Comments on: 10 of the Best Hiking Apps to Download Before You Hit the Trail https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/ Tech gear, gadgets, reviews, and advice Sun, 07 May 2023 05:36:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Martin https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-741649 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-741649 Viewranger taken over by outdooractive with mixed results
but a monthly sub so more chance to test and jettison if not suitable.

In the UK the OS do their own app using their excellent maps and a free 7 day trial.

LocusMap, Green Tracks or Komoot might be worth a look.

]]> By: Dave Dean https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-721190 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-721190 In reply to Jeff young.

Viewranger can definitely do that as well, as I’ve used it that way. It can even generate a fancy 3D view of your route afterward!

]]> By: Jeff young https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-721189 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-721189 In reply to Dave Dean.

I was looking for something that tracks hikes recorded so i can have a map of all our hiking history. I saw Strava, which is designed to track distance and time walked, and it does record on a GPS map for distance. Anything else do that?

Jeff, central PA

]]> By: Pete Brittion https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-721118 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-721118 Hiiker app should be on this list! Really great for long-distance trails.

]]> By: Dave Dean https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-720965 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-720965 In reply to Matthew.

Thanks for spotting that – fixed!

]]> By: Matthew https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-720963 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-720963 AllTrails is $29.99 a year, not month.

]]> By: James https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-684150 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-684150 Love the Cairn app not just for safety but their offline maps and navigation ETA. Thanks for including this.

]]> By: Mike https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-671980 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-671980 Mapy.cz (free) – app/online desktop versions – plan your routes, save them to your account online, figure out distances & elevations of your hiking route, find yourself with GPS, plots you on the trail, find your way back, can use offline by downloading regions from all over the world, oh and did I mention it’s free?

]]> By: Kate Convissor https://toomanyadapters.com/hiking-apps/#comment-671898 https://toomanyadapters.com/?p=24720#comment-671898 Great info! Thanks!

I’d love to see info on Guthook, which seems to be the darling of the thru-hiking community? It provides detailed information about the trail as well as showing where you are on it with a GPS-like accuracy. (I think using satellites–you don’t need wifi) Each trail map is purchased separately.

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