GPS Users

You can download hiking trails, mountain biking trails or motorcycle riding loops along with sponsoring businesses to your recreation grade GPS receiver (Garmin, Magellan, DeLorme, etc). The trails and riding loops have been reformatted as tracks. The businesses are waypoints.

The tracks and waypoints are stored in .GPX format, an industry standard format for any manufacturer of GPS receivers, however, they can only be used on units that can accept tracks and waypoints. These typically are what are called recreation grade receivers.

Garmin NUVI and Tom Tom users: your units are for vehicle navigation, they are not recreation grade receivers. They cannot accept tracks. Sorry.

If you are unsure if your receiver can accept tracks or waypoints, please email your make and model number to us for verification.

Trails have been organized into logical groupings by location. Most hiking and mountain biking trails are exactly the same -- so no need to purchase both. When they are not the same, the product name will state "Hiking" or "Mt. Biking". All McCauley Mt. trails and Town of Webb trail system trails are for both hiking and mountain biking. Sets of trails are $3.00, plus tax. The amenities/businesses file is free.

This pdf document displays a table of all the hiking trails and their corresponding files for download.

This pdf document displays a table of all the mountain biking trails and their corresponding files for download.

Be sure to look over the tables above to decide what files to download.

Motorcycle riding loops are all together in one file, labeled as:
WHTFAC - Whiteface Mountain
OSCEOL - Osceola Westernville
NHDSON - North Hudson-Tracy Road-Lake Placid
MINRVA - Minerva
LKGRG - Lake George-Northville-Speculator
HARRIS - Harrisville Tupper Lake
FOREST - Forestport Speculator
BRNTLK - Brant Lake-Port Henry-Newcomb

Please download these two sample files to test capability.

Because all trail files cost only $0.50 to $3.00, there will be no refunds if your GPS receiver cannot use the files you purchase. Thanks for understanding!

Step 1: You will need software on your PC that lets you download AND UPLOAD your waypoints, routes and tracks. If needed, EasyGPS is a free program that communicates with numerous makes & models of receivers.

Step 2: Download these two sample files to test capability. Right click on the link and select Save Link As. Be sure the .gpx file extension displays in the file name. The file type should be "All files" or "GPS exchange file".
Businesses: The sponsoring businesses in the webmap from 2010
Sample Trail: The Nicks Lake Loop trail in the Town of Webb

Files are NAD83 datum, UTM Zone 18N coordinate system. You can also bring these files into Google Earth.

Step 3: Upload the files to your GPS receiver, using whatever software you have. If all is well, proceed to the online shop. If you need help before purchasing, please email or call 315-866-2746 between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm EST.

Sample screen shot of Nicks Lake loop in EasyGPS, before loading to GPS receiver

All purchases are done through PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to use your credit card for purchases.

Once you have completed your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email. Once received, log back in to your account within the Online Store and click on Downloads within the My Orders section of your account. You will have one or more files to download, depending on your purchase(s). Be sure to save each file to a folder on your hard drive. A .pdf document with instructions is included automatically with each .gpx file.