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Free and reliable
The Hiking Project gets the job done. It’s simple, completely free to use, and provides detailed trail info (more detailed for more popular trails of course). You can download entire regions for offline use (for FREE). The downside is that it doesn’t have all the trails a certain paid app does but I much prefer The Hiking Project for not hounding me to pay for a subscription. They are also strict about what trails are added (understandably so) and similarly slow to allow corrections of inaccurate trail maps but I’ve only had one trail that was inaccurate in all my time using the app.Show lessHas bugs, still the best
Certainly the best hiking app because of its downloadable maps and ease of seeing all the hikes in an area quickly.
However, Multiple times when I have tried to add content by recording a hike, the app freezes, begins crashing seconds after I open it, and the only way to recover it is delete the app from my phone and re-download it. Pretty annoying, even dangerous, when I was using it for navigation in the Alaskan wilderness where there was no service.Show lessGreat for travellers and hikers in the USA
I’m from the UK, and to be honest the hiking community hasn’t really taken up the mantle yet and most of the trails I know at home are notably absent. I’ve been living in the US for 2 years, and exploring the national parks, monuments, and forests. This app has been the critical piece of the puzzle that has helped me plan trips, and feel confident about where to go and what gear to take. It’s also been a great bail out option, because downloading the maps means that I know my location and if I’ve lost the trail. As a solo hiker on unfamiliar trails, this has been invaluable more than once.
I recommend this app to everyone. It’s brilliant. And free.Show less