AGLCA vs AppalRider

America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association’s app helps you plan stops on your Great Loop adventure by showing you the route itself, and where you can find our sponsors, Harbor Hosts, and “Best of the Loop” points of interest in more than 10 categories as designated by our members. All app users can review the Great Loop route, read FAQs about the Great Loop route and Great Loop-capable boats, and learn more about each segment of the Great Loop. AGLCA members enjoy additional features, such as finding Harbor Hosts near their current location, getting discount offers from our sponsors, and seeing details about each “Best of the Loop” point of interest. AGLCA members can also see a sample itinerary for the Great Loop that shows just one of the thousands of combinations of stops you can make on the Great Loop. You can also download .gpx files for each leg that can be imported into your navigation app for review.

Live AppalCART buses, in your pocket. AppalRider is the fastest way to ride AppalCART in Boone — track every fare-free bus in real time, see when the next one is coming, and find your way across campus or across town in seconds. Built for App State students, Boone locals, and anyone visiting the High Country. LIVE BUS TRACKING Watch buses move on the map in real time, on every route AppalCART is running today. Position, direction, and route colors update continuously from AppalCART's official GTFS-Realtime feeds. LIVE ARRIVALS AT EVERY STOP Tap any stop for the next departures, route colors, and minutes until your bus arrives. No more guessing at a faded timetable on a windy corner. SERVICE ALERTS Detours, closures, and service changes as AppalCART publishes them — with anything affecting your saved stops surfaced first. TRIP PLANNER Tell AppalRider where you're starting and where you're going. It plans the trip on current schedules, walks you through any transfers, and draws the whole route on the map. NEARBY STOPS & FAVORITES The closest stops appear when you open the app, sorted by distance. Save the ones you use every day and see their next departures right on the home screen. FULL TIMETABLES Every route, every stop, grouped by weekday, Saturday, and Sunday. DESIGNED FOR BOONE • Free to use, no account, no ads • Service across the Town of Boone, Appalachian State campus, downtown, shopping districts, and major apartment complexes • Every AppalCART bus is wheelchair-accessible — accessibility details included • Paratransit booking windows and Rural Services pickup days, with one-tap dial to Dispatch ABOUT APPALCART AppalCART is the fare-free bus system serving the Town of Boone, Appalachian State University, and the surrounding community, courtesy of the Town of Boone, Watauga County, and Appalachian State University. AppalRider is an independent app built on AppalCART's public GTFS and real-time feeds. It is not an official AppalCART product and is not affiliated with AppalCART. For Paratransit reservations, Rural Services, and official information, call AppalCART Dispatch at 828-297-1300 or visit appalcart.com.