# Mawson Trail Guide — The complete offline guide

> Offline cycling trail guide with detailed maps, navigation, and trip planning resources. (iPhone/iPad app by Find the Fun Pty Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mawson-trail-guide/id1628230176 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Find the Fun Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1225795177)
- Category: Travel
- Price: $17.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16 · 132 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-06-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mawson-trail-guide/id1628230176/reviews.md

## What is Mawson Trail Guide?

A comprehensive Mawson Trail guidebook on a phone, full of information, and with excellent maps and navigation. It's built by Australians who have ridden the trail and LOVE bike packing!

This guide works 100% without needing mobile phone reception or Internet access. The offline maps are very detailed, show the Mawson Trail, show where you are via GPS, have contour lines, and are marked up with huts you can stay in, camping areas, towns, alternative accommodation and many points of interest. As you ride along the trail, the App shows you how far you are from places like huts and towns, and has an interactive elevation graph so you can see what hills are between you and places. 

The App has beautiful photos to inspire you, detailed descriptions of each trail section, advice on how to prepare for your trip, what gear to bring, what bike to ride and suitable food. It's a complete "how to do the trail" guide. It has many other features and information, as described below.

FEATURES:
- Very detailed offline maps. They ALWAYS work, even when mobile phone coverage and Internet are not available.
- The map is tuned to look great on a small phone screen and show details that a cyclist in remote areas needs. You'll see details such as minor tracks and trails at zoom levels where most other maps hide them. So zoom out and tracks don't disappear from your map! This makes getting back to the trail easy if you loose it. And finding roads to bypass muddy sections becomes trivial. Great for your safety and easier for you to navigate, even with a tiny phone screen.
-  Uses GPS to show your location on the map.
- The map shows contour lines when you zoom in.
- The map has extra markers for huts, towns, camping areas, places where you can get food, attractions, and other points of interest.
- Tap places on the map and be shown your distance from them along the track. See how far away that town is!
- An elevation graph that you can zoom-and-swipe to see all the hills and valleys along the trail. 
- The elevation graph shows your location and markers for towns other places. Do I have to ride up any big hills to get to that town?
- Tap hut, town, camping and other markers on the map to get detailed information and photographs for those places.
- Has descriptions and pictures of each section of the Trail.
- Has a trail overview, and information about the huts, drinking water, safety, weather and history of places.
- Detailed advice and information on how to train for a multi-day trip, choosing a bike, when to ride, what gear you need and suitable food.
- Shows bike shops and other places that can supply bike parts or fix problems.
- Describes how to get and from endpoints of the Mawson Trail.
- No mobile phone coverage or internet is needed for the App to work. Put your phone in Airplane Mode to save battery power and continue to use the App (your phone's GPS will still work in Airplane Mode).
- The App turns off GPS when the screen is turned off, so will not use phone power when you are not using it.
- The guide has loads of beautiful photographs of the Trail to inspire you!

You will never get lost because the maps always work and show you where you are, even when you stray from the Trail. The great detail on the maps make it easy to follow bush tracks and paths to get back to the Trail.

This App was built by a small Australian software company. We've ridden the Trail and have extensive bike packing experience. We're confident our Mawson Trail Guide App will make your trip easier to plan, safer and more fun.

## Key features

- 100% offline detailed maps
- GPS location tracking
- Interactive elevation graph
- Points of interest markers
- Trip preparation advice
- Trail section descriptions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mawson-trail-guide/id1628230176/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Essential and invaluable

*2025-01-31*

You’d be mad to ride the Mawson without the app. It contains all the information you need about trail conditions, accommodation options, towns and food, along with the accurate map showing your location.

### 1/5 — Help !

*2024-11-22*

Trying to unsubscribe…. (Wrong app)

### 1/5 — Help !

*2024-10-08*

Trying to unsubscribe…. (Wrong app)

### 5/5 — Mawson trail app

*2023-09-10*

Just finished the Mawson trail using the app as our only guide apart from town maps we picked up along the way .I always  felt safe knowing I would not get lost using this app . Also great information along the way . I really liked knowing the history of what land  we were on before arriving there. Great elevation profiles and places of interest and accom options . Good to see the Heyson huts available for use along the way as well. When using aeroplane mode meant my phone battery lasted so much longer .

### 5/5 — Helpful

*2023-07-17*

I am in the early stages of planning my Mawson Trail ride and am finding this app so helpful. It has detailed information about all the towns on the route, the terrain, sights to see, how to get to and from the start/ end points of the route and most importantly a detailed much showing the route with live location services that can be used offline.

### 1/5 — They don’t have southbound!

*2023-04-10*

The app allows you to have southbound and northbound BUT they show the exact same thing. If you are going southbound the app is an absolute waste of money wouldn’t recommend!

**Developer response:** The App allows information to be presented southbound or northbound. Such as the ordering of huts, towns, and trail sections. The distance calculations on the App are presented northbound or southbound. A user can choose this via the App settings.



Within the textual description of each trail section some of the information assumes northbound, but often the information is direction-agnostic. It’d pretty easy to interpret information in the opposite direction.



I think it’s harsh to give a 1-start review and call the App a waste of money because the textual description of each trail section does not fully reverse when changing from northbound to southbound. Obviously all our other 5-star reviewers do not agree that this makes the App useless.

### 5/5 — Don’t ride the Mawson without this app

*2023-03-28*

The App was an excellent guide for riding the Mawson. All the mapping and information that you need. It’s all I used along with Google to do a solo trip. Great product.

**Developer response:** Thanks heaps for your kind review, we are happy that you found the App useful.

### 5/5 — Excellent app

*2022-12-04*

Have just completed the Mawson Trail and found the app to be excellent, particularly the mapping and profile features. The trail descriptions are good, but be prepared that the conditions can make a massive difference to what ours experienced, so be prepared for anything!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your lovely review. I agree with you on the trail conditions--riders need to watch out for that Mawson Mud.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2022-10-18*

I just used this app for the Mawson. Was great for planning and during the trip. I did however use another app for navigation I would have been fine using this. Locate feature is handy as well as town shop details and opening times. 
Great app.

### 3/5 — Water supply

*2022-08-19*

It would be nice to know where drinking water is available

**Developer response:** Drinking water is in there, now. See General Trail Information and then Drinking Water Locations.

## Frequently asked questions about Mawson Trail Guide

### Does Mawson Trail Guide work offline?

Yes, Mawson Trail Guide is designed to work 100% offline. It does not require mobile phone reception or internet access, allowing you to use its maps and navigation features even in remote areas. You can even put your phone in Airplane Mode to save battery while still using the GPS.

### What devices is Mawson Trail Guide compatible with?

Mawson Trail Guide is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to provide a great experience on small phone screens, ensuring details are visible for cyclists in remote areas.

### How much does Mawson Trail Guide cost?

Mawson Trail Guide is a paid application, priced at $17.99. This one-time purchase provides access to all its features and offline content.

### How often is Mawson Trail Guide updated?

The app was last updated on March 7, 2026, with version 8 (3.0.0). This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing support and potential for future improvements.

### What kind of information does Mawson Trail Guide provide about the trail?

Mawson Trail Guide offers detailed descriptions of each trail section, including information on huts, drinking water sources, safety tips, weather considerations, and the history of various locations. It also includes advice on training, gear, and food suitable for multi-day trips.

### Can I see my current location on the map with Mawson Trail Guide?

Yes, the app uses GPS to show your current location on the detailed offline maps. This feature is crucial for navigation, especially in remote areas where visibility might be poor or you might lose the trail.

### Does Mawson Trail Guide have ads?

No, Mawson Trail Guide does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted user experience without any in-app ads.

### What age rating does Mawson Trail Guide have?

Mawson Trail Guide has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide range of users, including younger individuals, though its primary audience is adult cyclists.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8 (3.0.0) — 2026-03-07

Support for showing distances between map markers. Updated maps.

### 7 (2.3.0) — 2025-06-15

Many minor content updates and corrections. The map is also updated by this release.

### 6 (2.2.0) — 2024-11-03

The main menu has a new "Show Other Maps" options. This allows you to see the map updated with different information than the main map. Some content updates.

### 5 (2.1.0) — 2024-01-05

Updated content, and some minor functionality improvements.

### 4 (2.0.0) — 2023-06-28

Captions for photos have been added. The description of trail sections has been improved. Several other minor improvements.

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