+1, sometimes to a point of being ridiculous.tom_brennan wrote:I've noticed that the easier the walk, the more conservative the time estimate.
tom_brennan wrote:I've noticed that the easier the walk, the more conservative the time estimate.
stry wrote:I have found that with the passage of time, these estimates have moved from being conservative to reasonably accurate, and now, increasingly, optimistic.
Obviously the methodology used to determine the times has changed
stry wrote:Obviously the methodology used to determine the times has changed
GPSGuided wrote:An obvious question here is, what's the range of pace amongst forum members?
lee737 wrote:I wish they would forget the times, and just mark the signs with the distance, ie in km (or any other objective measurement of distance...) - I bought some little NPWS booklets about walking trails in the Blue Mountains recently, and every one is just marked with times, not distances.....
north-north-west wrote:lee737 wrote:I wish they would forget the times, and just mark the signs with the distance, ie in km (or any other objective measurement of distance...) - I bought some little NPWS booklets about walking trails in the Blue Mountains recently, and every one is just marked with times, not distances.....
I like to have both - and accurate measurements of the distance, not just straight-line map distance, which (especially in Tassie) is about as useful as a paper tent.
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