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Looking for the Best Hiking Apps? Us, too. Check Out 7 We Enjoy
Looking for the best hiking apps? We hate to break it to you, but they may not exist yet. Let’s have a moment of silence as we ponder this.
In this modern era, it’s hard to believe that a few hiking apps don’t dominate the outdoor market. After all, how is that possible when our phones have virtually become everything from a personal assistant to a radio and a small computer?
But, it’s true: the industry hasn’t been able to figure out what makes a true outdoorist happy. Part of the challenge may be in the fact that outdoor-types don’t tend to be heavily involved in the digital space beyond sharing Instagram adventures. As such, many existing apps are buggy or simply do not…
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Looking for the Best Hiking Apps? Us, too. Check Out 7 We Enjoy
Looking for the best hiking apps? We hate to break it to you, but they may not exist yet. Let’s have a moment of silence as we ponder this.
3 Best Hiking Apps to Use in 2018
A few years ago, if you told me that there were apps that made hiking better, I’d have laughed in your face. The point of hiking was to disconnect and escape the constant buzzes, chirps, and little red flags of my busy life. The concept of the “best hiking apps” wasn’t even on my radar.
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We believe in the power of the outdoors—which usually means putting your phone down and getting out there. But sometimes, your smartphone is your window into a better time in the wild.
Hiking apps
Your iPhone can be a huge help on that next big adventure into the wilderness. However, to make it the most beneficial tool, you're going to want more than what the standard apps can offer, especially when it comes to being away from the Internet. Therefore, in addition to recommending a waterproof and drop proof durable case, we compare the best hiking apps in this AppGuide to assist you in assembling the fundamental bundle.
AllTrails
AllTrails is your guide to the outdoors! Discover the best hiking, running, and biking trails around the world.
Hiking Project
Hiking Project is your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured hikes to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day on the trails.
LiveTrekker
LiveTrekker is your total solution for capturing, sharing, and consolidating all the digital media you accumulate on a journey, on gorgeous maps. Build the perfect souvenirs to keep forever, access anytime, and share in real time.
RouteBuddy
Instant and easy to use topo maps with you, out on the trail. Atlas is our powerful mobile mapping software, which combines our digital mapping with the built-in GPS in Apple's iOS devices, iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, allowing you to locate using the off-line mapping you have installed without data charges.
Trails
Record all your outdoor activities be it hiking, jogging, cycling, canoeing or skiing down the Alps.
Viewranger
Plan, navigate and share your adventures.
PeakFinder
The mountains are calling! Explore more mountains than any mountaineer! PeakFinder AR makes it possible… and shows the names of all mountains and peaks with a 360° panorama display. This functions completely offline - and worldwide!
Relive
If you like to go out for a run, ride, hike or any adventure outside, you’ll love Relive. And it’s free! Millions of runners, cyclists, hikers, skiers, snowboarders and other adventurers are using Relive to share their activities with 3D video stories.
Strava
Strava lets you track your running and riding with GPS, join Challenges, share photos from your activities, and follow friends.
Animated Knots
World #1 Knot Site. Better to know a knot and not need it, than need a knot and not know it.
Gaia GPS
Adventurers and professionals worldwide use Gaia GPS to plan, navigate, and stay safer in the woods.
iNaturalist
One of the world's most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 400,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What's more, by recording and sharing your observations, you'll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature.
Leafsnap
Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide Columbia University, the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Institution are working on visual recognition software to help identify species from photographs. Leafsnap is a series of electronic field guides being developed to demonstrate this new technology. This free mobile app helps identify tree species from photographs of their leaves and contains beautiful high-resolution images of their flowers, fruits, petioles, seeds, and bark. The high-resolution images in the original app were created by the conservation organization Finding Species.
Maps 3D
Maps 3D turns your iPhone into a fully-fledged GPS device with 3D maps for all your outdoor activities. As maps are displayed in 3D, it makes it easier for you to orient yourself in unfamiliar terrain as the map shows you a realistic representation of your surroundings.
SkyView
Terminal Eleven focuses on bringing the wonders of space to your mobile device through a fun and intuitive interface. Our products embody our deep interest in space and the desire to get as many people excited about it as we are.
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