Riotcake
November 14th, 2018, 12:56 PM
Hello everyone,
I apologize in advance is promoting is not allowed or I'm posting in the wrong spot, please move this post or delete if necessary.
As some of you may know, I work for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. I will be helping out the trails department through the end of the year.
CPW just dropped their big trails app for the state, Colorado Trails Explorer, or, COTREX. It is intended to be a comprehensive guide to all of Colorado's trails; this means hiking, biking, OHV and full size trails.
I have done some exploring on the desktop version of the app and I have to say, it is pretty neat! I can definitely see it being a useful resource in the field as it can use your phone's GPS to keep you on the right trails without having to use cell service or busting out the paper trail maps. You can even plan routes that include multiple uses; for example, a 4wheel trail which gets you to a place to camp which connects to hiking trails.
I know the developers of the map system are looking for a lot of feedback (I think it's technically in like a soft launch period). So if anyone wants to check it out and post their thoughts here I can pass them along. Or you can right click anywhere on the map or on a map feature to add feedback. There is a desktop version of the app, as well as mobile apps for Iphone and Android, all free to use.:)
Another thing I would love some input on:
COTREX has some 'Featured Routes' which are advertised on the home screen for people to check out. These trails change periodically. Knowing my interest in 4wheeling, my supervisor asked me to put together a few featured routes for 4wheeling. Ideally these would be 'easy' trails, something that stock vehicles could do (read as "stock 4WD vehicle", i'm not trying to cater to someone in a sedan). We don't want to be responsible for someone getting their Subaru stuck up on Radical Hill or something. If anyone has some ideas for easy trails that lead to a destination (like a lake) I would love to hear them! Also, If you have any pictures from these trails (I can look at the old trail run reports for pics as well if you just have the trail name) that would be very useful, although, if anyone's vehicle is in the picture, I think I will need their consent to use it.
Link to desktop app:
https://trails.colorado.gov/
Thanks!
Happy Wheeling!:D
I apologize in advance is promoting is not allowed or I'm posting in the wrong spot, please move this post or delete if necessary.
As some of you may know, I work for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. I will be helping out the trails department through the end of the year.
CPW just dropped their big trails app for the state, Colorado Trails Explorer, or, COTREX. It is intended to be a comprehensive guide to all of Colorado's trails; this means hiking, biking, OHV and full size trails.
I have done some exploring on the desktop version of the app and I have to say, it is pretty neat! I can definitely see it being a useful resource in the field as it can use your phone's GPS to keep you on the right trails without having to use cell service or busting out the paper trail maps. You can even plan routes that include multiple uses; for example, a 4wheel trail which gets you to a place to camp which connects to hiking trails.
I know the developers of the map system are looking for a lot of feedback (I think it's technically in like a soft launch period). So if anyone wants to check it out and post their thoughts here I can pass them along. Or you can right click anywhere on the map or on a map feature to add feedback. There is a desktop version of the app, as well as mobile apps for Iphone and Android, all free to use.:)
Another thing I would love some input on:
COTREX has some 'Featured Routes' which are advertised on the home screen for people to check out. These trails change periodically. Knowing my interest in 4wheeling, my supervisor asked me to put together a few featured routes for 4wheeling. Ideally these would be 'easy' trails, something that stock vehicles could do (read as "stock 4WD vehicle", i'm not trying to cater to someone in a sedan). We don't want to be responsible for someone getting their Subaru stuck up on Radical Hill or something. If anyone has some ideas for easy trails that lead to a destination (like a lake) I would love to hear them! Also, If you have any pictures from these trails (I can look at the old trail run reports for pics as well if you just have the trail name) that would be very useful, although, if anyone's vehicle is in the picture, I think I will need their consent to use it.
Link to desktop app:
https://trails.colorado.gov/
Thanks!
Happy Wheeling!:D