Tour Divide Northbound Cue-sheets 2016

[RuchamSalsa]

Planning for the TD 2016 and there are a lot of resources for those going Southbound, but I am going North.  Can anyone share some information (maps/cue-sheets) for those headed Northbound?  I don't trust my skills at reverse-engineering all the maps    Thanks in advance!

[MikeI]

Planning for the TD 2016 and there are a lot of resources for those going Southbound, but I am going North.  Can anyone share some information (maps/cue-sheets) for those headed Northbound?  I don't trust my skills at reverse-engineering all the maps    Thanks in advance!

Following the GPS track is your best bet.  Several of the cues are very subtle, as in "following along a fence and then turning right" or something like that, and there may not be anything equivalent going the other way.  There were several Y intersections in Canada that I remember, and being able to go a few feet down the road and then verifying on the GPS that I was on the right course was pretty important.

[bakerjw]

Well, I am not racing the route but I am riding SB a week after the grand departure. Maps, cues and GPS will be my friend. Of that I have no doubt.

[BrianR]

I rode NOBO in 2014 and reversed a set of cue sheets beforehand.  I ditched those cues in Silver City.  What a waste of time!! I agree with Mike I. a GPS is by far the most simple and accurate method of navigating.  I also kept the ACA maps open on my dashboard as a reference and to help with a sense of what to expect.  See photo example.  Good luck with your planning!

[blurltd]

I agree with BrianR. As a Mr. Planner/Worse case scenario worrywart I made cues and all that stuff for my 2014 SB ride. I never looked at them a tossed them away. The GPS track is stupid easy to follow and I too keep the maps as a reference. Just follow the track it really is that easy to navigate.

[ComoDepot]

I had one gut come by whose GPS had stopped and was completely clueless as to what to do, waited for the next person to come by.

Map back up and knowing how to use it is highly recommended.

[Payton MacDonald]

If you're racing then I recommend GPS and maps.  GPS is pretty reliable, but like any tech device it can stop working and if you don't have maps (or a backup GPS, which is what I do) then you are really sunk.  If you are racing it is cheating to ask directions from other racers or tag along with them while they do all the navigating, so you really need to prepare as if you'll be out there by yourself.

I'm also going NoBo, though I'm touring so I can be relaxed about the rules (and I definitely plan on accepting meals from anyone who offers ha ha!).  Nonetheless, I'll be taking two GPS units (etrex 30) plus maps and a bike computer.  As other folks have mentioned some of the cues are a bit slippery.  I've lost track of how many bikepacking adventures I've done where the cue was something like "bear left at the fork" and when I got there there the road split into four sections with three of them bearing left.  Uhhh . . . .     Glad I had the GPS!