Gaia GPS: Offroad Hiking Maps

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4.1
16.5K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Whether you’re out in the snow or exploring scenic hiking trails, Gaia GPS has you covered. Explore amazing offroad routes with less time looking at your phone and more time taking in the snowy landscapes thanks to our newly redesigned app. Backpack, overland, discover campgrounds and explore skiing routes – all on Gaia GPS.

Make the wilderness your backyard with breathtaking hike trails found on Gaia GPS. Enjoy the best hiking app, road trip planner, and backcountry navigator – all in one. Reach your next summit out on the snow with offline maps, GPS coordinates, and distance tracker features to help you explore the world.

Cruise through popular ski tracks or hike trails confidently with GPS navigation tools to guide you through national parks and back to base camp. Download the premier outdoor activity app featured in publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and GearJunkie.

BACKPACK OR HIKE
• Hike trails and trekking routes are available on Gaia Topo, the ultimate backcountry navigator.
• National parks or backcountry trails – Pave your path out on the snow with nature routes waiting to be explored
• Access the full NatGeo map collection
• Backpack from base camp all along offroad hiking trails with the help of breadcrumbs
• Distance tracker with altitude and elevation monitoring for each activity

BE READY FOR SNOW SEASON
• The Gaia Winter base map is designed for winter activities and works well with other winter layers
• Know current conditions on the snow with ski resort information and Nordic trails from OnTheSnow
• Skiing, snowboarding, and more – chase the snow with curated snowmobile trails
• Find the perfect snow with Snow Station and Snow Forecast map layers
• Ski reports help tackle any adventure safely with Slope Angle and Avalanche Forecast layers

ROAD TRIP PLANNER MADE FOR YOU
• Offroad travel is easy with GPS coordinates
• Offline maps: RV travel is easy with offline maps that track your location, even when far from cell service
• Road trippers can prepare with available camping sites, parks, and route conditions

OFFROAD ACTIVITY PLANNING
• 4x4 & overlanding adventures are easy to record on Gaia GPS
• Activity tracker and route planner make trekking, hiking, and navigating trails offroad simple
• Follow ski tracks or create your own on the fly with snap-to-trail route building
• Maps, routes, and waypoints displayed directly on Android Auto

EXPLORE THE WORLD LIKE A PROFESSIONAL
• GPS coordinates help explore the wilderness while creating routes and tracking progress
• Mark hike trails, ski tracks, routes, & camping sites
• Share your data with clients & fellow guides to improve Gaia GPS

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 wintry adventures. Enjoy GPS navigation, skiing features, and countless hike trails 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.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481
• Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Google Play account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period.

• Your Google Play Account will be charged at confirmation of purchase.
• Privacy Policy: http://www.gaiagps.com/gaiacloud-terms/
• Terms of use: http://www.gaiagps.com/terms_of_use
Updated on
Feb 3, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.1
15.5K reviews
George Clark
March 13, 2024
I have 3 apps that will track my hikes. I monitor distance, altitude, moving time. Gaia is the worst app of the 3. It used to work fine. But t's become unreliable. It takes up to 2 minutes for it to acquire the GPS signal. And it can lose the signal frequently and not get it back for up to 30 minutes. So a distance reading is totally wrong. The problem isn't the GPS signal. I've used all three apps at the same time, and the others never have issues. Same issue happens on two different phones.
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TrailBehind Inc.
March 15, 2024
Sorry to hear you are having issues with the app. Please contact Support so we can help you further: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Dan Freeman
March 7, 2024
2 Requests for Gaia developers: 1. Provide a gauge so you can tell the level of zoom on the screen. Sometimes when riding off the grid, there's no way to tell if you're viewing 50% magnification or 90% 2. Need a lock screen option to prevent accidental touches. Too often the nav screen is blocked by a waypoint dialog box after the screen gets accidentally touched, or it changes from "hourglass" navigation to something else and you don't realize until you're off course. Still the best nav app
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jridge16 x
February 27, 2024
Used to be a great app - I've used it for many years. Now half its functionality is broken - offline downloaded maps don't work anymore, download routes/tracks hardly work as well. Folder structure is completely non-intuitive - as an example, I tried to download an offline map, it asks me what folder to put it in, when I supposedly finish the download, the folder can't be found, nor can the downloaded map. Any tutorials you find are outdated, as they made an update to the software last year.
15 people found this review helpful
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TrailBehind Inc.
February 28, 2024
Hi there! Sorry for the trouble. Please contact Support so we can help: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

What's new

New
- Track color selection now a palette instead of wheel, including black and white options
- Badging on map layers more clearly indicate whether a layer is available or not

Fixed
- Issue with misclicks on header and footer in route planner
- Fix some performance issues with the stats bar and route planner
- Fix issue causing sparsely segmented KML LineStrings to import as a single track
- Issues causing some offline routing tile downloads to be corrupt and crash the app