NEW ZEALAND TRAMPING, WALKING, HIKING TRACKS GPS MAP

VERSION May 2009

THERE IS A MORE UP TODATE AND "CLEANER" VERSION HERE

• Added new tracks and named lots more previously un-named tracks
• Added new zig zag route up Tongariro Day Crossing thanks to tracklog from zenbu
• Added some known cycling and mountain biking tracks especially arouond Whakarewarewa Forest (Rotorua)
  
• Added regional boundaries
• Added names of towns to make it easier to locate tracks (when you have the NZ open GPS street maps turned off)
• Enjoy

Next large development will see release of Department of Conservation's tracks (Tramping/Walking/Mountain Biking) maps
AVAILABLE NOW (SEPT 2009)

Free download, scroll down to bottom of page....

VERSION DEC 2008

MAJOR UPDATE

• FIXED AUTO ROUTING ISSUE - MAPS NOW AUTO ROUTES CORRECTLY

VERSION NOV 2008

FEATURES

• Street Searchable - search for track names - eg Tongariro Northern Circuit

• Auto Routing 

• Track Names some with distances and time to complete

• POIs of key tramping features:-
  • correct hut positions
  • key track junctions
  • track start and end points
    
  • track hazards/obstructions
  • Key viewpoints
  • Waterfalls etc

• Check out details available around Tongariro National Park, including Tongariro Northern Circuit, Tongariro Crossing Day walk etc around this area - S39.19973 E175.54170 (zoom into around 700m or so)
  

LIMITATIONS

• Does not work with Free Open GPS Project Auto Routing maps of NZ

• You'll need to turn either mapset off when using these.
  • For example, while driving to the track, turn the NZ tramping tracks map OFF on your GPS, 
  • when you arrive and start walking, turn OFF the NZOGPS road maps and turn ON the NZ Tramping maps.  
  • If you have both maps on, auto routing may not work at all.  

• Turn off NZOGPS Maps and auto routing will work on the NZ Tramping maps.

• Alternatively, save these maps on separate SD / micro SD cards and insert them when you need them.

• When using the maps on your GPS UNIT - Please remember to change to the auto routing setting to "Calculate Route for PEDESTRIAN".   This will then calculate time and ETA using 5km/h "speed limit" rather than the faster speed limits for vehicles.  This is remarkably accurate for most of the routes I used if you don't stop and dally around on the track!
  

On a Garmin GPSMAP 60 CSX, to use this setting, go to:-

SETUP - ROUTING - FOLLOW ROAD OPTIONS - Calculate Routes for PEDESTRIAN.

• Lots of tracks needs to be removed as they are not actually proper tramping/walking tracks and may not even have legal access rights - be warned!  

• Use this at own risk!
• Common sense should prevail - if you come across a track that is not sign posted - chances are it's a private track so act accordingly!
  

ASSISTANCE 

NEED YOUR HELP TO IMPROVE THESE

• A lot of tracks not yet named

• A lot of paper roads, non legal roads, private driveways, farm tracks are still on these maps (need to be identified and deleted)

• POIs of actual HUT position - go to actual hut and click/record waypoint

• POIs of key junctions and start and end of tracks
  Any other useful POIs

• USE AT OWN RISK
• THE AUTHOR ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF USING THESE MAPS (Use them at your own risk or purchase commercial ones)
• MAPS MUST NOT BE SOLD.
• DISTRIBUTION MUST BE FREE - NO CHARGES MUST BE LEVIED WHEN LOADING MAPS ONTO SD CARDS OR LOADING MAPS INTO GPS UNITS (EXCEPT FOR COST OF MEDIA IF APPROPRIATE)
  

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