Best Hiking Apps

4.9😐(1M ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#5in Health & Fitness

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Discover and navigate over 500,000 trails worldwide for hiking, biking, and running. Find detailed reviews, plan your adventures with GPS and offline maps, and share your experiences with a community of outdoor enthusiasts.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent for finding and tracking trails
📍 Accurate GPS and offline maps
📸 Helpful user-submitted photos and reviews
🗺️ Wide selection of trails
🔍 Useful search and filtering options

Room to Improve

🔋 High battery consumption
🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
🤔 Unintuitive user interface changes
🗺️ Inaccurate or outdated trail information
💰 Expensive subscription model

National Park Service by National Park Service

The official app of 420+ parks

Strong Contender

✈️ Travel

4.9😊(124K ratings)

Free

#79in Travel

Explore over 420 national parks with interactive maps, self-guided tours, and essential on-the-ground information. Plan your visit with details on amenities, operating hours, and fees. Download park content for offline use, ensuring access even without internet service.

What We Love

👍 Helpful information on national parks
🚀 Useful offline features
💡 Ability to create lists of visited/to-visit parks
🗺️ Interactive maps and GPS guidance
📷 Photo features like creating postcards

Room to Improve

🐛 Downloading issues and app crashes
🔍 Difficulty finding specific information or navigating the app
🗺️ Inconsistent or incomplete map and trail data
🕰️ Outdated information on park hours and closures
🔍 Lack of organization and filtering options

Strava: Run, Bike, Walk by Strava, Inc.

Track & share with friends

Worth Considering

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

4.8😐(373K ratings)

FreeAdsIn-App Purchases

#1in Health & Fitness

Track all your activities, from runs to yoga, and share your progress with friends. Discover new routes, get AI-powered insights, and join challenges. Stay motivated and safe with real-time location sharing.

What We Love

🚀 Great platform
👍 Excellent for tracking fitness activities
👍 Motivating and engaging community
👍 Comprehensive data and analytics

Room to Improve

🐛 Inaccurate GPS tracking and distance recording
🔒 Poor customer support and unresponsive to user issues
💰 Aggressive monetization with features locked behind paywall
🔍 Confusing and cluttered user interface
🔍 Lacking key features for certain sports (e.g. swimming, mountain biking)

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Hiking, Overlanding, Camping

Topographic mapsGPS navigationOffline maps

Discover trails, campsites, and routes with detailed topographic maps and GPS navigation. Plan your adventures with offline maps, weather updates, and distance tracking. Explore hiking, off-roading, camping, and skiing with this comprehensive outdoor companion.

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by Adventure Projects Inc.

Hiking Project

GPS route informationElevation profilesInteractive trail maps

Discover and navigate over 74,000 miles of trails with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and high-resolution maps. Find featured hikes near you or in a searched area, with insights from local experts. Download trails for offline use, ensuring you can explore even without cell reception.

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komoot - hike, bike & run

Your all-in-one route planner

Route planning for hiking, biking, and runningTurn-by-turn voice navigationOffline maps for outdoor adventures

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onX Backcountry: 3D Trail Maps

Offline Hiking & Biking GPS

Offline 3D, LiDAR-based topo mapsActivity-specific Map ModesAvalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) maps

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FarOut: Hike, Bike, Paddle

Offline GPS Trail Maps

Offline navigational guidesExtensive global route coverageTrusted, official trail data

This app provides reliable offline navigation for long-distance adventures like hiking, biking, and paddling. It offers trusted trail data, detailed waypoint information, and a check-in feature to share your location with loved ones. Explore the world with confidence, even in remote areas.

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Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping

GPS Navigation & Trail Maps

Offline GPS navigationReal-time GPS position and directionRecord GPS tracks

Navigate any terrain with offline GPS maps, even without cell service. Explore a vast Map Store for hiking, biking, and travel, or import your own custom maps. Record tracks, add notes, and identify your location precisely.

(127K)

Relive: Hike & Ride Memories

3D videos & activity tracking

3D video creationActivity tracking integrationPhoto and music additions

Create engaging 3D video stories of your outdoor adventures like running, cycling, or hiking. Automatically generate videos from your tracked activities, add photos and music, and share your experiences with friends.

(70K)

Trailforks: Offline Bike Maps

Routes for MTB, Biking, Hiking

Extensive trail databaseOffline trail mapsGPS navigation

Access a vast database of trails for biking and hiking with offline maps and GPS navigation. Discover new routes, view trail conditions, and record your rides. Contribute to the community and support local trail associations.

Traileasy: Multi-Day Hiking

(16K)

freemium

Plan routes & navigate offline

Multi-day route planningOffline topographic mapsGPS navigation

Plan multi-day treks and navigate offline with detailed topographic maps. Discover accommodations along your route, manage your gear, and track your progress day by day. Works without a signal for a reliable hiking experience.

Make friends on walks

Curated group matchingPlanned walking routesSecret endpoint meetups

Discover curated walking groups for social outings in your city. Answer personality questions to get matched with strangers for planned routes and secret endpoint meetups. Currently available in select East Coast cities.

🌐 Social Networking

Wikiloc - Trails of the World

Hiking, bike, trekking

Discover millions of outdoor trailsRecord your own routes with waypointsOffline topographic maps

Discover and record millions of outdoor trails worldwide for hiking, biking, and more. Enjoy offline maps and GPS navigation. Premium features include route planning, 3D maps, and live tracking.

Privacy-First GPS Tracker

Pro-Grade GPS trackingBattery optimized trackingField notes and photos

This app allows hikers to privately track their routes, mark interesting spots with photos, and keep a journal of their adventures. It prioritizes user data ownership with a no-account, no-tracking design.

🌟 Lifestyle

droply: Drinking Water Map

Fountains, Refill, Offline

Map of verified water sourcesReal-time status updates from hikersPhotos of water locations

This app helps outdoor enthusiasts locate reliable water sources on trails before they run dry. It provides a map of verified springs, refill stations, and camping water spots, updated with real-time reports and photos from other users. Plan your hydration needs for any hike with confidence.

Navigate the outdoors with GPS, compass, and offline maps. Organize tracks and markers in documents synced via iCloud. Supports GPX import/export and customizable coordinate formats.

Offline topographic and satellite mapsGPS and compass functionalityGPX waypoint and track import/export

(3)

Lost Trail - social hiking

Create events, explore trails

Route creation with points of interestAutomatic route generationActivity recording

Plan and navigate outdoor adventures with this app. Create custom routes by marking points of interest and let the app generate the most efficient path. Record your activities to track progress, speed, and duration.

Adventurer: Hike & Explore

freemium

Trails, outdoor maps, GPS

Hundreds of hiking trails and nature tripsDetailed trail information (length, difficulty, camping, dogs)Interactive maps with water sources and shelters

Discover and plan outdoor adventures with detailed trail information, maps, and GPS navigation. Explore hundreds of routes, find accommodations, and track your own hikes. Stay informed with weather forecasts and essential equipment details.

Offline maps · GPX · weather

Offline map cachingGPX import and exportTrack recording with live stats

This navigation app offers offline maps, GPX support, and route planning without ads or subscriptions. It allows users to record tracks, plan routes, and access per-point weather forecasts, with all data stored locally on the device.