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Creating a Route From a Trail
A trail is a line drawn on the map by your GPS unit as you travel. It's a
record of the path you've taken, showing where you've been. This fea-
ture is also called a plot trail. In the field, the trail will extend from
your present position back to where you began recording the trail. Your
GPS unit records thousands of position points to show every twist and
turn you've taken on your journey.
To get a trail into MapCreate, you must record a trail in your unit, then
save the trail in a GPS Data File. Copy the data file from the MMC to
the MapCreate data folder. When you open the GPS Data File, Map-
Create will display the trail as a green line on the Master Map.
MapCreate can use a GPS plot trail to create a route for use on a repeat
trip. Your GPS unit can navigate the new route, making it easy to re-
trace the path you took. You can even share the information with
friends. Using the Create Route From Trail command is a snap. Here's
how you do it:
1. Open a GPS Data file containing a trail. (To open a GPS Data File,
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NOTE:
GPS Data Files with relatively long trails take a few moments to
open. Please be patient when you open a data file containing a long
trail. Once the trail information has been processed, the remainder
of the data file will open very quickly.
GPS Data File open progress box.