 | Automatically create trips of any desired length. Just
select your starting point and/or ending point and provide a few additional
details like the number of days you want to hike and/or how many miles per day
you prefer to hike and a custom trip is created in just a few seconds. The AT
Mate locates the best campsites or shelters with water nearby for you without
a lot of time intensive manual calculations to find the most reasonable
camping locations. |
 | Trips can be easily tweaked and modified to suit
individual preferences and saved for later recall. |
 | Create detailed itineraries to leave as a reference to
others or to be carried on the trail. Numerous report layouts are available as
well as full control of the font and font size used. |
 | As you navigate along the more than 1500 waypoints that
comprise the entire length of the trail, the AT Mate displays detailed summary
information about each point in plan English sentences, references to the ATC
published guide books and maps pertinent to the point . |
 | View dynamically generated distance information as you
navigate the trail. Automatically see distances to the previous and next
waypoint locations as well as cumulative daily distances. Instantly measure
the distance between any two points by simply highlighting the range. |
 | Specify rest days for specific sections in your trip. |
 | Select the trip starting date and the Trail Mate will
automatically date-stamp all the remaining days in your trip. |
 | Add your own personalized comments to any waypoint and
then save and share them with other users of version 2. |
 | New total trip summary screen allows you to view
numerous trip statistics at one time and even identifies trouble areas for
you. |
 | An easy to understand visual display of the available
facilities for each of the waypoints along the trail. (Available facilities
may be any of the following - Shelter, Campsite, Water, Road Access,
Groceries, Lodging, Meals and Post Office). |
 | Numerous quick keys and short cuts for enhanced
navigation between important points of the trail and/or your trip. |
 | Structured, tutorial style help system built right in.
Designed to get you started fast with subsequent lessons building on previous
ones in a progressive teaching style that ensures you understand every aspect
of the AT Mate and what it can do for you! |