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What are the key benefits?

bulletAutomatically 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.
bulletTrips can be easily tweaked and modified to suit individual preferences and saved for later recall.
bulletCreate 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.
bulletAs 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 .
bulletView 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. 
bulletSpecify rest days for specific sections in your trip.
bulletSelect the trip starting date and the Trail Mate will automatically date-stamp all the remaining days in your trip.
bulletAdd your own personalized comments to any waypoint and then save and share them with other users of version 2.
bulletNew total trip summary screen allows you to view numerous trip statistics at one time and even identifies trouble areas for you.
bulletAn 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).
bulletNumerous quick keys and short cuts for enhanced navigation between important points of the trail and/or your trip.
bulletStructured, 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!

 

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Last modified: February 12, 2006