The first link supplied is the set of GPS routes that we actually walked on. In a very loose sense. The second was our planned route.
I advise you to take a look at these routes and plan with them, as opposed to planning on them. There are areas we could definitely have improved on, and this is no replacement for taking a long hard look at the actual topo maps and planning a route for yourself.
Updated to new link, should work now! (8/2/19)
Please let me know if these files are no longer linking correctly
Could you do a posts on kit, food and suppliers?
Coming right up! I’ve been meaning to do a post on some of that and will do sometime this week… Just clarify what you mean by suppliers?
What method did you use to secure your food at night from baboons and others?
Ray! No need to worry about baboons really, you will never leave your bags long enough for them to find them, besides we only snoobabs a couple times. The easiest thing to do is to keep your bags in your tent with you at night. This prevents dreaded boot theft too.
I have encountered people who have made alarm systems around their sleeping spots using a tripwire in the form of a spare guyline and some rattling empty gas cannisters for the alarm part. Ingenious, but unnecessary
Hello Paul,
I am reading your blog as I am planning to hike the DGT too. I cannot download the GPS coordinates, they seemed to be not available anymore (I get a 404 error page). Is there other way I could get them?
Actually is there a way I could get in touch with you just to talk about your experience, have some advice,…?
Hi Xavier!
I guess life got away from me for a bit, but I should have fixed the link. And if it isn’t, let me know and I’ll get right on it, now that I have all the right apps downloaded
Do you have route coordinates in .gpx form by any chance? Couldn’t figure out how to convert them. Thank you!