onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App
onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App
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onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App

This app doesn't just map trails; it deciphers the wild, turning uncertainty into calculated moves.

Key Figures

Downloads

1M+

User Rating

4.7/5

Total Ratings

5.7K

Publisher

onXmaps, Inc.

Category

Navigation

Locales

1

Latest Version

26.13.0

Size

433.2 MB

First Released

Dec 9, 2020
Features

An in-depth evaluation highlighting critical functionalities for outdoor enthusiasts navigating remote and challenging terrains.

Analytical Overview: Key Features of onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App

Offline Map Capabilities

The app provides comprehensive offline 3D maps, allowing users to navigate and visualize terrain even without cell service, which is essential for remote backcountry excursions.

Advanced Topographical Mapping

This tool features advanced topographical maps, including LiDAR, 3D visualizations, and Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) data, offering unparalleled detail for terrain assessment and safety.

Hazard Awareness Map Layers

The app provides toggleable map layers that display critical safety information such as active wildfires, avalanche terrain, and private land boundaries, enhancing user safety and compliance.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App

What is onX Backcountry used for?

onX Backcountry is a GPS map app for outdoor recreation, enabling users to discover and navigate new trails for hiking, skiing, mountain biking, and climbing, even offline.

Does onX Backcountry offer offline navigation?

Yes, onX Backcountry allows users to download 3D maps with interactive trail data for offline use. This turns a phone into a handheld GPS device without cell service.

Can I create custom routes in onX Backcountry?

Yes, onX Backcountry allows users to map custom routes seamlessly with its snap-to-trail feature. Users can also set Waypoints and review detailed slope data for planning.

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

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - Users can seamlessly switch between activity-specific map modes like 'Hike' and 'Ski' directly from the main map view.

Users can seamlessly switch between activity-specific map modes like 'Hike' and 'Ski' directly from the main map view.

Activity Map Modes

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - The app renders stunning 3D maps, allowing users to visualize terrain features like peaks and valleys with exceptional clarity.

The app renders stunning 3D maps, allowing users to visualize terrain features like peaks and valleys with exceptional clarity.

Detailed 3D Topography

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - This tool records detailed trip statistics, displaying GPS-tracked routes and an elevation profile graph for comprehensive journey review.

This tool records detailed trip statistics, displaying GPS-tracked routes and an elevation profile graph for comprehensive journey review.

Route Tracking & Stats

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - Users can precisely plan custom routes utilizing the 'Snap To' trail feature and immediately view essential metrics like distance and elevation gain.

Users can precisely plan custom routes utilizing the 'Snap To' trail feature and immediately view essential metrics like distance and elevation gain.

Custom Route Planning

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - The app offers comprehensive maps with activity-specific layers, allowing users to select modes such as 'Hike' or 'MTB' to tailor their view.

The app offers comprehensive maps with activity-specific layers, allowing users to select modes such as 'Hike' or 'MTB' to tailor their view.

Multi-Activity Maps

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - This tool enables users to download specific map areas for offline use, with customizable detail levels from 'Low' to 'High'.

This tool enables users to download specific map areas for offline use, with customizable detail levels from 'Low' to 'High'.

Offline Map Downloads

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - The app provides critical land ownership data, displaying distinct boundaries for private land and government land to ensure responsible outdoor activity.

The app provides critical land ownership data, displaying distinct boundaries for private land and government land to ensure responsible outdoor activity.

Land Ownership Layers

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - Users access comprehensive weather information directly within the app, including current temperature and hour-by-hour wind forecasts.

Users access comprehensive weather information directly within the app, including current temperature and hour-by-hour wind forecasts.

Integrated Weather Data

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - The app enhances safety with dedicated hazard layers, allowing users to visualize wildfire perimeters and avalanche terrain exposure simultaneously.

The app enhances safety with dedicated hazard layers, allowing users to visualize wildfire perimeters and avalanche terrain exposure simultaneously.

Hazard Awareness

onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App - Users can explore detailed route guides, complete with trail descriptions and key metrics like distance and elevation gain, similar to a traditional guidebook.

Users can explore detailed route guides, complete with trail descriptions and key metrics like distance and elevation gain, similar to a traditional guidebook.

Expert Route Guides

Description

Discover new hiking and mountain biking trails. onX Backcountry features 650,000+ miles of trails, 300,000+ rock climbs, and 4,000+ ski routes. Whether you’re scouting new terrain or navigating maps in the field, onX Backcountry is the ultimate app for offline outdoor recreation. Use trustworthy data to elevate how you move through the wild. Plan your hiking, mountain biking, backpacking, or skiing activities with clarity on terrain, conditions, and routes. With LiDAR topo maps, GPS tracking, and 3D offline maps, onX Backcountry is built for the decisions that make or break your days in the field. Choose your own adventure with activity-specific Map Modes. Toggle Map Layers to show nearby hazards such as wildfires or avalanche terrain. Study distance and elevation gain, and visualize your trip in 3D, even without cell service. Access a reliable offline GPS mapping app, built for remote trails and navigation. Map out custom routes seamlessly with our snap-to-trail feature and add Waypoints to points of interest. Review Slope Angle and Slope Aspect to evaluate the steepness and direction of terrain. View localized Weather, hour-by-hour Wind Forecasts, and Recent Satellite Imagery. Download 3D maps for offline use and leave a breadcrumb trail with Tracker to measure key trip stats. Navigate summer trails, backpacking trips, or winter ski tours all in one outdoor app. A great day in the backcountry starts with a better map. Go farther today with onX Backcountry. onX Backcountry Map Modes: ▶ HIKING TRAILS & TRACKER Discover hiking trails and explore the backcountry confidently with tools built for offline navigation. Turn your phone into a handheld GPS tracking device. Measure activity stats and view difficulty, distance or elevation gain on recommended trails and custom-built routes. Use private land, active fire, and smoke Map Layers to hike and go backpacking responsibly. ▶ MOUNTAIN BIKING ROUTES Plan your next mountain bike ride with detailed information on trail difficulty, elevation, distance, and more. Build your own MTB route or access thousands of guidebook-recommended trails. Download interactive maps to receive terrain context offline and pivot plans when needed. Understand complex terrain using Topo, Satellite, and Hybrid Basemaps. ▶ BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOURS Trusted by guides, heralded by pros. Because the best skiers don’t just send, they study. onX Backcountry is the only app with offline 3D, LiDAR-based topo, and Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) maps. View recent Snow Imagery, expert-built Beacon Guidebook routes, real-time Weather Forecasts, and Avalanche Simulator data. ▶ YOUR FOUR-SEASON OUTDOOR APP onX Backcountry brings everything you need for your outdoor pursuits into one place. Download today and access the most detailed, dynamic, and reliable maps for the backcountry. ▶ FREE TRIAL Start an Elite trial for free when you install the app. Maximize your backcountry experience and access all of our best features for seven days. ▶ PREMIUM & ELITE FEATURES • 650,000+ miles of hiking, backpacking, and mountain bike trails • 4,000+ backcountry skiing lines with guidebook descriptions • 300,000+ rock climbing routes with approach trails • Save unlimited 3D Offline Trail Maps to navigate without cell service • 985 million acres of Public Land across the U.S. • 550,000 Recreation Icons: Trailheads, backcountry cabins, campgrounds, and more • Map data sourced from USFS, BLM, and NPS • Private Land Layer (ELITE ONLY): Property maps, land boundaries, land ownership, and acreage • Recent Imagery (ELITE ONLY): Detailed satellite imagery from the past two weeks ▶ Terms of Use: https://www.onxmaps.com/tou ▶ Privacy Policy: https://www.onxmaps.com/privacy-policy ▶ Feedback: If you have any trouble or have an idea of what you’d like to see in the maps next, please contact us at support@onxmaps.com. We’d love to hear from you.

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