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Hi, I am not sure how to properly use this site. Me and a buddy are using the site and trying to document our hikes.


Pin balloons for the infobox Google map are too big to see names.  Any way to make smaller/more compact?--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 21:09, 9 March 2011 (EST)
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:The infobox should just be the trail head. If you want a detailed map, add another embedded Google map under the "map" section of the main article. Then it can be as big as needed. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 06:44, 18 March 2011 (EDT)
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::Two imbedded maps are then not needed. The infobox map would be redundant, thus messy for the page layout. Recommend if the kml routes are added, then only one map should remain.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 05:56, 19 March 2011 (EDT)
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:::The infobox is sitewide. I don't agree on the messy statement, it's a standard summary and the map was envisioned to have a zoomed out regional view with a pin at the trail head, plus you can click on the link below it to be dumped into Google Maps with the trail head marked for easy destination routing. Zoomed in details is for an embedded map if wanted, but for consistency the infobox map stays. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 10:28, 21 March 2011 (EDT)
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How to upload kml files to show routes on Google Maps?  Your "Sinking Creek" shows a folder I don't know how to reach?  Have GPX file for Warriors' Backbone and Fall Creek Loop trails I was going to covert in Google Earth to kml.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 16:26, 13 March 2011 (EDT)
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:Send KML's to me for the time being and I'll get them there. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 06:44, 18 March 2011 (EDT)
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::Sent five from home computer, so we'll see how those display.  And adding placeholder code on the routes that I have captured.  Can resubmit without waypoint flags, if necessary.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 05:51, 21 March 2011 (EDT)
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I see that you copied the AT trail g-map from the main website.  Need to understand how you plan to merge it with the main list or keep separate?  Some of the destinations on the current list are really along the AT.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 06:35, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
{{#ask: [[Category:Trip Reports]][[Trail::Sinking Waters]][[Trip Date::>{{#time: F j, Y|-90 days}}]]|format=count}} recent logs
:Not sure what I have planned, I do want to get the AT stuff over here as well for the same reasons as the other trails (easy editing, consistent,...). I'm thinking eventually The AT link on the main page would dump people over to here. I will eventually convert the AT trail map to use the embedded pins instead of a KML for easy modification. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 06:44, 18 March 2011 (EDT)


Standard for coordinates in infobox.  Been using decimal formal DD.DDDDD,-DD.DDDDD, but more use to working in DD MM.MMM,-DD MM.MMM style.  Yes, it would involve another conversion, but likely able to read right off the GPSr.  So what is the standard?  Add it to the creating trail info.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 07:52, 16 March 2011 (EDT)
{{#queryformlink:form=Trip Report Search|link text=Trip Report Search|query string=Trip_Report_Table[trail]=Sinking Waters&Trip_Report_Table[SortOrder]=desc&_run}}
:You have to be careful about not messing up the info boxes. See [[WPSP Devil's Backbone]]. The link to bring them over to Google maps so they can do a destination routing is now broken. My personal preference is the decimal format, but mostly because I know that's what Google maps understand. Not sure if it can tolerate DMS. Then if we display DMS but the pins in GMaps needs decimal, then we would be setting ourselves up for confusion. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 06:44, 18 March 2011 (EDT)
::Fixed [[WPSP Devil's Backbone]] by removing spaces in the coords, so now it works with the "Larger Map".  DM.M does not work in the quotes for the gmap.  Guess we are at the customer preference issue.  What do folks want to see on the trail pages?  I lean more towards DM.M as default for my Garmin GPSr and geocaching.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 05:56, 19 March 2011 (EDT)


How to delete a no longer used page?  "Sinking Waters" is now "WPSP Sinking Waters" and "Devil's Backbone" is "WPSP Devil's Backbone" to maintain the consistency of having park prefix on their trails.  Needed as "Overlook" and "Lakeside" are common to several parks.  Have fixed all broken links, so the redirect pages are no longer required.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 07:33, 17 March 2011 (EDT)
{{#ask: [[Category:Trails]][[Trailhead location::36.51659, -82.47366 (1 mi)]]|format=count}} trails of {{#number_format:{{#ask: [[Category:Trails]][[Trailhead location::36.51659, -82.47366 (1 mi)]]||?Trail Distance#mi|format=sum}}|1}} miles nearby
:I'll take care of that, need sysop prvileges. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 06:44, 18 March 2011 (EDT)


In the trail template under misc. information you have "Does this trail require any permits for overnight? parking?" which appears to be redundant with the "Fees, Permits, etc." section two above (which needs a space between the leading "==" and "Fees" in the template).--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 05:56, 19 March 2011 (EDT)
Test pull of exif location. Sinking Waters Sunk photo taken at coordinates {{#geocode:{{#mediaexif:Image:Sinking_waters_sunk.jpg|GPSLatitude}}, {{#mediaexif:Image:Sinking_waters_sunk.jpg|GPSLongitude}}}}
:Good points, [[Template:Trail|template]] cleaned up. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 10:28, 21 March 2011 (EDT)


Can now delete File:Roaring Branch Trail - geocaches.JPG as this temporary geocaching page is from a copyrighted map - and we now have KML file for the actual trail.--[[User:Vhasler|Vhasler]] 05:51, 21 March 2011 (EDT)
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:Deleted, please provide a link next time. --[[User:Tim|Tim]] 10:28, 21 March 2011 (EDT)
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Testing stripping parenthetical disambiguation (e.g. Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)) from the display text, but not the link. Alright solution, had to use odd double close nowiki to get the space recognized so the #explode would use the " (" as the split and omit the trailing space.
 
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 17 May 2024

Hi, I am not sure how to properly use this site. Me and a buddy are using the site and trying to document our hikes.


List names in use by Tim:

  • Parks to Camp At (1 locations)
  • Routinely Hiked Trails (3 locations)

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5 trails of 5.0 miles nearby

Test pull of exif location. Sinking Waters Sunk photo taken at coordinates Geocoding failed

Category:Trails Testing stripping parenthetical disambiguation (e.g. Ridge Top (Roan Mountain State Park)) from the display text, but not the link. Alright solution, had to use odd double close nowiki to get the space recognized so the #explode would use the " (" as the split and omit the trailing space.

Blue 2, Chestnut Ridge, Cloudland, Forest Road, Fred Behrend, Peg Leg Mine, Raven Rock, Ridge Top, Riverside, Tom Gray, Turkey Trot



Date Trail(s) Hike Distance # of Hikers Tags Reported By
01-Jan-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		3.09 mi 2 Daybreak Dog Hike, First Day Hike Tim
Comment: Special Daybreak Dog Hike, Zoinks! birthday! Big 11 for a great dane. Elliott came along for this New Year's Day Hike
04-Jan-2020 Darwin's Revenge, Darwin's Connector
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.19 mi 2 Birthday, Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Birthday hike with my buddy. Triple logged with iOS Gaia, eTrex 10, and Forerunner 305
11-Jan-2020 Devil's Backbone
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.735 mi 6 Daybreak Dog Hike, Family Tim
Comment: Family hike!
01-Feb-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		3.09 mi 2 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment:
08-Feb-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.2 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Water was just under the boardwalk.
29-Feb-2020 Darwin's Revenge
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.2 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike, Snow Covered Tim
Comment: Out with the pups on a snowy morning.
01-Mar-2020 Bays Mountain Road
Bays Mountain Park 		4.2 mi 1 ManleyHikes
Comment:
08-Mar-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.7 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Beautiful sunrise on a “late” day.
21-Mar-2020 Chestnut Trail
Bays Mountain Park 		2.98 mi 1 ManleyHikes
Comment:
21-Mar-2020 River Mountain Road
Bays Mountain Park 		6.64 mi 2 ManleyHikes
Comment:
21-Mar-2020 Fire Tower Trail
Bays Mountain Park 		4.2 mi 2 ManleyHikes
Comment:
25-Apr-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		2.5 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike, Free At Last Tim
Comment: Return to the daybreak dog hikes
24-May-2020 Lakeshore, Lake Hollow, Connector, Riverbank
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.6 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Trails were clear
13-Jun-2020 Black Mountain Crest Trail
Mount Mitchell State Park 		3.13 mi 4 DHNorris
Comment: Mount Mitchell to Mount Craig and back.
20-Jun-2020 Fall Creek Loop
Warriors' Path State Park 		1 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Return to daybreak hike with the dogs
11-Jul-2020 Holston Bluffs
Warriors' Path State Park 		1 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Easy daybreak hike for the old dogs
18-Jul-2020 Holston Bluffs
Warriors' Path State Park 		1 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Easy daybreak hikes for the old dogs!
19-Jul-2020 Fire Tower Trail
Bays Mountain Park 		4.2 mi 1 Andysteffan
Comment: Hiked Lakeside Trail clockwise to Hemlock Trail cutting across Lake Road to Fire Tower Trail. Return was down River Mountain Rd. to Feagins Gap, then left on Lake Road all the way back to Nature Cent...more
25-Jul-2020 Overlook
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.46 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: easy daybreak hike for the old dogs
25-Jul-2020 Fall Creek Loop, Devil's Backbone
Warriors' Path State Park 		3.92 mi 8 Jshumaker
Comment: This was a wonderful hike with the hiking club on a very warm day.
26-Jul-2020 Daniel Boone Trail 6.6 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: The hike started at daybreak to beat summertime heat and afternoon thundershowers (both successfully). Although the region has had some heavy rain, the dirt path was not muddy nor any runoff streams...more
28-Jul-2020 Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd 6 mi 9 Jshumaker
Comment: Hiked from 321 to Watauga Lake Dam with the hiking club. This was a wonderful hike with the group. The weather was great and the views from the dam were wonderful.
01-Aug-2020 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.25 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Just the wetlands loop this morning
01-Aug-2020 Channels Trail
The Channels Natural Area Preserve 		6.4 mi 1 Vhasler
Comment: Purpose of today’s hike was exploring a new trail in the region while collecting data to create a TEHCC Trail Wiki page to inform others considering this route. Virginia Department of Forestry had co...more
08-Aug-2020 Phipps Bend Trail 6 mi 9 Troop 48 Vhasler
Comment: While planned as a TEHCC hike, invitation was also extended to BSA Troop 48 as an alternative outing since parking at Hayter Gap/VA80 for the scheduled hike to The Channels is restricted due to the pa...more
15-Aug-2020 Holston Bluffs
Warriors' Path State Park 		1 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Taking the old ladies down to the beach and back
15-Aug-2020 Sill Branch
Clarks Creek 		1.2 mi 1 Vhasler
Comment: Exploring the Clarks Creek area to expand the Trail Wiki. This route appears to be the main reason folks are visiting the former recreation area (now classified as general forest). A cloudy day wit...more
15-Aug-2020 Longarm Branch
Clarks Creek 		0.9 mi 1 Vhasler
Comment: Exploring the Clarks Creek area to expand the Trail Wiki while being out of house (since working from home). AllTrails lists a misnamed Pine Ridge Falls Trail that is a spur off Longarm Trail left ri...more
22-Aug-2020 River Mountain Road
Bays Mountain Park 		7.5 mi 2 Jshumaker
Comment: Was a great day for a hike. We were mostly on the road so we had plenty of space to avoid some of the weeds that were starting to grow up around the edges of the path.
22-Aug-2020 Cabin Creek Trail
Grayson Highlands State Park 		3.38 mi 13 Troop 48 Tim
Comment: Hike while on a camp out with Troop 48. Went up to scramble on the rocks, collected plentiful blueberries, saw plenty of ponies, then finished with a loop on Cabin Creek Trail.
23-Aug-2020 Fall Creek Loop
Warriors' Path State Park 		1 mi 2 Jshumaker
Comment: Took the cats out for a Sunday hike around the loop.
05-Sep-2020 Ridge Crest Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		1.6 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Early morning hike to begin checking out the trails in Panther Creek State Park. Picked this one first as reported to have the most elevation change thus tackle while fresh – and a good geocache alon...more
05-Sep-2020 Point Lookout Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		3 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Second hike of the morning exploring trails in Panther Creek State Park. This path was the longest for the day, nearest to the first route, and had a good geocache along the way. Walked back down to...more
05-Sep-2020 Norris Blackburn Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		0.9 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Fourth trail explored this morning, which ended up being one of my favorites due to the path being in the best condition. Disappointed no information at wildlife viewing platform.
05-Sep-2020 Seven Sinkholes Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		0.6 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Last trail on first day exploring the hiking paths in Panther Creek SP. By midday this route was very busy as the nearby campers and locals were hitting the trails on a pleasant day.
06-Sep-2020 Old Wagon Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		2 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Third trek of the morning to pursue traditional geocaches while learning the park hiking trails.
06-Sep-2020 Maple Arch Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		5 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Sunday morning’s goal was to tackle the long hiker/horse trail along the Cherokee Lake shore, with a stop planned to listen to morning worship and study which is not included in the hike duration. (On...more
07-Sep-2020 Road to Recycling Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		1.6 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Last hiking trail taken during three sunny days spent in Panther Creek State Park. Disappointed in that no self-guided information was available at the trailhead kiosk but could represent a future op...more
07-Sep-2020 Ore Mine Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		1.7 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Last day of Labor Day weekend to explore hiking trails in Panther Creek State Park. Started at sunrise to surprise multiple herds of white-tail deer along the loop trail. Path along the top ridge wa...more
07-Sep-2020 Lost Road Trail
Panther Creek State Park 		1.26 mi 1 GPS Logged Vhasler
Comment: Attempting to cover all purely hiking trails (white blaze/silver marker) in the park. Was unsuccessful in navigating this loop trail as ended up too quickly back at the Lost Road Trail sign off Maple...more
19-Sep-2020 Azalea, Bays Mountain Road, Lake Road (Bays Mountain Park)
Bays Mountain Park 		3.8 mi 11 Jshumaker
Comment: We had a wonderful morning hiking in Bays Mountain Park with a good group of people from the club.
20-Sep-2020 Old Shawnee Trail, Raider's Run Trail
Hungry Mother State Park 		1.9 mi 1 GPS Logged, Wiki Detailing Tim
Comment: Second half of the day of Hungry Mother Hiking.
22-Sep-2020 CCC Trail, Molly's Knob Trail, Vista Trail, Lake Trail Loop
Hungry Mother State Park 		8.4 mi 1 GPS Logged, Wiki Detailing Tim
Comment: Morning portion of hike around Hungry Mother. Started with Molly's Knob to the Vista, then continued around taking CCC trail to the Lake Trail Loop and around the lake back to the Jeep. Bagged many ge...more
03-Oct-2020 Spivey Gap to Big Bald 15 mi 8 AT Jshumaker
Comment: Hike report submitted to the newsletter in October 2020
17-Oct-2020 Holston Bluffs
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.1 mi 2 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Had a hike buddy. Old ladies needed the weekend to recoup.
24-Oct-2020 Holston Bluffs
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.1 mi 1 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Taking the old ladies out!
27-Dec-2020 Overlook
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.46 mi 2 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Great morning walk with dogs and wife
02-Jan-2021 Fall Creek Loop
Warriors' Path State Park 		0.92 mi 2 Cats Jshumaker
Comment: Was a nice cool short hike
04-Jan-2021 Overlook
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.46 mi 6 Daybreak Dog Hike Tim
Comment: Great birthday and family hike!
09-Jan-2021 Sinking Waters
Warriors' Path State Park 		1.14 mi Cats Jshumaker
Comment: Was a cool day for a hike and it rained on us so we didn't take the two loops on the way back, just the straight in and out to the sinking waters... further results

and now for something completely different

Count Miles
Old format trails 52 38.89
Trail Stubs 292 531.823
Trails 146 461.053
Total 490 1,031.766
Parks 40
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