Gaia GPS: Offline Trail Maps

Backcountry maps for offline travel

Gaia GPS: Offline Trail Maps is a navigation app for hikers, campers, overlanders, skiers, and other people travelling beyond reliable mobile coverage. It combines GPS location tracking with detailed map layers, helping you plan routes before a trip and follow them in the field without depending on a live data connection.

What it includes

• Offline map access for areas where cellular service may be limited or unavailable.
• Topographic, satellite, and other map layers for reading terrain and planning routes.
• GPS tracking that records your route and shows your position as you move.
• Specialised information for activities such as skiing, fishing, and overlanding, including relevant terrain and public-land data.
• Support for viewing routes and waypoints through Android Auto when used for compatible off-road travel.

Who it suits

This is aimed at users who need more than turn-by-turn directions on ordinary roads. Hikers can use it to study elevation and trails, while overlanders can check remote roads and land boundaries. Its range of layers and settings is more useful to regular outdoor travellers than to someone looking only for a simple map of nearby streets.

App details

Gaia GPS: Offline Trail Maps is listed under Maps & Navigation and is developed by Outside, Inc. It has 1,000,000+ installs and a rating of 3.43 from 20,848 reviews. The app’s main value is its combination of offline maps, outdoor-focused data, and location tracking in one field navigation tool.