Submit a Cue Sheet

PPTC's cue sheet library is formed by member contributions. We encourage members to submit new cue sheets or to update existing cue sheets. This page explains how.

You must be logged in to submit a cue sheet. If you aren't logged in yet, do so using the form on the left.

Once you are logged in, click the create content menu item. Your browser will display a page containing the types of things you can add to the site. One of them should be a link labeled "Cue Sheet", or words to that effect.

Click it. You will be taken to a page containing the form for creating a cue sheet. The form contains several fields, some required, some optional. The following is an explanation of the fields and how you should use them.

  • The Title field is, as the name suggests, the title for your ride. This is what will appear in the left column of the cue sheet table. Use a name suggesting something about the ride: its starting point, the terrain or geographical area it passes through, how riders are likely to feel when they finish... feel free to be creative. Take a look at the existing titles for ideas.
  • The categories aren't required, but they help people find your cue sheet during searches. Select a term from each category that best describes your ride. For the location, choose the county in which the ride starts. For the hilliness, do remember that hilliness is subjective. Just give an indication of how you personally view your ride.
  • In the Miles field, enter the distance – in miles, or course. Many cue sheets have alternate routes. Usually you will just enter the distance of the main route. However, you may enter more than one distance. Enter them separated by commas; for instance, enter 38, 30 for a ride that can be either 38 or 30 miles. Space characters don't matter. You can enter distances in tenths of a mile, though this is not common. Enter multiple distances with the largest first – this is important to make sorting by distance work.
  • The Ride Start Point field tells where the ride begins and, usually, ends. PPTC maintains a list of official starting points, all of which are available in a drop-down menu. If your cue sheet starts somewhere else, you can enter that location in the Location and State fields below the menu. You must enter one or the other (but not both).
    It's best to use one of the standard locations because PPTC has scouted them, maintains directions on how to find them, and often has obtained permission for their use.
  • The most important component of submitting a cue sheet is, of course, providing the cues. You have two options. First, you can type them in the Directions field. More about that in a moment. Second, and probably most likely, your cue already exists on your computer as a spreadsheet or document, or perhaps as an image you scanned. In that case, don't use the Directions field. Instead , click the File attachments link. The form will open to reveal a box and an Upload button. Click the button, and select the file on your computer that contains your cues. When you click the Submit button, your file will be transferred to the computer that hosts PPTC's web site.

You can attach as many files as you like. If, for example, you also have an elevation profile, by all means upload that too. To attach another file, click the Attach button. A new form for entering the next file will appear.

Some riders prefer not to upload their cue sheets. In fact, with the increasing popularity of web sites like routeslip.com, it's quite reasonable for riders to submit links to their cues rather than the cues themselves.

Our web site supports this style. Note the URL of your cue sheet. Then enter a link to it in the directions field. For instance, if your cue is located at URL http://www.routeslip.com/routes/18130, then in the Directions field enter:

<a href="http://www.routeslip.com/routes/18130">Link to routeslip</a>

You are free to use whatever text you want instead of "Link to routeslip".

If you have a cue sheet sitting around in a plain text file, you can easily submit that too in just two steps. First, copy the text and paste it into the Directions field. Second, click the Input format link just below the Directions field. You will see a set of options, one of which is Plain text. Select that option. (If you forget the second step, your cues won't format properly.)

If you know HTML, you can put that knowledge to use. The default format for the Directions field is Filtered HTML. This means you can use a limited set of tags: <a>, <em>, <strong>, <ul>, and <ol>, among others. Format your cues using HTML and enter them in this field.

Once you have finished, click the Submit button. Your cue sheet will be automatically posted. That's all it takes! You may wish to click the Preview button first. That will show you how your cue sheet looks without actually placing it in the library.

If you want to change an existing cue sheet, you have two options. First, you can delete the existing cue sheet and submit the updated cue sheet using one of the methods described above. Second, you can note the change as a comment to the existing ride description.

Each ride has its own Comments section. Adding a comment is a great way to note special features of the ride, such as dog warnings, rest stop/rest room options, interesting side-trips or temporary disruptions such as road work, etc.

Submitting your cues is one of the important things you can do to help everyone in the club enjoy riding more. Thanks for your support!

Please contact the if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.