Bruce joining the pay to play
Love this app
Best app for Bruce Trail
Not perfect
Essential Hiking Equipment
Response from developer
Thanks for the review. We know how useful good footwear is on the trail so we're glad the Bruce Trail App is in that category for you!
Poor experience
🚶♀️
Response from developer
Thanks for your review and for the great idea. While we consider how we may incorporate it, you may find it helpful to check out satellite view in the filters area of the Explore page from time to time. That can often reveal major landmarks like ski hills.
Love the trail, not the app
Response from developer
Thank you for giving the current Bruce Trail App a try. We're very sorry to hear of the difficulties you experienced when you downloaded it. Allow us to make this right. Please send us a note at info@brucetrail.org so that we can troubleshoot with you.
Could be so much better
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback and letting us know how important accommodation options are to you. That is something we may incorporate in future builds. With respect to elevation, while the app doesn't incorporate elevation profiles, the BTC map layer option contains contour lines that give elevation information (each line represents 10m in elevation, with every 5th line darkened and the elevation written in metres), and information on any tracked hikes shows total elevation gained/lost. We appreciate you sharing your experience with us.
Luv The Bruce!
Good stat but changes required to keep getting my $!
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. We're happy to report that we're working on a new feature that will allow users to see all (or some) of their saved hikes on a single map view. We love the km markings from our static maps too, but in the dynamic environment of the app, they would be constantly changing with each trail change. The measurement and route tools can be helpful here allowing you to calculate distances when planning your hikes.
Clunky app for tracking your hikes
A related limitation is that you can’t export your hikes as GPX files to use elsewhere, nor can you import hikes recorded in other apps. The app is a CLOSED SYSTEM. And if you discontinue your subscription, all of your stored hikes and routes become inaccessible. I really don’t like my data being held hostage in this way. Fine, discontinue map and trail updates if I unsubscribe, but at least let me keep my recorded hikes.
I do give this app one extra star for delivering I immediate updates, including trail notifications. But it’s so disappointing as a tracker that I can’t recommend it to anyone interested in exploring the Bruce Trail. There are better ways, better apps, to do that.
Clunky app for tracking hikes on Bruce Trail
The last straw for me came a week ago when I was using the app to record a hike. At some point it just stopped recording. There was no notification, no message asking me if I wanted to save my progress. The problem might have been that I used the app to give me a distance measure while I was hiking, so maybe it can’t do two things at once. In any case, 8km of data was deleted in a flash.
One final point: If you do a monthly subscription and then decide to discontinue for the winter, you LOSE ACCESS to all of your hikes, routes, and pins. The app gives you nothing until you restart your subscription. And since you can't export anything from the app, you're stuck.
I do like the fact that the app gives you immediate trail updates, including notifications of temporary closures, and also shows you places to park. For that I give it an extra star. But my advice to Bruce Trail hikers is to purchase either a print copy or download PDFs of the trail map, and track & manage your hikes using a more well established and reliable app (I use AllTrails). This app is not fit for that purpose.
Subscription🤓
Club sections
Response from developer
Thanks for the review. You'll be happy to know that all 9 Bruce Trail Club sections are represented in the app. To see the boundaries between the sections, head to Explore, then tap on the filters icon in the top right, then select "Section Boundaries" under the Map Details. The boundaries will each appear as a white flag on a red circle. Also you can highlight a particular section by using the search function and typing in the name of that section. If you have any other questions please let us know at info@brucetrail.org
Happy with Appealing Map App
Response from developer
Thank you for the 5-stars and for the recommendation!
Easy to use!
Notes section…
1. I really want to be able to see km markings, like in the physical book.
2. If you type a few notes, and then go back to “view map,” the button has dipped below the screen area and can’t be tapped, so you have to go and delete your notes to be able to see the map. Not cool.
Response from developer
Thanks for your feedback and review. We'd like to address the issue you are experiencing with the "view on map" button. Please reach out to us at info@brucetrail.org so that we can troubleshoot and get it resolved for you.
Good app.
Response from developer
Thanks for the review and for letting us now how important kilometre markings are to you. We have not currently added them since Trail changes are fairly frequent and kilometre markings would continuously change. We hope that the coordinates provided for each Parking location (found by tapping the P icon then Roadside Parking or Parking Lot), the measuring (ruler) tool, and the route (zig-zag trail) tool will provide the flexibility to coordinate with others, plan your route and calculate distances along any route you choose - while not having to make any calculations based on km markings.
Maps are good but there are big glitches
Also I found that if you download all maps the app runs out of memory which results in your not being able to zoom in to sufficient detail when in the field.
My biggest beef is that every time you switch back to the app (from your camera say), it starts from the home screen instead of the map you had open. It updates all maps, you then have to scroll through the list of maps, find the map you want, select it, then open it and find where you are. That's an easily preventable irritant.
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. It does sound like your device is experiencing memory issues. We'd like to look into what can be done. Can you please contact us at info@brucetrail.org and let us know what type of iOS device you are using and what version of iOS you have installed? We can troubleshoot together from there.
Recommended for End-to-Enders
Response from developer
Thank you for the review and feedback. We're pleased the Bruce Trail App has been so helpful to you.
