# Trail Explorer — Explore any corner of the map

> Explore any corner of the map (iPhone/iPad app by Evgueni Stoilkov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trail-explorer/id1637723161 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Evgueni Stoilkov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1579543085)
- Category: Navigation, Travel
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 73 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-09-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trail-explorer/id1637723161/reviews.md

## What is Trail Explorer?

Trail Explorer is a web and mobile app to explore any destination, discover new places and trails, plan adventures, and enjoy the outdoors.

For any point on the map, Trail Explorer helps you find the best spots for hiking, sightseeing, climbing, kayaking, scuba, and many more, pairing well with any adventure style and adrenaline level.

We compile extensive lists of thrilling experiences by country and category, and offer a set of tools to research any location:

    •  Millions of hiking trails and Places of Interest
    •  Multiple map types to match your adventure style
    •  3D maps: 
	- topo
	- satellite
	- city
    •  Trail analysis and Elevation Profile
    •  3D flyover along a trail or around a selected landmark
    •  Hke Along tool
    •  Drive Mode in 3D 
    •  AI chat 
    •  Local video and  nearby webcams
    •  The weather 
    •  Adventure sports and travel news…

Trail Explorer helps you understand any environment even before you go,  build awareness of the terrain, the level of difficulty, time, gear, and resources required to reach your adventure objective. We aggregate data from a wide range of sources to help you plan a safer, and more enjoyable experience.

Top features:

	▶ Search millions of hiking trails and POIs — explore, save, and share with a single tap

	▶ Choose from a range of maps — hiking, running, cycling, and more

	▶ 3D maps — topo, satellite, and city views

	▶ Browse a giant collection of thrilling experiences — sourced by country and category

	▶ Explore any place in detail — hiking trails, attractions, adventure options, huts, hotels, and more

	▶ Generate a hiking snapshot of any location — popular trails and geo-POIs: peaks, lakes, volcanoes, outdoor sports, videos, webcams, and more

	▶ Drive Mode in 3D — explore routes with rich POI detail, adventure hotspots, and intel from AI, Wikipedia, video search, webcams, and weather

	▶ 3D trail flyovers and circular landmark animations — realistic route previews and mountain/natural landmark peeks

	▶ Hike Along mode — live 3D position tracking with trail data along the elevation profile

	▶ Tap any point on the map — instant info on trails, POIs, weather, save and share routes or locations

	▶ Search POIs in 20+ categories — huts, water sources, gas stations, geo-objects, and more

	▶ Tap any trail on the map — detailed stats, charts, and trail highlights

	▶ Tap any POI marker — detailed info, save, share, or generate a hiking snapshot

	▶ Check the weather forecast directly from the map

	▶ Read news and videos across 20+ categories — hiking, mountaineering, climbing, biking, kayaking, scuba, sailing/boating, adventure, extreme, and many more


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.6 — 2026-08-18

- added city (3D buildings) maps to the hiking and driving maps screens
- added option to center user's position with map rotating with the direction of movement
- various code optimizations
- applied bundle optimization techniques to reduce app size

### 2.1.5 — 2026-08-15

- updated all app libraries and dependencies
- redesigned map options display panel, with satellite, topo, and city maps in 3D
- set topo map as default 3D map for drive mode
- integrated current position marker animations for smoother marker navigation 
- integrated current position marker animations to stir attention and signal sideways navigation
- refined 3D maps auto-flyover focus for multiple terrain profiles
- many code optimizations
- fixed small bugs

### 2.1.4 — 2026-07-24

- integrated 3D maps display in 'drive mode'; Satellite and topo maps are now available for navigation
- refined 3D maps auto-flyover focus for multiple terrain profiles
- included links to 'trail flyover' and 'hike along trail' directly from elevation profile tab
- optimized the SAVED lists screen, with more data and checks for duplicate entries
- auto saving trails and elevation profiles
- auto-saving top markers
- fixed small bugs

### 2.1.3 — 2026-06-19

- updated all libraries and dependencies
- stabilized 3D maps auto-flyover focus around central point
- optimized the SAVED lists screen
- added automatically saved local POIs
- optimized data flows with server
- updated helper notifications
- sped up trails data elevation profile visualization
- upgraded limits and security settings
- fixed weather appearance on Discover screen
- fixed new installs opening bugs

### 2.1.2 — 2026-06-15

- updated all libraries and dependencies
- added 3D maps auto-flyover
- optimized the SAVED lists screen
- added automatically saved local POIs
- optimized data flows with server
- updated helper notifications
- sped up trails data elevation profile visualization
- upgraded limits and security settings
- fixed the weather appearance on Discover screen
- fixed small bugs

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## More apps by Evgueni Stoilkov

- [TechontheEdge](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/techontheedge/id1579543083)

All apps by Evgueni Stoilkov: https://appshunter.io/developer/1579543085

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