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The trail files contain the geographic information of the trail and can be opened in Google Earth or uplodaded uploaded to most current GPS devices. See [[#Trail Files for GPS and Google Earth|Trail Files for GPS and Google Earth]] for an introduction to the two available file formats (KMZ and GPX) and a table with the trail files for download. 

Tracks The '''tracks''' in the trail files are continious continuous lines defined by a chain of geographic points that represent reassemble an actual part of the hiking route. Tracks have always a start and and an end pointand have therefore a given direction. Since the regular hiking direction of the Greater Patagonian Trail is southbound all tracks are defined in this direction even if the can be hiked in either direction. Tracks cannot branch into two options or different routes. Therefore most trail files consist of various tracks to document all hiking and packraft options.  The '''waypoints''' are geographic points defined by a latitude and longitude. Waypoints can be situated on or near the trail and document relevant locations i.e. camp site, river crossings or mountain passes.