Best Hiking GPS Tracking Apps

Geo Tracker - GPS Tracker

4.7(126 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

Discover and plan outdoor adventures with detailed maps and GPS navigation. Track your activities, analyze performance, and sync with health platforms. Explore over 500,000 routes across Europe.

Cairn – Hiking Safety Tracker by FITCLIMB COM LLC

GPS, Trail Maps & Alerts

Worth Considering

💪 Health & Fitness

4.7😊(529 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app provides offline maps and GPS tracking for outdoor adventures, ensuring you stay on course. It allows you to share your live location with a safety circle who will be automatically alerted if you are overdue.

What We Love

⭐ Excellent safety features
🗺️ Detailed offline maps
🔍 Helpful cell coverage information
🕰️ Accurate ETA and trail stats
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Provides peace of mind for family
🌍 Works well internationally
🔋 Efficient battery usage
🤝 Friendly and responsive support

Room to Improve

🐛 App crashes in offline mode
🗺️ Missing some trail data
🔋 High battery drain during use

More Hiking GPS Tracking apps to explore

Record, analyze and share

Efficient battery usageMultiple map options (OSM, Google, Satellite)Offline tracking capabilities

Record and analyze GPS tracks of your outdoor activities and travels. Offers efficient battery usage, multiple map options including offline access, and advanced statistics. Share your journeys and navigate with ease.

✈️ Travel

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GPS Tracker and Offline Maps

GPS Tracks

Track hiking, biking, running, and walking routesNavigate to saved waypointsStore and manage favorite destinations

This app allows users to track outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and running. It enables navigation to waypoints, storage of favorite destinations, and offers advanced features for route planning and data export with a subscription.

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GPS Hike Tracking by Vima

Hiking Tracker

GPS hike trackingReal-time stats (speed, distance, altitude, time)Color-coded route maps

Track your hiking fitness with this simple GPS app. Monitor distance, speed, altitude, and calories burned. Share your progress and get real-time voice updates. Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

💪 Health & Fitness

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Track Anywhere, Even Offline

MyTracks: GPS Recorder

GPS route trackingSave favorite locationsImport/export data (GPX, KML)

Record your routes with GPS for outdoor activities like hiking, running, and biking. Save favorite spots, import/export data, and navigate with a waypoint guide. Offers coordinate conversion and detailed track statistics.

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GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker

The original GPS app

$9.99

This app provides a top-of-the-line GPS system for outdoor enthusiasts and professionals. It offers offline mapping, powerful waypoint management with photos and notes, and intelligent data collection for activities like hiking, hunting, and cycling anywhere in the world.

Offline mapping with no data connection requiredWaypoint management with photos and notesSupports KML, KMZ, and GPX data import/export

Topo Map & Hiking Tracker

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paid

Topo Maps • Hiking Stats • GPS

$0.99

This app allows hikers to track their activity with detailed statistics like distance, vertical gain, and time. It offers detailed topographic and satellite maps, with options to view tracks color-coded by elevation and sync data across devices via iCloud.

Track distance, vertical, time, and calories burnedView color-coded tracks based on elevationUSGS Topo and Satellite map layers

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.

#1 Hiking & Photos Companion

GeoTracker: GPS & Trail Map

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Hike, Bike & Run Offline Maps

Private location tracking

Private location trackingOffline data storageBatch server synchronization

This app records your location data and sends it to a server you select. It can store data offline and sync later, offering customizable tracking detail to balance accuracy with battery life. Track various activities like bike rides, runs, and car trips.

🔧 Utilities

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Current heading, course, speed, coordinates, altitudeStreet, topographic, and satellite mapsCached maps for offline viewing

GPS

by Void Stop Pty Ltd

$0.99

This app provides detailed location data including speed, altitude, and coordinates. It offers various map views and tracks your journey statistics. Customize settings for units, display, and background operation.

Monitor the real-time location of vehicles, people, and objects equipped with trackers. Offers remote management, command control, and detailed analysis of driving and parking data. Useful for tracking family, employees, or assets, and locating lost devices.

Real-time location trackingRemote command controlFleet and personnel management

Record your outdoor activities like hiking, cycling, or driving with live route tracking. Monitor speed, altitude, and create custom map markers. Share your recorded routes with friends in various export formats.

Live route tracking on mapRecord speed and altitudeCreate custom map markers

GoFindMe: Realtime GPS Tracker

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free

Work Without Cell Service

Real-time location trackingOff-grid text and voice communicationOne-button SOS emergency alert

This app enables real-time location tracking and off-grid communication for outdoor adventures, even without cell service. It uses a dedicated GPS module and radio frequency to keep groups connected, share locations, and send SOS alerts.

🔧 Utilities

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free

GPSLocator: Run, Hike & Sail

Track your runs, hikes & sails

Locate current positionDetermine heading directionMonitor speed

This free GPS application helps you determine your current location, direction, and speed without an internet connection. You can track your movements, share your location via SMS or email, and view your recorded routes on a map.

⚽ Sports

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free

Share Track–GPS Route Map

Track Hiking,Running&Cycling

GPS route recordingAdd photos and videos to mapShare routes with friends

Record, save, and share your GPS routes with rich media. This app lets you add photos, videos, and voice notes to your journeys, creating a visual story on the map. It's perfect for outdoor adventures, travel, and everyday activities.

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GPS Locate: Joystick&Routes Go

Track Hikes & GPS Location App

Measure distance, time, and altitudeCapture photos during routesVoice guidance every 1km

Record and measure your routes with detailed tracking, including distance, time, and altitude. Capture photos along your path and receive voice guidance for progress updates. This app offers a user-friendly interface for all levels of route tracking adventures.

🌟 Lifestyle

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