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WoodsWoman · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: Route Caches Using Google Earth

Question: I have done my routes on Google Earth for an upcoming trip and have unzipped them. However, when I go to upload them in Google Earth, nothing happens. Any ideas about what I am doing wrong. I have pocket queries for some of the routes, but . . .
Thanks.
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Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

Is it giving you any errors when you try to upload it? I haven't yet used their caches along a route function but perhaps others can help if they have some more clues as to what's going wrong for you.

Pez Tonto · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:

I tried it the other day and it worked for me. I was quite impressed with the ease of creating a route with Google Earth and creating a PocketQuery based on the route. The whole process is *considerably* simpler and less tedious than the old process I used with MS S&T and GSAK. I was very impressed.

That said, The GC.com dialogs for uploading were a little confusing. Make sure you select (check box) the route(s) and click Save as described in step 4 above. I missed that the first time I tried and ended up with nothing uploaded to GC.com.

WoodsWoman · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject:

I wonder what I am doing wrong because I cannot get it to work. I have followed all of the steps in the correct order. Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow. Thanks.
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ScubaAl · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject:

Won't work for me either. I can't even get the preview feature to work. To bad, would of been nice to have for my trip along the north shore this past weekend.
Al

Pez Tonto · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:55 pm Post subject:

I don't know what you guys are doing wrong. It works great for me following the directions the SB posted or as found on the GC.com site.

Note that there are quite a few "public" routes posted, so perhaps you can find one that meets your needs. For example,
-- go to http://www.geocaching.com/my/userroutes.aspx
-- click the Search by Keyword tab,
-- enter North Shore in the Keyword Search field
-- click Find Routes,
You should see a Duluth to Thunder Bay route that I created with Google Earth and uploaded as a public route. You can use it to create a PocketQuery by following the Create Pocket Query link.

IBcrashen · Geocacher Joined: 17 Dec 2002 Posts: 244 Location: Duluth

WoodsWoman · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:51 am Post subject:

I created my own route. When I saved it as .kml, it was zipped. Then I unzipped it and it wouldn't upload to Google Earth. My plan then was to load the PQ caches to that route. Most of the routes that are on the GC site are just very short segments and were not where I wanted to go, so that's why I created my own longer route first. I posted the question on the GC site also and it appears there might be a slight glitch in the directions.
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Marsha and Silent Bob · Past MnGCA President Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 6261

darus67 · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:44 am Post subject:

WoodsWoman · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:48 am Post subject:

Yes, I did save them as .kml, just as it said in the instructions. Try setting up a route for yourself--just from one town/city to another. Then follow the GC directions and see if you can upload it. Perhaps there is something else that I am doing incorrectly. Thanks.
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pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Edina

works for me.

pfalstad · Geocacher Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 962 Location: Edina

ScubaAl · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject:

darus67 · Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject:

Here's what I just did to create and upload a route from Google Earth:

Launch Google Earth

Click on the "Directions" tab

Enter start and destination cities.
In my test I used Duluth, MN and Grand Portage, MN

Once the route is displayed, find the blue and white swirly Google Earth logo and route description at the very top of the turn-by-turn list, on the left side of the screen.

Right click on this description. A menu should pop up.
Select "Save As" from this menu. Make sure you set the file type to .kml
Give a filename and save the file.

Now go to the "Caches along a route" web page at geocaching.com and upload the file you just saved.

I made my route public. Search on the keyword "duluth" and it should show up in the list.
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