Route Planning
Route Planning Process
Produce a Routecard
Calculate timings
Calculate distances
Produce a diagrammatic representation of your route
Identify your route
Route Planning Considerations
Plan Escape Routes if nessesary
Hazards
Avoid roads where possible
Avoid river crossings
Plan the route to include escape routes
Plan the route to promote saftey
Consider enjoyment of the route
Divide the route into easily identifiable legs
Ease of Navigation
Division of route into shorter legs?
Bearings
Back-stops
Relief and Going
(Contours)
Avoid the steepest climbs
Minimise Unesessary Elevation Gain
Time and Distance