Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps
Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps
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Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

No signal? No problem. The app transforms your device into an untethered navigation powerhouse, making the wilderness yours.

Key Figures

Downloads

2.5M+

User Rating

4.8/5

Total Ratings

37.9K

Publisher

Trailbehind, INC.

Category

Navigation

Locales

17

Latest Version

2026.2

Size

120.1 MB

First Released

May 22, 2017
Features

An evaluation of core functionalities for outdoor and wilderness enthusiasts.

Key Features Analysis: Gaia GPS

Robust Offline Mapping & GPS Navigation

The app provides essential offline map downloads and GPS navigation capabilities, enabling users to reliably track their position and follow routes even in remote areas without cellular service. This ensures safety and continuous exploration during wilderness adventures.

Comprehensive Topographical Map Layers

This tool features an extensive library of topographical maps and customizable layers, including Gaia Topo and detailed hill-shading. It allows users to thoroughly understand terrain, plan routes effectively, and visualize geographical features crucial for navigating varied landscapes.

Advanced Route Planning & Activity Tracking

It allows users to meticulously plan custom routes, discover established trails, and record their journeys with precise data such as distance, altitude, and elevation changes. Features like 'breadcrumbs' facilitate retracing steps, enhancing safety and navigational confidence.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps

What is Gaia GPS?

Gaia GPS is a mobile application providing a comprehensive collection of hiking trails and camping sites. It offers GPS navigation, topographic maps, weather updates, and route planning for various outdoor activities like backpacking, off-roading, and skiing.

Does Gaia GPS offer offline map capabilities?

Yes, Gaia GPS offers offline maps. Users can download maps for offline use to navigate without cell service. The premium version allows downloading over 300 maps anytime.

Can users create and record their own routes with Gaia GPS?

Yes, users can create routes using snap-to-trail mode and custom waypoints with Gaia GPS. The app also records tracks, providing detailed statistics on speed, distance, elevation, and duration.

The following screenshots and description are sourced directly from the app's official store listing and are the property of the app developer.

App Store

Screenshots

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - The app welcomes users to adventure, showcasing an inspiring mountainous vista and prominent Gaia GPS branding as symbols of reliable outdoor exploration.

The app welcomes users to adventure, showcasing an inspiring mountainous vista and prominent Gaia GPS branding as symbols of reliable outdoor exploration.

Confident Navigation

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - Users can explore remote areas confidently, viewing detailed topographic maps with a highlighted route and real-time activity metrics like speed and distance.

Users can explore remote areas confidently, viewing detailed topographic maps with a highlighted route and real-time activity metrics like speed and distance.

Offline Reliability

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - This tool helps users discover new adventures, featuring a map displaying elevation data and integrated articles from "Outside" for activity inspiration.

This tool helps users discover new adventures, featuring a map displaying elevation data and integrated articles from "Outside" for activity inspiration.

Discover Inspiration

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - The app simplifies adventure planning, providing an intuitive route creation interface with snap-to-trail functionality and a detailed elevation profile of the planned path.

The app simplifies adventure planning, providing an intuitive route creation interface with snap-to-trail functionality and a detailed elevation profile of the planned path.

Route Planning

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - Users can personalize their mapping experience, choosing from a comprehensive selection of map packs like 'Gaia Topo' and adding practical overlays such as 'Slope Angle' and 'Avalanche Forecast'.

Users can personalize their mapping experience, choosing from a comprehensive selection of map packs like 'Gaia Topo' and adding practical overlays such as 'Slope Angle' and 'Avalanche Forecast'.

Map Customization

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - This tool offers a variety of specialized map layers, allowing users to select options like 'Natgeo Trails' and 'Public Land (US)' to suit any adventure.

This tool offers a variety of specialized map layers, allowing users to select options like 'Natgeo Trails' and 'Public Land (US)' to suit any adventure.

Versatile Map Layers

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - The app provides in-depth performance tracking, showing comprehensive activity stats including a detailed speed profile and an informative elevation profile of recorded trips.

The app provides in-depth performance tracking, showing comprehensive activity stats including a detailed speed profile and an informative elevation profile of recorded trips.

Performance Tracking

Gaia GPS: Mobile Trail Maps - Users can assess network availability in the wilderness, viewing visual representations of cell coverage areas and selecting from a list of major network providers.

Users can assess network availability in the wilderness, viewing visual representations of cell coverage areas and selecting from a list of major network providers.

Cell Coverage

Description

Welcome the warm weather with the ultimate collection of hiking trails and camping sites around you – Gaia GPS. Find amazing adventures with topographic maps while spending less time looking at your phone. Explore with map layers, weather condition updates, GPS navigation, hill-shading and hiking maps. Discover local routes or map your own trail and share online. Whether you’re looking for hiking trails, off-roading routes, backpacking, or public land, discover with Gaia GPS. Find backpacker trails or offroad routes with the help of Gaia GPS. Make the wilderness your backyard with the best hiking, backpacking, and backcountry navigator – all in one. Navigate routes with offline navigation, weather reports, GPS coordinates, camping sites and distance tracking features to help you explore. Cruise through a popular backpacking route, hiking trail, or walking map with GPS navigation tools to guide you. Download the premier outdoor activity app featured in publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and GearJunkie. BACKPACK OR HIKE • Hike the largest collection of trails and routes available on Gaia Topo, the ultimate backcountry navigator. • National parks or scenic hiking trails – Discover new outdoor routes waiting to be explored • Backpacking from base camp all along offroad hiking trails and back again is easy with breadcrumbs • Distance tracker with altitude and elevation monitoring for every activity • Travel easily to trailheads with connections to directions CAMPING COMPANION • Explore different camping sites and navigate to them conveniently using GPS coordinates • Discover campgrounds across national parks, forests, and scenic landscapes ROAD TRIP PLANNER MADE FOR YOU • Offline maps: RV travel is easy with offline maps that track your location, even when far from cell service • Discover camping sites, parks and route conditions seamlessly to help you prepare OFFROAD ACTIVITY PLANNING • 4x4 & overlanding adventures are easy to record on Gaia GPS • Activity tracker and route planner make trekking, hiking, and backpacking offroad trails simple • Maps, routes, and waypoints displayed on Apple CarPlay SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING • Discover ski slopes and cross country skiing trails around you with best-in-class topographic maps • Know weather conditions with ski resort information and Nordic trails from OnTheSnow EXPLORE THE WORLD LIKE A PROFESSIONAL • GPS coordinates help explore while creating routes and tracking progress • Share your data with clients to improve Gaia GPS • Access the full NatGeo map collection ELEVATE YOUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WITH GAIA GPS PREMIUM WITH OUTSIDE+ • Access 300+ maps including NatGeo Trails Illustrated, Private Lands, weather forecasts, and more • Offline maps to download anytime • Weather, terrain, and safety features • Access the Trailforks GPS biking app • Expert-led online courses on Outside Learn • Premium access to award-winning films, shows, and live TV on Outside Watch • Unlimited digital access to Outside Network's 15 iconic brands including Outside, Backpacker and National Park Trips Explore the world with Gaia GPS to guide all of your adventures. Enjoy GPS navigation, countless hike trails, and more with Gaia GPS – your perfect outdoor companion. SIGNUP • Gaia GPS is part of the Outside Network. Create an Outside account to access the app. TO MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: • TURN OFF auto-renewal: https://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period. • Your Apple App Store Account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://www.gaiagps.com/company/privacy • Terms of use: https://www.gaiagps.com/company/terms_of_use

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