@Terri Schwartz I had this reply written but you deleted your question. Unfortunately the hyperlinks I had included were lost in copying & pasting
Terri, we can use the search box located on the top right of the screen. Judicious use of language may help. As far as I know this is the only current way to search the site other than using Google externally.
However, you can click on any user and see any Travelogues they have made (as well as any opening posts on the forum). You can also tap on the 'Journeys' page and see any public routes they have created. I'd be wary of placing too much faith in any travelogue unless it's clear that the member actually travelled it. I've recently started using the Travelogue feature but it's for a different project and I haven't ridden any of them. I have come across others that I'd describe as more aspirational than completed. Currently, there is no way of contacting other members to verify.
Personally, I'm wary of using random routes from the internet. I don't know who created it, for what reason, when they were made or the creator's preferences.
I haven't checked recently but I believe Bikepacking.com has several off-road routes in Spain and they provide excellent information and maps via RWGPS.
However, RWGPS can be useful for searching out routes (some people provide a reasonable amount of info) and CrazyGuyOnABike allows (where maps are provided) members to download routes from other members´ journals. Given that it's in the context of a journal there's usually useful info to accompany the line on a map. There's also a very handy map feature that allows us to seek out journals on a map. Zoom in on the area you're interested in and see if there are any journals. Easy Peasy. (I'd suggest staying away from the forums there - life's too short). Komott may also be useful but, personally, I wouldn't trust it.
As to the best way to organise your next leg, I'd suggest displaying the original gpx file as a 'Trace' on the CT map, then asking CT to plot a route from the same start and end points. You can then adjust the CT route to your heart's content staying on or diverting from the original as you like. Using the 'Overnight Stop' option will let you focus on the journey section by section.
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I'm so sorry about deleting my post and messing up your reply! I realized that I had accidentally entered my 2nd post about the transandalus as a comment to my first post and I couldn't figure out how to delete the comment so I just deleted the whole thing. My apologies.
What do you think about just importing the original gpx (via journeys/upload) and seeing what cycle.travel does to it? I think that will show me both the original and the cycle.travel "recommended" routes?
The reason I'm not entirely sure is that in order to quickly import the original I reduced the number of points in the gpx file instead of breaking it into segments and the result in cycle.travel was kind of confusing to me with a lot of straight light blue lines, but I suspect that's because the original no longer had enough detail, but I'm not sure.
I don't think it would work to ask cycle.travel to plot a route between the starting and endpoints of the 2000km loop.
I don't.
I don't believe that CT can import a file of such length. Importing is typically limited to a day's ride (or 2 or 3 in my case :-) )
In any case, CT has a tendency to adjust imported routes, especially those that involve options that CT would not normally choose. There would be no way of knowing when and where CT had adjusted the original.
It won't. The way to do that in some manner is to use the 'trace' feature.
As above, I'd suggest using the original (unedited) gpx file as a trace. Pick a start point on that trace, wherever suits you best. Ask CT to suggest a route - any route (they're always a loop), then add via points and drag the CT route onto the trace.
Alternatively, select a start point and just keep moving the end point along the trace, adding via points as needed.
I'd suggest playing around with a few of the basic skills first. Maybe use a known, short route as a trace, then try the various ways of plotting a route to follow that trace. Try different maps to show different details.