+minmouse Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Is there any way I can set up a route from point A to point B and then find all the caches along that route without zooming in and out all the time to see how close to the actual route they are? For example, driving from London to Brighton, seeing all the caches that are either at service stations on the route or just near to the route? Edited October 9, 2015 by minmouse Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Well, there is the "caches along a route" feature. From the Help Center: Trip Planner: Geocaches Along a Route But as I understand it, it bases its choice on the "as the crow flies" distance from the cache to the route. The actual "as the car drives" distance may be much further. For example, a cache along a frontage road may be a few dozen feet from the interstate, but depending on the nearest exits, it could require a mile-long detour (or more). Quote Link to comment
+HHL Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 [...] But as I understand it, it bases its choice on the "as the crow flies" distance from the cache to the route. [...] Your understanding is wrong. The route does follow roads. Hans Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) [...] But as I understand it, it bases its choice on the "as the crow flies" distance from the cache to the route. [...] Your understanding is wrong. The route does follow roads. Hans Nirad's reply is correct, and the second sentence of HHL's reply is correct. When selecting a route, user can delineate the route based on roads (either main highways or side roads). Once the route is selected, then the system selects routes within X distance from the route. The distance is selected by the user. This distance is 'as the crow flies'. For example, if the route is on a major north-south highway and the selected distance is 2 miles...then the "caches along a route" function will include caches up to 2 miles on either side of that highway. A cache may be only 1 mile from the highway 'as the crow flies', but it could be a 5 mile drive to that cache if there isn't a direct road from the highway to the cache (for example, if the cache is on a mountain top that is next to the highway). Edited October 9, 2015 by noncentric Quote Link to comment
+Pond Bird Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sometimes, if I see that certain caches are close together I just make a bookmark list for myself. I also do not prefer the "cache along a route" method. Quote Link to comment
+boothie103 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I get on line and look at the route, download the positions into the GPS and have no other positions in the GPS. Select the closest first and go for it. With this method, you may also need to print out the paper work. If your GPS is paperwork free, just go for it. If it is a multi cache, I always print out the paperwork. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Sometimes, if I see that certain caches are close together I just make a bookmark list for myself. And then you can run a pq for that bookmark list of caches. B. Quote Link to comment
+boothie103 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Pocket Queries will let you plan a route and adjust the route with drag and drop on map. Checkout pocket queries in the help section. I have not long found the pocket queries and already planned a couple of routes. Quote Link to comment
+Gill & Tony Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 If I am simply driving from A to B I will use two PQs. One, for traditionals within 0.5 km of the route and which have scenic view attribute and the other for earthcaches and virtuals within 5 km of the route. That way I find interesting places to stop and a few caches to find on the way. Quote Link to comment
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