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I found the ride in the books as the Olson Tower but I did not make it that far. Off the Beaten Track (useful for the map and mileage log, p. 31) describes the ride starting from Thomas. Biker's Guide (useful for finding Coketon, Douglas, etc, but not very good for the ride itself, p. 43) starts at Coketon. Just to be consistent I started from Douglas.
This purports to be a road and I guess it is but I found it to be more like two adjacent single-track trails, which I like. I found myself trying to choose the track that I wanted to be on, funny, the other one was always better. Good place for me to practice.
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DeLorme West Virginia: 38 c2
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This ride is essentially flat with some slight ups and downs.
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Garmin Nuvi 350
A full-featured GPS system primarily for use in vehicles Includes pre-loaded maps and locations such as food, lodging, addresses.
I use this one to find the putins, takeouts and trailheads.
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Garmin GPSMap 60CSx
A GPS system that's really useful for trails and streams. It can be used for highway navigation but I don't really reccomend it. It will lay down tracks, including elevation, for every place you go. You can easily mark waypoints (where you are right now).
This is the unit that produced all the tracks and waypoints that you see in this section of the website.
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Garmin Etrex Legend
I used to own one of these and replaced it with the 60CSx for a lot of reasons but primarily for the color screen that my aging eyes could read.
A great GPS unit primarily for hiking and biking. Will record tracks, ie, where you have been. Will help you get back if you get lost. Not suggested for road navigation but can be used for that.
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