How to use Google Maps
Click on the icon in the upper left corner before the name of the map to see the tracks and markers listed in a new sliding window that will open. In the new window, you can turn on/off certain parts of the section, or by clicking on certain markers, you can position yourself on it on the map and get more information about it (description and image).
If you click on the little star after the map name, the map will be added to your Google Maps. To be able to see the map in the future on any device where you are logged in with your Google account, open Google Maps on that device, go to Menu -> Your Places -> Maps and you will see the map in the list.
Icons and names for markers :
 | Junction – if there is no waymarking on the trail, it is recommended to look at the GPS signal and marker information to check which direction you should be heading. |
 | Forward – Continue straight regardless of which direction you are coming from and what side paths there are. |
 | Small stream – May be dry in summer or in the form of a larger stream in wet periods |
 | Stream – Hard to dry up and can be flooded in wet periods |
 | River – You probably won’t be able to cross it without stepping in water and it doesn’t dry up during dry periods |
 | A bridge over a stream or river |
 | A small spring or fountain with low yield and unreliable especially in dry periods |
 | A spring or fountain with a solid yield, however, it can still happen to be dry from August on |
 | A spring or fountain that does not dry up throughout the year |
 | Camping site. The number after the word “Camp” indicates the approximate number of tents that can be accommodated. If there is no number, it is more than 5 tents. If it is accompanied by the word “Options”, then it is a place that is not very suitable for setting up a tent, but you can find something in the area. |
 | Information about that exact location where the marker is located |
 | Information about the trail in that area (not about the specific point where the marker is located) |
 | Shelter – Natural or artificial shelter (suitable in case of a storm for example) |
 | Danger on the trail |
 | A point suitable for rest usually with a nice view |
 | Overnight or shelter building – Mountain lodges, cabins, motels and the like |
 _____ | Settlement/City – settlement, information about the settlement |
If there is “info” suffix on the name of the marker– Means that there is additional textual information about the marker
Example “Delenje – info” means that there is additional information that you can read if you select the marker.
Types of tracks from GPS files:
On the map placed with each section, as well as if you open the GPS tracks of each section with an application that fully supports the display of KML records (eg Google Earth), you will notice that the trails are colored in different colors and some of them are named with prefix “alternative”, “spur” and “temporary” . If you see them with an application that does not support colors in a KML record, then you can recognize them only by the prefixes.
Green (no prefix) – Most of the final route on the east wing is already in the green zone. These parts are completely routed, checked, most of them have been passed several times and are considered as the final part of the entire route, although it is possible that there will be minor changes in the future if a better variant is found.
However, keep in mind that only a small percentage of these trails are waymarked and you need to have experience in following a GPS track. Additionally, although few, there are still parts that are not yet in good condition for use, ie. there may be overgrown parts which may be a problem for someone.
Blue (Proposal and Temporary Tracks) – parts of the traverse that are not “finalized”, the GPS record is not precise or is only a draft and there are no markers, pictures and description for these parts. These type of tracks can be found on the west wing of the trail where the traverse is still not finished
“Proposal” – means a draft of how the traverse is proposed to run, meaning some of these trails are not safe to use at all, some are so overgrown that you’d better not even try to walk them
“Temporary” – Means that this is a temporary route until a better route is found for that section or until it is made official.
Purple (Spur and alternative trails) – These trails are not part of the planned official route.
“Spur” – Leads to a point near the trail that you can visit as desired or needed. They are mostly paths to nearby peaks, water sources, etc.
“Alternate” – paths on the main route that can be used as desired or forced at some point.
How to use GPS tracks from this site:
The tracks you can download are in KML format and you can load them in any application that supports this format.
If your application does not support KML format, you can convert them to GPX
A good app should show the trails along with the markers and all the necessary information about them – just like the Google maps used on this page. Unfortunately, most apps have trouble displaying marker icons, descriptions, and/or images of certain trail markers, so we’ll only recommend some applications:
- Google Maps
- Google Earth
- Locus Map – One of the few Android apps that shows GPS tracks along with marker icons and images. The app has many other options and it takes some time to learn all the options, but then you will have a powerful app with many features that can come in handy for various needs.
- E-Walk ( Android and iOS )
- Gaia GPS ( Android and iOS )
- Geo Tracker ( Android and iOS )