Pelister National Park launches 17 GPS routes for hikers and cyclists

Pelister National Park has published 17 digital routes on its new website to help hikers and cyclists navigate the park more easily. Of those routes, 13 are intended for hiking and four are for cycling, and visitors can download GPS files for use on smartphones or dedicated GPS devices.

The park says the GPS tracks can be imported into common navigation apps and devices, allowing users to follow mapped trails, check distances and monitor elevation changes while on the move.

Integration with Outdooractive and route details

Park staff carried out an integration with the Outdooractive platform so routes are available directly through that service as well as via the park website. Digital maps and route lines are provided together with practical data such as elevation profiles and distances.

"We integrated with the specialized platform Outdooractive for hikers and cyclists, through which users will be able to access the routes directly or via the National Park's website. Digital maps and tracks are available, as well as detailed information about the routes, elevation changes and distances. Every user can download the GPS file with the route to their smartphone or GPS device and use it for easier navigation along the trail. In the future we will increase the number of routes," said Petar Mihajlovski, an IT specialist, who together with Andrea Sokolovski and the National Park worked for more than a year on developing the new website.

According to the park, Pelister National Park is the first tourist destination in the country to offer GPS files for navigation across nearly all of its hiking and cycling trails. Officials add they plan to expand the number of digital routes over time.

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