Way to calculate distance

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sjb

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I thought I recall seeing an app or website where you could look at a snowmobile trail and see how long each section is? I am doing a ride with my family this weekend and need to be sure I don't push it to far with this group. I thought...someone on this site was able to map out there track ahead of time to plan the mileage, stops and fuel. But I can't seem to find it. FWIW - in Wisconsin, Oneida and Price counties.
 
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J.Glenn

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sjb said:
I thought I recall seeing an app or website where you could look at a snowmobile trail and see how long each section is? I am doing a ride with my family this weekend and need to be sure I don't push it to far with this group. I thought...someone on this site was able to map out there track ahead of time to plan the mileage, stops and fuel. But I can't seem to find it. FWIW - in Wisconsin, Oneida and Price counties.
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I've never done it, but I know with the Polaris Ride Command App you can log in online and plan routes to get mileage. As I mentioned, never done it, so I don't know how accurate or reliable it is.
 
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bobt

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For a "rough" estimate each "section" is 1 mile on each of the 4 sides.
 
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sjb

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J.Glenn said:
I've never done it, but I know with the Polaris Ride Command App you can log in online and plan routes to get mileage. As I mentioned, never done it, so I don't know how accurate or reliable it is.
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I did use this method for our ride and it was about 10% off of what the actual mileage was, but close enough for what I wanted to do with it. My daughter was riding on the two up with me, and put in 125 miles in about a 5 hour ride. She did great, but was ready to get off and warm up next to the fire at the cabin.
 
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J.Glenn

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sjb said:
I did use this method for our ride and it was about 10% off of what the actual mileage was, but close enough for what I wanted to do with it. My daughter was riding on the two up with me, and put in 125 miles in about a 5 hour ride. She did great, but was ready to get off and warm up next to the fire at the cabin.
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Thanks for reporting back and glad to hear it worked for what you wanted. Was the 10% difference in ride command under or over the actual mileage? Out of curiosity, how old is your daughter? Glad she had a great time!
 
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sjb

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J.Glenn said:
Thanks for reporting back and glad to hear it worked for what you wanted. Was the 10% difference in ride command under or over the actual mileage? Out of curiosity, how old is your daughter? Glad she had a great time!
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My actual mileage was about 10% higher than what was calculated in ride command. Not a big deal at all. My daughter is 10. Towards the end she was getting on the bored side and her neck was a bit sore. I know I could have pushed it another 40 miles or so, but I want to make sure she wants to saddle back up again.
 
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J.Glenn

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sjb said:
My actual mileage was about 10% higher than what was calculated in ride command. Not a big deal at all. My daughter is 10. Towards the end she was getting on the bored side and her neck was a bit sore. I know I could have pushed it another 40 miles or so, but I want to make sure she wants to saddle back up again.
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Very smart, don't want to over do it!
 
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choc_lab

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Polaris has a great phone app for free . it shows all the trails, where you are on the trails and where your group members are ,plus you can plan your rides and calculate your miles . i used it this last weekend for the first time in the UP work better than i expected
 
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