Using the Club Tread Schedule

This document provides a brief introduction to some of the features used in the Club Tread's online schedule of events.

Additions, changes and cancellations

Events are frequently added, changed or canceled after the schedule has gone to print. These changes will be shown on the online schedule (provided the webmaster is informed of them). Each revised event will have an icon beside it indicating the type of change. For information as to the nature of the change place your cursor over the icon and a brief description of the change will appear.

Keeping Informed of Changes to the Schedule

In September 2008 we implemented new technology for maintaining the club schedule. Unfortunately this technology is incompatible with the change detection service we had been using for monitoring changes to the schedule. Members who formerly used this service should use the "To stop monitoring this page:" link in the schedule change notification email to unsubscribe from the service.

We have implemented two alternative solutions for schedule change notification:

• RSS feed - Allows you to monitor for schedule changes from your computer or from mobile devices.
• EMail notices. Using the ChangeDetectionCompatible version of the schedule you can receive email notifications when the schedule changes.
  

Attending an Event

When you see an event you would like to attend either call the coordinator or, if their name appears as a link, send them an email. More information on attending events can be found here. Note: All participants must sign a Liability waiver.

Event ratings

In general most day hikes will be rated. Some time ago Club Tread rated the common hikes we do. Coordinators are free to use their own ratings on hikes (for example if they plan on doing a non-standard route). The coordinator's rating, if specified, will be the one used on the schedule. For a description of the ratings see our rating definition page.

Backpacking trips are never rated. You should be in good shape to participate in one of these events. Carrying a fully loaded backpack along a trail is much more difficult than day hiking the same trail (but there are benefits as well).

Cycling events are always coordinator rated.

Trail descriptions

Where the Club has descriptions of the trails these descriptions will be linked to the event names. To obtain more information on the trail click the link.

Controlling the Schedule Display

Displaying Booking Deadlines

Booking deadlines are normally only displayed as text within each event. The schedule allows you to display booking deadlines as discrete entries in the calendar. To do this add the deadline=yes parameter to the URL.

Filtering by Date

The schedule display can be filtered by date. This allows you to look at past events and/or control how far into the future the schedule displays.

Controlling the End Date

Normally the schedule will display all future events but it is possible to limit the display to either a specific date or to a number of days into the future. To limit the display to a specific date use the to parameter and enter the date in yyyymmdd format. E.g.:

to=20081130

To limit the display to a number of days into the future use the to parameter and enter the number of days. For example, to limit the display to the next 4 weeks use:

to=28

Viewing the Entire Current Schedule

To view the entire current schedule (from the first date of the period and including any events beyond the end date for the current period) use the from parameter with a value of current, e.g.:
clubtread.org/schedule.php?from=current

Looking Back at Past Events

Normally the schedule will display all events starting with today's date. It is possible to change the date from which the events are displayed. To set a specific start date use the from parameter and enter the start date in yyyymmdd format. E.g.:

from=20080810

At the present time the from parameter does not support relative dates (i.e., you cannot specify a number of days into the past from the current date).

Past Schedules

You can look back at past schedules using date filters. These filters are supplied by entering the dates in the address field in your browser. For example, to view the Summer 2008 (July-September) schedule you would enter:

clubtread.org/schedule.php?from=20080701&to=20080930

Our event database has events from the January 1st, 2008 onward.

Filtering by Event Type

If you are only interested in specific event types you can filter the schedule to only display events of those types. To filter the schedule you enter the criteria in the address field in your browser. To filter the schedule to only display day hikes you would use:

clubtread.org/schedule_sql.php?type=3

You can also filter for multiple event types by using a comma separated list of the event type id's., e.g.:

clubtread.org/schedule_sql.php?type=1,3 The main event type codes we use are:

Event type	Code	Event type	Code	Event type	Code
Backpack	1	Day hike	3	Pub night	11
Car camping	8	Disc golf	17	Sketching	30
Cross country skiing	13	Games night	16	Snow shoeing	14
Cycling	2	Movie	10	Social	6
Dance	5	Picnic	7	Walk	4

Filtering by Event Attribute

The schedule can be filtered based on various attributes of the event. Each of the filters can be applied to exclude, include or display only those events to which that attribute pertains. To filter by an attribute use the attribute filter name and choose one of the following values:

• no - Exclude events that have this attribute
• only - Exclude events that do not have this attribute
• yes - Include all events regardless of whether or not they have this attribute. This is the default value for all event attribute filters.

The following event attribute filters are available:

Attribute	Filter name	Description
Exploratory	exploratory	Events where the trip coordinator has not hiked the trail before or at least not recently.
Geocaching	geocaching	Events that will involve some degree of geocaching.
Multiple day events	multiday	Events that run for multiple, consecutive days. These events involve some form of accommodation, typically in tents or shared.
Off-trail	offtrail	Events that may be include off-trail portions. This could include bushwacking.
Outdoor events	outdoors	Events that are held outdoors.
Route-finding	routefinding	Events that may involve route-finding.
Scrambling	scrambling	Events that might involve scrambling (where you must use your hands on the ascent and/or descent).

Examples

To include only outdoor events use: clubtread.org/schedule.php?outdoors=only
To exclude events that involve scrambling: clubtread.org/schedule.php?scrambling=no
To exclude events that involve either off-trail or route-finding: clubtread.org/schedule.php?offtrail=no&routefinding=no