CannonTracks - Great Divide Ride

Completed the Great Divide Ride from Banff, AB to the border with Mexico.


Prepared a comprehensive .gpx to share.

One version of the .gpx contains a lot of tracks for planning. These include bicycle only, all alternates, and even Big Dog's tracks so you can compare them to the current route in the US.

The other version is a 20 track file that is ready to load and ride.

The ride report that is full of pictures of the route and road surfaces can be found here:
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Files can be downloaded here: https://advrider.com/index.php?threads/cannontracks-great-divide-ride.619934/page-3#post-20864305


The 660+ waypoints are categorized so you can sort them (fuel, camping, dealers, POIs, hazards, etc).<!-- m -->

Origin information for this ride.

Buy maps here:

http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/greatdivide.cfm

The 20 tracks are not filtered actual active logs. They are tracks I drew based on the current GDR maps and then verified against my active logs to ensure they were correct. The tracks are drawn in such a way that track points are conserved but there is no confusion in following the route.

No. There was no need to.

Again, I drew the tracks based on the current GDR maps (or on paths that I worked out for things not on the GDR maps) and later verified what I drew against my active logs.

You are very welcome. As you know, I routinely share a lot of GPS information with my fellow riders.

It would not surprise me that many of us would end up on the same paths since there are only so many ways to go. Where I worked up stuff apart from the GDR (like in Canada, for my side trips, or for my return to Wyoming from the south end) I drew my tracks based on a map recon (that I later verified on the ground).

Keep in mind that my tracks vary from my friend Mark Sampson's tracks and the active logs of those that rode his .gpx in several places. This may be due to updates to the GDR route or my use of some of the alternates that he did not use. That is the reason I added his track segments to the segments I have in the planning file - so people could compare his to the current route and alternates.

Thanks, I'll check that out.

There is now gas available in Hachita, NM, at the Hachita Store.
Their business hours at 8-6 M-S and 10-6 on Sunday.
Their number is (575) 436-1100.
I did not have this waypointed on the file I distributed as this is a new development.

You are quite welcome.

I use a Garmin 60 series (Cx or Csx) on trips like this. They hold the detailed maps, tracks, and waypoints for the entire trip and are rugged enough for this kind of travel. I used Topo for the background maps.

I need to put out a cautionary note about the track. Near Island Park, ID/Sawtell Peak there is a short section of forest road that may be gated when you approach from either end.

If the gates are closed, they clearly state "ROAD CLOSED" and no one should go around the gate. I tried to verify the permanent status of these roads using the MVUM. NF 455 "disappears" from the MVUM for the segment between the gates.


I noted the segment in the ride report and offered an alternative.


It appears that the gated segment may involve private property.

Topo works fine for this trip. I used it in both Canada and the US and was quite satisfied.

Jerry, with all the comments you've posted in this thread, I don't know how you could have missed the remark in the very first post that I produced a ready to load and ride file of the current route for this trip. In fact, you thanked me for the waypoints I provided you.

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