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Best 10 Hiking Map Apps
Discover inspiration for your next outdoor adventure with great hiking maps. Make sure you can navigate with confidence when you find that road less traveled.
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From military infantry safety to free dating activities, hiking maps have allowed people to enjoy the great outdoors for hundreds of years.
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Google Maps - Navigate & Explore
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Polarsteps - Travel Planner & Tracker
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Gaia GPS: Hiking, Offroad Maps
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Komoot — Cycling, Hiking & Mountain Biking Maps
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AllTrails: Hiking, Running & Mountain Bike Trails
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ViewRanger: Trail Maps for Hiking, Biking, Skiing
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Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping
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Hiking Project
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Locus Map Free - Hiking GPS navigation and maps
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Footpath Route Planner - Running, Hiking, Bike Map
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Google Maps - Navigate & Explore
Google LLC
Travel & Local
Real-time GPS navigation & local suggestions for food, events, & activities
5B+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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Polarsteps - Travel Planner & Tracker
Polarsteps
Travel & Local
Plan, track and relive your travels.
1M+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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Gaia GPS: Hiking, Offroad Maps
TrailBehind Inc.
Maps & Navigation
Plan, navigate, and stay safer in the woods. Topo maps and trails for hikers.
500K+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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Komoot — Cycling, Hiking & Mountain Biking Maps
komoot GmbH
Health & Fitness
Route planner, voice nav & offline maps for your cycling and hiking experiences.
5M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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AllTrails: Hiking, Running & Mountain Bike Trails
AllTrails, LLC
Health & Fitness
Explore the outdoors: hiking trail maps, bike trails, camping & backpacking maps
10M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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ViewRanger: Trail Maps for Hiking, Biking, Skiing
Augmentra
Health & Fitness
Find hiking trails and bike rides, navigate with GPS, and save offline topo maps
5M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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Avenza Maps: Offline Mapping
Avenza Systems Inc.
Maps & Navigation
Maps for hiking, trails, offroading, and GPS tracking offline
1M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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Hiking Project
Adventure Projects
Sports
Your comprehensive guide to the best hikes near you, wherever you are.
100K+ DownloadsFree![Google Play]()
Free![App Store]()
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Locus Map Free - Hiking GPS navigation and maps
Asamm Software, s. r. o.
Maps & Navigation
GPS navigation app for hiking, biking, geocaching and other outdoor activities
1M+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Footpath Route Planner - Running, Hiking, Bike Map
Half Mile Labs LLC
Maps & Navigation
Map routes with your finger: distance measure, run tracker, & GPX viewer
50K+ DownloadsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
Free In-App Purchases![App Store]()
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How We Choose The Best Apps
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching offline hiking and travel. From there, we retrieved a total of 483 unique apps (233 Android apps and 250 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
Additional Review by Editorial Team
Finally, our editorial team checks all apps in our best 10 list one by one to make sure these apps are of the highest quality. -
Filter only high-quality apps
We then selected the highest quality apps from the 483 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Hiking Map Apps for both Android & iOS.
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