muddstopper
Veteran Member
I am trying to layout the driveway for my new house site and cant seem to get the grade right. the total lenght of the road will be around 1000-1100ft and is wooded and uphill. I have tried using my nuvii gps to determine the difference in elevation, but everytime I check it, it varies from 30ft to 60ft elevation change. I tried a sight thru inclinometer and have flagged it twice, both times I didnt endup where I wanted to be. I uploaded a app to my smartphone that is supposed to track and show elevation I could take one step and get a 30ft change in elevation. I have checked the ounty maps and checked the contor lines on a arial view, but selecting points on the map isnt accurate at all. My goal is to put the road in on one gentle slope. Since the area is heavy wooded and the road will bend around a hillside, I cant just look from one end to the other. I need some suggetions on how to do this. I dont want to start cutting sight trails only to find out I am to low or too high. I plan on leaving as much timber as possible. I have to pay per ft to get power into the place so I need the road as straight as possible and I dont want any steep grades.