Comprehensive Guide
I did very little prep for this hike and the app was a great utility. This was my single reference point for the entire route. I would suggest a second offline map app (pick your preference, I used Maps.me) for more detail in towns etc. The GPS track was absolutely critical, water and resupply info was also helpful. I enjoyed the elevation map to track daily climbs and total route progress. This all was worth it in my experience.
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Essential piece of kit
You pack your socks, your shoes, your food…but did you pack this app? If you’ve not, do it. It’s a little fiddly at first, but it’s a valuable tool, especially with offline maps!
Essential app with comprehensive data
Absolutely essential app covering the Lycian way. Comprehensive useful data covering the main and many side routes. Offline mapping allows very good use when on the trail out of signal. The app is very full featured so it’s worth spending some time understanding how it works to get the best from it. We certainly didn’t get the hang of it until we had completed a few legs and made some mistakes that we could have avoided if we had known where to look!
Very grateful to organisers for the support from the app. The trail, weather and terrain are seriously challenging in places, the app made it safer and more enjoyable.
Very grateful to organisers for the support from the app. The trail, weather and terrain are seriously challenging in places, the app made it safer and more enjoyable.
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Necessary
The trail markings are terrible and the app is the only way we were able to find our way.
Great app
Initial issues with downloading the offline maps were sorted with an update and was able to use it properly. Recommended.
Extraordinary depth of info and guidance
We’ve just finished a 6 day version of Lycian Way and couldn’t have done it without this app - the GPS tracking was invaluable with the richly annotated downloadable maps . It allows you to configure your route through a number of options and the level of detail on way markers, accommodation, water points etc is brilliant. The UX / IA of the app is a bit complex but once you get your head round how it all interlinks you’ll love it
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An essential companion to the Lycian Way
This app is the best £7.99 (or whatever your local currency) you’ll spend in preparation for hiking the Lycian Way. Full of information, and making the best use of everything a smartphone has to augment your experience on the trail.
Brilliant
Not only is the app extremely easy to use, but I had a question and was answered in less than a few hours! Well worth the money!
Super trekking guide
This is my first time hiking without a map and I have found this app a great intro. There is plenty of detail but you don’t feel over whelmed with writing and the accommodation, shops and transport details are really useful, in fact essential. The trek is fanatic as well. All in all a great experience.
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Not recommended
Super buggy: map does not show waypoints, even if they are linked from notes.
When changing the map settings the page “folds” after you go back. It is then not possible to go back to the map without closing and opening the app again.
The information is organised interesting at best, most of the time it just links to webpages that are not available offline.
The book also isn’t great so you’d be better off with an up to date GPS track and a proper Hiking app like Gaia GPS or a free offering.
When changing the map settings the page “folds” after you go back. It is then not possible to go back to the map without closing and opening the app again.
The information is organised interesting at best, most of the time it just links to webpages that are not available offline.
The book also isn’t great so you’d be better off with an up to date GPS track and a proper Hiking app like Gaia GPS or a free offering.
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The Elusive Way finders love this App!
We had an amazing time hiking the Lycian way for 9 glorious days!! Without this app I think we would have been lost many more times, we were lost more than I thought we would be frankly! We consider ourselves pretty hardy route finders.
If you hike the Lycian, you really need this app, and please send Eugene feedback through the app, (app developer) so that he can keep all of our trekkers well informed. Peace and love from the Elusive wayfinders of Canada!
If you hike the Lycian, you really need this app, and please send Eugene feedback through the app, (app developer) so that he can keep all of our trekkers well informed. Peace and love from the Elusive wayfinders of Canada!
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Highly recommended
Just finished a three day hike around the Kekova area and this app was great.
The offline maps were perfect, very accurate. Definitely a massive help when some of the waymarking are hard to find (especially under the unseasonably hot sun...). The app also helped with customising different sections of the hike, something that wasn’t possible with just a book. All other functionalities were great, even if it took me some time to get my head around some of them.
Time estimates should be taken with a caution though.
Very happy with this purchase!
The offline maps were perfect, very accurate. Definitely a massive help when some of the waymarking are hard to find (especially under the unseasonably hot sun...). The app also helped with customising different sections of the hike, something that wasn’t possible with just a book. All other functionalities were great, even if it took me some time to get my head around some of them.
Time estimates should be taken with a caution though.
Very happy with this purchase!
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Excellent!
A really brilliant app; far and away the best for the Lycian Way. In particular, the offline map is super-accurate; essential as at times the track is poorly marked. It saved me from having to backtrack quite a few times! Also has good accommodation information etc. Highly recommended.
Lycian Way hiker? GET THIS APP!
Excellent app. It made my Lycian Way hike a success. I was unable to get a copy of the Kate Clow guide book before my trip to Turkey (it ships from Britain) and had to rely entirely on what I could find online for guidance. In addition to prefetching some web sites, I downloaded this app along with three other more general purpose offline hiking/mapping apps to my phone. I ended up using this LycianWay app almost exclusively because it had everything I needed -- maps, water sources, accommodations, cultural information, distances, trail-aware compass and even a progress meter for each section.
Not all of the LW is well marked with the red and white blazes. Several times on my hike I wandered down a crisscrossing goat trail and had to rely on this app to guide me back toward the LW. Without it I would have spent many frustrating hours backtracking and searching for the right track.
If you are planning to walk all or part of the LW you should get this app. It's all you need (just be careful to not drop your phone).
Not all of the LW is well marked with the red and white blazes. Several times on my hike I wandered down a crisscrossing goat trail and had to rely on this app to guide me back toward the LW. Without it I would have spent many frustrating hours backtracking and searching for the right track.
If you are planning to walk all or part of the LW you should get this app. It's all you need (just be careful to not drop your phone).
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