Trail tools

How much water for the miles you planned?

Set the distance and how hard the day will work you, and get a carry figure to plan against before you leave the trailhead.

Water snapshot

4.2L

Water snapshot: 4.2 L. Warm effort day. Plan a refill point if available.

Plan the water before the miles. Refills are a bonus, never the plan.

How to read this

  • This is a planning baseline, not a ration. Heat, altitude, sun exposure and your own sweat rate all move it, and every one of them moves it up.
  • A refill point is a bonus, never the plan. Sources dry up seasonally and the ones on a map are not promises.
  • The maths runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or stored.

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