Leighton – Linslade

We have a few GPS tracks of walks that we have done. They are in the form of .gpx (GPS Exchange) files that can be sent to a GPS device and/or viewed in software such as Google Earth to get a pictorial representation of the route.

Downloading these files really should be easier but, unless/until I can make it so, here are some instructions as to what to do with them. The best way to proceed is browser-dependent, unfortunately. (Good ol’ Microsoft!)

For Internet Explorer:

1. LEFT-click on the link to the file (the xml file opens up in a browser window);
2. Now select “Page” -> “Save As” (a “Save as” dialogue appears with the chance to save the .gpx file.)

For Mozilla Firefox/Google Chrome:

1. RIGHT-click on the link – a pop-up context menu will appear;
2. select “Save link as”  – a “Save as” dialogue should appear;

Now we should all be in the same position with a chance to save the .gpx file locally so, to save it and view it in Google Earth:

1. select “Save link as”  – a “Save as” dialogue should appear;
2. fire up Google Earth;
3. from the pull-down menu, select “File” -> “Open” – the open dialogue will appear;
4. change the “Files of type” pull-down (bottom of the dialogue) to “GPS (*.gpx …)”;
5. navigate to the directory where you saved that downloaded file;
6. select your saved file and click “Open”;
7. accept the default options Google Earth presents;
8. you should see the walk displayed in Google Earth.

Routes

2011-04-12 Ashridge Southeast
2011-04-26 Marsworth
2011-05-10 Coombe Hill