.gpx vs. wpts.gpx

[+TexasCacheCrew]

I had been dumping only the .gpx file from my PQs into the gpx folder on my Oregon 400t. Somewhere on this forum I read that I should dump the .gpx and wpts.gpx files in there.

I don't see anything different after I fire up my Oregon. What am I missing? Why do I need both?

Thanks.

[+ecanderson]

The associated waypoints *.gpx file contains info on trailhead locations, parking and all of the other coordinate data that some owners add to their cache page to make your life easier.

[+ecanderson]

Perhaps to clarify a bit more -

 

Those items in the waypoints file show up as waypoints, not as additional entries in the cache list. If the cache description talks about starting at the supplied coordinates of a specific parking lot, you'll find that there's a waypoint stored in your unit for that location, and you can navigate to that just like you can anything else. Sometimes the owner thinks that the best approach to a cache isn't obvious, and for whatever reason, chooses to include that info.