# Nature Steps: Appalachia — Virtual Appalachian Trail hike

> Virtual Appalachian Trail hike (iPhone/iPad app by Lost Theory.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nature-steps-appalachia/id6822426980 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lost Theory](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874750083)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Travel
- Price: $4.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 468 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-11-01
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Nature Steps?

Turn your daily steps into a virtual hike of the Appalachian Trail.

Nature Steps: Appalachia is a step counter with a destination. It reads your steps from Apple Health and moves you, mile by mile, along the real 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail, from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Walk to work, walk the dog, walk on a treadmill: every step counts.

SEE YOUR PROGRESS ON A REAL MAP
Watch your hiker move along the actual trail through 14 states and 35 stages, from the Great Smoky Mountains to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania and the White Mountains.

DISCOVER THE TRAIL AS YOU GO
Your journey feed fills with short stories about the places you pass: wildlife, geology, history and the people of the trail, written for every stage.

COLLECT 105 WILDLIFE SPECIES
Each stage adds the animals and plants that live there, from black bears and wild ponies to moose and loons, to your illustrated Field Journal.

STAY MOTIVATED
• Set a daily step goal and track your day, week and month
• Earn 53 illustrated trail patches for streaks, distance and landmarks
• Read a daily quote from Thoreau, Rachel Carson, John Muir and other nature writers
• Walk with friends in private groups and cheer each other on
• Home Screen widgets, Live Activities and an Apple Watch app
• Designed for iPhone Duo: unfold it and the trail map sits beside your journal, stats and stories

No GPS and no hiking required. Just walk.

Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

## Is Nature Steps safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Nature Steps.

## Is Nature Steps legit?

Nature Steps: Appalachia appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Nature Steps is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-05

Small fixes and improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-01

No release notes.

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All apps by Lost Theory: https://appshunter.io/developer/1874750083

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