesy of Phil Andrews:
- Additional trails in Lake Meridian Park (Kent, WA)
- Data courtesy of crs98:
- Trails in Richmond Beach Saltwater Park (Shoreline, WA)
- Point Wells Access Trail (Shoreline, WA)
- Trail at the old Edmonds Woodway High School (Edmonds, WA)
- Data courtesy of Teddy2k:
- Vedder Mountain Ridge Trail (near Chilliwack, BC)
- Vedder Mountain East Trail (near Chilliwack, BC)
- Vedder Mountain West Trail (near Chilliwack, BC)
- Data courtesy of Erik Olson:
- Additional trails in Boeing Creek Park and Shoreview Park (Shoreline, WA)
- Bike trail in the SoDo District running alongside the light rail line (Seattle, WA)
- Trail and bridge crossing railroad tracks between Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park and Commodore Park near the Chittenden Locks (Seattle, WA)
- Data courtesy of Johnny Boy and DB Cooper:
- Lulu’s Trail in Goss Woods (Whidbey Island, WA)
- Unpaved roads off of N Cedarvale Loop Rd near Arlington, WA
- Additional roads and trails in the Armstrong Tract of the Pilchuck Tree Farm (near Arlington, WA)
- Data courtesy of FunnyNose:
- Kinnear Park (Seattle, WA)
- Paved access trail to Forbes Lake (Kirkland, WA)
- Data courtesy of MtnGoat50 and Love2Ski:
- Loop trail through Lower Little Spokane Natural Area and Edburge-Bass Conservation Area (Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of MarcusArelius:
- Adjustments and additions to Tiger Mountain (near Issaquah, WA)
- Data courtesy of Forty-n-Eight:
- Levy Trail in Tolt-MacDonald Park (Carnation, WA)
- Data courtesy of John:
- Minor trail in Hangman Valley east of Hatch Road (Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of QuigleyJones:
- Trails in Richmond Nature Park East (Richmond, BC)
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
- Gravel pit trail in Moore’s Meadow (near Prince George, BC)
- College Heights ATV trails (near Prince George, BC)
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo and 2canam:
- Corrections and additions to the Forests For The World and Greenway Trail systems (Prince George, BC)
- Data courtesy of 2canam:
- Domino Pit Trail (college Heights near Prince George, BC)
- Unnamed trail in the College Heights area (Prince George, BC)
- Corrections and additions to the Forests For The World and Greenway Trail systems (Prince George, BC)
- ATV trails on Desous Mountain (near Williams Lake, BC)
- Unnamed ATV trail near Williams Lake, BC
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone is enjoying a warm and comfortable wind-down to the holiday season. I know that I am definitely looking forward to this next year and the prospect of bringing continued improvements to Switchbacks.com and the Northwest Trails Project.
We’re kicking off 2010 with a big addition – Alberta! I had received a few requests from people over recent months to add the province, and with it sharing trails in the Rockies with neighboring British Columbia – already included in NW Trails – it made sense to add it in. Many thanks go out to John at the Southern Alberta Trail Mapping Project for graciously offering his data from that project to Northwest Trails. Seeding the database with John’s content is a huge start, although there is still a lot of work to be done. So, if you have any data for trails in Alberta, I welcome you to send it in!
Below is the complete list of additions in this version of Northwest Trails. Enjoy!
Download Northwest Trails v1.53
Version 1.53 (January 3, 2010)
- Added trails of Alberta from data taken with permission from the Southern Alberta Trail Mapping Project
- Added connector trail between Beaver Lake Preserve and Hazel Wolf Wetlands and adjusted Ann’s Walking Trail in Hazel Wolf Wetlands (Sammamish, WA)
- Data courtesy of The Jester:
- Tunnel Mtn Hoodoos Trail (Banff National Park, AB)
- Corrections, adjustments and additions to roads and trails on Real Life Church property near Lake Sawyer (Black Diamond, WA)
- Verification of trails in the northern half of Luther Burbank Park (Mercer Island, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to trails in Mercerdale Hillside Park (Mercer Island, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to trails at Homestead Field (Mercer Island, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to trails in Island Crest Park (Mercer Island, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to trails in SE 53rd Open Space (Mercer Island, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to Parkwood Ridge Trail (Mercer Island, WA)
- Trails in Groveland Beach Park (Mercer Island, WA)
- Data courtesy of sparklehorse:
- Tryon Creek State Park (Portland, OR)
- Data courtesy of thebudman:
- Campion Park (Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of hydnsek:
- Adjustments to roads and trails in southern end of Capitol State Forest (near Olympia, WA)
- Data courtesy of Inversion:
- Additional trails in Tualatin Hills Nature Park (Portland, OR)
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
- Cypress Hills Provincial Park (near Medicine Hat, AB)
- Alberta West Country Trails
- Trans Canada Trail through Alberta
- Data courtesy of lucyandrickie:
- Sawmill Trail (Aldergrove, BC)
- Additional data for the Redmond Watershed (Redmond, WA)
- Stillwater Bog Natural Area (Snoqualmie Ridge, WA)
- Adjustments to the Snoqualmie Falls Boardwalk (Snoqualmie, WA)
- Confirmation of a portion of the Middle Fork Trail (near North Bend, WA)
- Wilmot Gateway Park (Woodinville, WA)
- Trails in a Fish & Wildlife Natural Area near Marblemount, WA
- Verification of and adjustments to several trails and roads in the Pilchuck Tree Farm, Victoria Tract (near Stanwood, WA)
- Verification of the lower Gold Creek Trail (near Snoqualmie Pass, WA)
- Data courtesy of skifast:
- Bella Vista and Meadow Trail at Silver Star Mountain (near Vernon, BC)
- Data courtesy of savant9:
- Additional trail at Aldergrove Lake Regional Park (near Aldergrove, BC)
- Data courtesy of MarcusArelius:
- Roads and trails around Camp Brinkley (near Monroe, WA)
- Adjustments and corrections to trails on South Tiger Mountain (near Issaquah, WA)
- Data courtesy of Teddy2k:
- Lower portion of the Hayward Lake Trail (near Mission, BC)
- Pioneer Trail (near Mission, BC)
- Data courtesy of Gsnorgathon:
- Evergreen Trail and West Loop Interpretive Trail at Rockport State Park (Rockport, WA), plus a map from which additional trails in the park were digitized
- Data courtesy of Jeff Sillick:
- Eddye McClure Trail in the Helena South Hills (near Helena, MT)
The conversion of the Switchbacks.com site to ASP.net is nearly complete (I’m just tidying up a few odds and ends) and in the overhaul I’ve added a couple of new pages:
Often I’m asked about other mapping projects around the country or world similar to the Northwest Trails Project, so I thought I’d start cataloging these other sites on a links page. I figured it could also be a useful spot for directing folks to other places for downloading custom mapsets, getting information on developing their own mapsets, etc. Right now the list of links is fairly “bare-bones” but will get fleshed out over time. If you have a category or link you would like to see added, please send it my way!
This page is meant to be a repository for downloads and other goodies related to promotion of the site in general and the Northwest Trails Project specifically. As of now I have a handful of graphical badges (including some specific to geocaching!) that can be used wherever you can embed HTML along with a PDF file of business cards. The badges link back to the site and help to get the word out about the site and its purpose, while the business cards contain a brief synopsis of the Northwest Trails Project. These can be printed and cut for handing out to potentially interested individuals encountered on the trails.
There have been numerous other improvements and upgrades to the site as well, including the addition of the Washington Hunting Units mapset and a move to the use of master pages in the site design (think of them as “templates” that allow for a more consistent and more easily-maintained look and feel to the site). One page that has been significantly overhauled is the Data Upload page, which now strips problematic characters from file names (an issue that was causing some uploads to fail in the past), makes it easier to declare which user types are and are not allowed on the trails in a given submission, and does a better job of presenting feedback to the user on the success or failure of a given upload.
Please let me know what you think of the changes, and where you’d like to see things go from here!
You may have noticed that this blog and the Switchbacks.com forums have been down for the last couple of days. I learned (the hard way) that the “Publish Web Site” feature of Visual Studio acts like a sync and removes folders and files on the site that are not present on the local computer. Since the forums and blog are all stored on the remote server, this meant that they were wiped out by my actions.
Luckily, I was able to work with my web hosting company to get the deleted data restored. Whew!
All in all, no real damage done. Merry Christmas, everyone!
This morning I was making an update to the Switchbacks.com forum software and tweaking some settings, and the next thing you know – BAM! No database. Attempts to recover failed, and so I was left to restore an old backup – which unfortunately was 4 months old.  So, in short, the forums are back up but all accounts, changes and posts made since August have gone by the wayside. I’ve finished returning the cosmetic changes I recently made, but lots of substance is gone. My apologies, everyone. Now I know to believe the “backup before updating” warning on the software!
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Winter weather has slowed down the influx of new data of late, but I figured it was past the time to get a new release out. Here is the latest for your enjoyment:
Version 1.52 (December 13, 2009)
- Updated several trails on Tubbs Hill and added a new one (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
- Updated trail names and removed some abandoned trails from Vashon Island Center Forest based on info provided by B+L (Vashon Island, WA)
- Added trails of Newberry Hill Park (near Silverdale, WA) using map available on the Kitsap Mountain Biking web site
- Data courtesy of The Jester:
- Trail network on DNR land near Maple Valley (WA)
- Hanging Gardens State Park (near Black Diamond, WA)
- Flaming Geyser State Park (near Black Diamond, WA)
- Confirmation and adjustments to roads and trails in the southern portion of Tiger Mountain State Forest (near Hobart, WA)
- Roads and trails on land adjoining Flaming Geyser State Park (near Black Diamond, WA)
- Data courtesy of jholly:
- Portion of the Buck Lake Trail (near Hansville, WA)
- Data courtesy of lucyandrickie:
- Trails in Fort Casey State Park south of Ebey’s Landing (Whidbey Island, WA)
- Au Sable Nature Preserve (near Coupeville, WA)
- Cougar Mountain Zoo (Issaquah, WA)
- Additional data for Willows Fjords (Redmond, WA)
- Additional trails and road at Buck Lake (near Hansville, WA)
- Completion of the Point No Point Trail (near Hansville, WA)
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
- Unnamed North Nechako trail (Prince George, BC)
- Data courtesy of _Shaddow_:
- Adjustments to trails in the northeastern corner of Tolt-MacDonald Park (Carnation, WA)
- Data courtesy of tinman4x:
- Harp Mountain Trail (Chugach State Park near Eagle River, AK)
- Data courtesy of EraSeek:
- Padilla Bay National Reserve Upland Trail and shoreline overlook (near Padilla Bay, WA)
- Samish River dike trail (near Edison, WA)
- Data courtesy of skifast:
- Alder Point Trail, Sidewinder Loop, Bridle Path, Beetlejuice, and Night Loop at Silver Star Mountain (near Vernon, BC)
- Peters Creek Valley, Four Mile Creek, and Bear Mountain Trails (Chugach State Park near Peters Creek, AK)
- Data courtesy of Goatboy:
- Church-side area of Black Diamond (near Lake Sawyer, WA)
- Data courtesy of Ladybug Kids:
- Peters Creek Valley, Four Mile Creek, and Bear Mountain Trails (Chugach State Park near Peters Creek, AK)
- Data courtesy of AndrewRJ:
- Adjustments and additions to trails in the Tokul network (near Fall City, WA)
- Data courtesy of Li1gray:
- Spencer Glacier Trail (AK)
- Trails adjoining the Eagle River Greenbelt Access Trail (near Eagle River, AK)
- Data courtesy of Jonny Mac:
- Cape Horn Park (near Washougal, WA)
- Data courtesy of Eric Olson:
- New section of the Burke-Gilman Trail from Chittenden Locks to Golden Gardens Park (Seattle, WA)
- Data courtesy of Inversion:
- Trails in the southern portion of Tualatin Hills Nature Park (Portland, OR)
- Data courtesy of MtnGoat50 and Love2Ski:
- James Slavin Conservation Area (near Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of Gsnorgathon:
- Howard Miller Steelhead Park and Skagit-Sauk Reach and Wetlands Wildlife Trails (Rockport, WA)
- Adjustments to the Shadow of the Sentinels Trail (near Baker Lake, WA)
- Baker River Trail (near Baker Lake, WA)
For those of you who have gotten sick looking at my Geocaching.com avatar plastered all over the site, you can now rejoice – I’ve finished the design and implementation of a true Switchbacks.com logo:
 Switchbacks.com Logo I’m also using this change as a kick-off point for a redesign of the site. There is still much to do, including a conversion of all pages to ASP.net, but it’s a start!  Let me know what you think of the new look (and any issues you might encounter)!
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A fair amount of new and updated data is present in this release, as despite the turn in weather in the Northwest the submissions continue to come in. I have also continued scouring through Garmin Connect for GPX files for areas that could use improvement.
For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I’ve updated the data submission page to allow for indications of the trail and user types in the data. Please note that an email address is now required to submit (I’ve had enough submissions from unknown sources for which I’ve had questions that I felt the need to add it).
Below is the full list of changes in this release. Enjoy!
Version 1.51 (November 10, 2009)
- Added and adjusted data in the Norelius Property and 41.5 Open Space (Bellevue, WA)
- Added data for paved loop trail and offshoots in the Illahee Neighborhood (Sammamish, WA)
- Adjusted data for Camino Espantoso Trail in Soaring Eagle Park (Sammamish, WA)
- Corrected data in Timberlake Park (Bellevue, WA)
- Updated trails in Paradise Valley Conservation Area (near Woodinville, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Updated trails in the Victoria Tract of Pilchuck Tree Farm (near Stanwood, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
- Updated a portion of the trails in Walker Valley (near Big Lake, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
- Updated a portion of the trails in the Tahuya State Forest (near Belfair, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
- Updated trails in Fort Ebey State Park and Kettles Park (Whidbey Island, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Added large network of trails and roads on Inland Empire Paper Company Land (between Mt. Spokane, WA and Rathdrum, ID) using aerial imagery and data from Spokanister.net pointed out by snowghost
- Added several trails and roads in the Reiter Foothills area (near Gold Bar, WA) using aerial imagery, Garmin Connect GPS data, and an area map posted at Reitertrailwatch.com
- Adjusted portions of the Ship Canal Trail (Seattle, WA)
- Updated data on Canfield Buttes (near Coeur d’Alene, ID) using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Updated trails on Tubbs Hill (Coeur d’Alene, ID) using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Updated data on Mount Coeur d’Alene (near Coeur d’Alene, ID), including the Caribou Ridge and Beauty Creek Trails, using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Updated portions of the Independence Creek and Coeur d’Alene River Trails (near Pritchard, ID) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
- Data courtesy of skifast:
- Trails up to Mile Hi cache on Mt. Magnificent (Chugach State Park near Eagle River, AK)
- New offshoot from the Black Bear Trail in Hillside Park (Anchorage, AK)
- Ptarmigan Valley Trail and minor connectors (near Chugiak, AK)
- Trails on Brodenburg Butte (near Butte, AK)
- Sunnywood Trail (near Butte, AK)
- Additional trails in Kepler Park (near Palmer, AK)
- Wilma Lake access trail (near Vernon, BC)
- Verification of and additional trails at Silver Star Mountain (near Vernon, BC)
- Loop trail on Mt. Rose-Mt. Swanson (near Armostrong, BC)
- Data courtesy of _Shaddow_:
- Side trails off of the Puget Power Trail (Redmond, WA)
- Trails in a couple of housing developments in Monroe, WA
- Additional data for Al Borlin Park (Monroe, WA)
- Additional trails in the Snoqualmie Ridge area (Snoqualmie, WA)
- Data courtesy of Andi Dzilums:
- Additional trails at Fairmont Hot Springs (BC), including the Cross Country Trail at Ski Hill
- Data courtesy of jchaager:
- Trails in Mahler Park (Enumclaw, WA)
- Additional trail on Mount Baldy (Enumclaw, WA)
- Data courtesy of Ladybug Kids:
- Ptarmigan Valley Trail and minor connectors (near Chugiak, AK)
- Data courtesy of PastorDIC:
- St. Cloud National Scenic Area (near Skamania, WA)
- Trails in Sherwood Greenspace (Vancouver, WA)
- Beaver Marsh Park trails (Vancouver, WA)
- Data courtesy of MtnGoat50:
- Adjustments to trails in the Iller Creek/Carroll Conservation Area (near Spokane, WA)
- Data courtesy of EraSeek:
- New section of the Rawlins Road Dike near Craft Island, WA
- Off-Leash area gate at Shoreline Community College (Shoreview Park, Shoreline, WA)
- Youngs Bay Dike Trail (Astoria, OR)
- Data courtesy of Raman Sarin:
- Adjustments to trails in the Paradise Valley Conservation Area (near Woodinville, WA)
- Adjustments to and additional trails around Whistler (BC)
- Adjustments to trails at Tokul West (near Fall City, WA)
- Adjustments to trails in Tolt-MacDonald Park (near Carnation, WA)
- Adjustments to and additional trails at Saint Edward State Park (Kenmore, WA)
- Adjustments to and additional trails at Big Finn Hill Park (Kirkland, WA)
- Verification of trails at Philip Arnold Park (Tapeworm et al., Renton, WA)
- Adjustments to and additional trails at Lake Sawyer (Maple Valley, WA)
- Additional trails at Morgan Heights (Maple Valley, WA)
- Data courtesy of Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma:
- Additional trails near White Horse Golf Course (near Kingston, WA)
- Data courtesy of lucyandrickie:
- Minor trail along the Elwha River (near Port Angeles, WA)
- Corrections to the start of the Little River Trail (near Port Angeles, WA)
- Corrections and adjustments to the Hurricane Ridge trails (near Port Angeles, WA)
- Clayton Beach Trail (near Bellingham, WA)
- Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve Trail (near Bellingham, WA)
- Adjustments to some trails in the northwest corner of the Redmond Watershed (Redmond, WA)
- Verification of and adjustments to some trails at White Horse Golf Course (near Kingston, WA)
- Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
- Trails on Cranbrook Hill (near Prince George, BC)
- Unnamed trail in Hart Highlands (near Prince George, BC)
- Unnamed trail and road on Pilot Mountain (near Prince George, BC)
- Unnamed trail in Garvin’s Canyon (near Prince George, BC)
- Data courtesy of toepunch:
- Trails in the Jonesville system (near Sutton, AK)
- Trails in the Kings River system (near Sutton, AK)
- Trail near Chickaloon, AK
- Additional trails in the Knik ATV trail system (near Butte, AK)
- Additional trails in the Knik River trail system (near Butte, AK)
- Data courtesy of Gsnorgathon:
- Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (near Olympia, WA)
- Corrections to the Gothic Basin Trail (near Barlow Pass, WA)
- Data courtesy of Erik Olson:
- Tryon Creek Bike Trail (Lake Oswego, OR)
- Wooden bridge in Duwamish Park (Tukwila, WA)
- Springwater on the Willamette Trail (Portland, OR)
- Portage Bay bike trail and footpath connecting to 19th Ave E (Seattle, WA)
- Eastbank Esplanade (Portland, OR)
- Pedestrian bridge across I-5 at NE 195th St (Shoreline, WA)
- Bike path across the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River (Portland, OR – Vancouver, WA)
- Paved pedestrian path connecting to the Interurban Trail in South Lynwood Neighborhood Park (Lynnwood, WA)
- Data courtesy of The Jester:
- Verification of and an additional trail in VerCello Wetlands (Renton, WA)
- Trail next to Maplewood Golf Course (Renton, WA)
- Powerhouse Interpretive Trail (Niagara, OR)
- Silver Falls State Park (near Mehama, OR)
- Adjustments to the Paulina Falls Trail (near Bend, OR)
- Verification of and adjustment of trails in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sheep Rock Unit, OR
- Mascall Overlook Road and Trail (John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sheep Rock Unit, OR)
- Sage Hill Nature Trail (near Burns, OR)
- Additional data in and near Kanasket-Palmer State Park (near Ravensdale, WA)
- Powerline road and offshoots near Lake Martha, WA
- Additional roads and trails in Ravensdale Ridge (Ravensdale, WA)
- Trails in 32nd St Park (Bellevue, WA)
- Data courtesy of savant9:
- Forest road near the Cascade Peninsula Forestry camp (near Harrison Hot Springs, BC)
- Data courtesy of John Viveiros:
- Correction of a portion of Trail 130 plus a shortcut trail in Mt. Spokane State Park (near Spokane, WA)
A fair amount of new and updated data is present in this release, as despite the turn in weather in the Northwest the submissions continue to come in. I have also continued scouring through Garmin Connect for GPX files for areas that could use improvement.
For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I’ve updated the data submission page to allow for indications of the trail and user types in the data. Please note that an email address is now required to submit (I’ve had enough submissions from unknown sources for which I’ve had questions that I felt the need to add it).
Below is the full list of changes in this release. Enjoy!
[color=green][b]Version 1.51 (November 10, 2009)[/b]
* Added and adjusted data in the Norelius Property and 41.5 Open Space (Bellevue, WA)
* Added data for paved loop trail and offshoots in the Illahee Neighborhood (Sammamish, WA)
* Adjusted data for Camino Espantoso Trail in Soaring Eagle Park (Sammamish, WA)
* Corrected data in Timberlake Park (Bellevue, WA)
* Updated trails in Paradise Valley Conservation Area (near Woodinville, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Updated trails in the Victoria Tract of Pilchuck Tree Farm (near Stanwood, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
* Updated a portion of the trails in Walker Valley (near Big Lake, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
* Updated a portion of the trails in the Tahuya State Forest (near Belfair, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect and aerial imagery
* Updated trails in Fort Ebey State Park and Kettles Park (Whidbey Island, WA) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Added large network of trails and roads on Inland Empire Paper Company Land (between Mt. Spokane, WA and Rathdrum, ID) using aerial imagery and data from Spokanister.net pointed out by snowghost
* Added several trails and roads in the Reiter Foothills area (near Gold Bar, WA) using aerial imagery, Garmin Connect GPS data, and an area map posted at Reitertrailwatch.com
* Adjusted portions of the Ship Canal Trail (Seattle, WA)
* Updated data on Canfield Buttes (near Coeur d’Alene, ID) using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Updated trails on Tubbs Hill (Coeur d’Alene, ID) using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Updated data on Mount Coeur d’Alene (near Coeur d’Alene, ID), including the Caribou Ridge and Beauty Creek Trails, using aerial imagery and GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Updated portions of the Independence Creek and Coeur d’Alene River Trails (near Pritchard, ID) using GPS data available on Garmin Connect
* Data courtesy of skifast:
o Trails up to Mile Hi cache on Mt. Magnificent (Chugach State Park near Eagle River, AK)
o New offshoot from the Black Bear Trail in Hillside Park (Anchorage, AK)
o Ptarmigan Valley Trail and minor connectors (near Chugiak, AK)
o Trails on Brodenburg Butte (near Butte, AK)
o Sunnywood Trail (near Butte, AK)
o Additional trails in Kepler Park (near Palmer, AK)
o Wilma Lake access trail (near Vernon, BC)
o Verification of and additional trails at Silver Star Mountain (near Vernon, BC)
o Loop trail on Mt. Rose-Mt. Swanson (near Armostrong, BC)
* Data courtesy of _Shaddow_:
o Side trails off of the Puget Power Trail (Redmond, WA)
o Trails in a couple of housing developments in Monroe, WA
o Additional data for Al Borlin Park (Monroe, WA)
o Additional trails in the Snoqualmie Ridge area (Snoqualmie, WA)
* Data courtesy of Andi Dzilums:
o Additional trails at Fairmont Hot Springs (BC), including the Cross Country Trail at Ski Hill
* Data courtesy of jchaager:
o Trails in Mahler Park (Enumclaw, WA)
o Additional trail on Mount Baldy (Enumclaw, WA)
* Data courtesy of Ladybug Kids:
o Ptarmigan Valley Trail and minor connectors (near Chugiak, AK)
* Data courtesy of PastorDIC:
o St. Cloud National Scenic Area (near Skamania, WA)
o Trails in Sherwood Greenspace (Vancouver, WA)
o Beaver Marsh Park trails (Vancouver, WA)
* Data courtesy of MtnGoat50:
o Adjustments to trails in the Iller Creek/Carroll Conservation Area (near Spokane, WA)
* Data courtesy of EraSeek:
o New section of the Rawlins Road Dike near Craft Island, WA
o Off-Leash area gate at Shoreline Community College (Shoreview Park, Shoreline, WA)
o Youngs Bay Dike Trail (Astoria, OR)
* Data courtesy of Raman Sarin:
o Adjustments to trails in the Paradise Valley Conservation Area (near Woodinville, WA)
o Adjustments to and additional trails around Whistler (BC)
o Adjustments to trails at Tokul West (near Fall City, WA)
o Adjustments to trails in Tolt-MacDonald Park (near Carnation, WA)
o Adjustments to and additional trails at Saint Edward State Park (Kenmore, WA)
o Adjustments to and additional trails at Big Finn Hill Park (Kirkland, WA)
o Verification of trails at Philip Arnold Park (Tapeworm et al., Renton, WA)
o Adjustments to and additional trails at Lake Sawyer (Maple Valley, WA)
o Additional trails at Morgan Heights (Maple Valley, WA)
* Data courtesy of Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma:
o Additional trails near White Horse Golf Course (near Kingston, WA)
* Data courtesy of lucyandrickie:
o Minor trail along the Elwha River (near Port Angeles, WA)
o Corrections to the start of the Little River Trail (near Port Angeles, WA)
o Corrections and adjustments to the Hurricane Ridge trails (near Port Angeles, WA)
o Clayton Beach Trail (near Bellingham, WA)
o Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve Trail (near Bellingham, WA)
o Adjustments to some trails in the northwest corner of the Redmond Watershed (Redmond, WA)
o Verification of and adjustments to some trails at White Horse Golf Course (near Kingston, WA)
* Data courtesy of MaliBooBoo:
o Trails on Cranbrook Hill (near Prince George, BC)
o Unnamed trail in Hart Highlands (near Prince George, BC)
o Unnamed trail and road on Pilot Mountain (near Prince George, BC)
o Unnamed trail in Garvin’s Canyon (near Prince George, BC)
* Data courtesy of toepunch:
o Trails in the Jonesville system (near Sutton, AK)
o Trails in the Kings River system (near Sutton, AK)
o Trail near Chickaloon, AK
o Additional trails in the Knik ATV trail system (near Butte, AK)
o Additional trails in the Knik River trail system (near Butte, AK)
* Data courtesy of Gsnorgathon:
o Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (near Olympia, WA)
o Corrections to the Gothic Basin Trail (near Barlow Pass, WA)
* Data courtesy of Erik Olson:
o Tryon Creek Bike Trail (Lake Oswego, OR)
o Wooden bridge in Duwamish Park (Tukwila, WA)
o Springwater on the Willamette Trail (Portland, OR)
o Portage Bay bike trail and footpath connecting to 19th Ave E (Seattle, WA)
o Eastbank Esplanade (Portland, OR)
o Pedestrian bridge across I-5 at NE 195th St (Shoreline, WA)
o Bike path across the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River (Portland, OR – Vancouver, WA)
o Paved pedestrian path connecting to the Interurban Trail in South Lynwood Neighborhood Park (Lynnwood, WA)
* Data courtesy of The Jester:
o Verification of and an additional trail in VerCello Wetlands (Renton, WA)
o Trail next to Maplewood Golf Course (Renton, WA)
o Powerhouse Interpretive Trail (Niagara, OR)
o Silver Falls State Park (near Mehama, OR)
o Adjustments to the Paulina Falls Trail (near Bend, OR)
o Verification of and adjustment of trails in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sheep Rock Unit, OR
o Mascall Overlook Road and Trail (John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Sheep Rock Unit, OR)
o Sage Hill Nature Trail (near Burns, OR)
o Additional data in and near Kanasket-Palmer State Park (near Ravensdale, WA)
o Powerline road and offshoots near Lake Martha, WA
o Additional roads and trails in Ravensdale Ridge (Ravensdale, WA)
o Trails in 32nd St Park (Bellevue, WA)
* Data courtesy of savant9:
o Forest road near the Cascade Peninsula Forestry camp (near Harrison Hot Springs, BC)
* Data courtesy of John Viveiros:
o Correction of a portion of Trail 130 plus a shortcut trail in Mt. Spokane State Park (near Spokane, WA)[/color]
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