LEDAdd1ct
Flashlight Enthusiast
I do not subscribe to cellular service and have no intention of doing so.
After much ado à la this thread here, I wound up choosing some devices of both the iOS and Android variety. However, the two that get the best battery life are the diminutive iPhone SE and the much larger Samsung Galaxy Tab Active. When hiking, I've taken to dropping the iPhone SE in my pack. I use the program MapsWithMe
Android link here
iOS link here
with a very high degree of success navigating urban, suburban, and rural landscapes, and the program is granular enough to see popular trails while hiking, which allows me to note if I missed a trail junction or made a wrong turn.
90% of my hikes are routes I find pre-planned on the Internet; however, occasionally, I like to make my own loop up, which makes me curious as to the distance I have traveled.
If MapsWithMe allowed you to press "START" or "STOP" and remember the distance and route you took, that would be awesome; however, it does not yet have this functionality (perhaps in the future it will be added).
It looks like the pro (pay) version of the program "Trails" (little orange footprint) will allow you to download offline maps and then hit "START" and "STOP" to calculate distance, but, I am on a quest to find a free program that can do this.
Criteria:
1) Free
2) Fully offline
3) iOS or Android
If I cannot find a program that can do this, I may just entertain purchasing a high quality pedometer and using that instead. However, I do think it would be cool to be able to see my distance on an actual map. The Pro version of "Trails" is five bucks, so, if I cannot find what I am looking for here, for the steep price of admission, I may just go that route, pun fully intended. However, I believe a free version or way to do this must exist.
Free Options Confirmed By Me or Another CPF'er To Do What I Want
Viewranger
Free Options Not Yet Confirmed By Me or Another CPF'er To Do What I Want
LD-Log FREE - GPS Trip Logger
Geo Tracker - GPS tracker
LiveTrekker
BasicAirData GPS Logger
My Tracks (discontinued by Google but .APK sideload readily available) (need to test and confirm working)
Maps & GPS Navigation — OsmAnd
*Maps.Me (if they add the functionality)
Pay Options
LD-Log - GPS Tracker & Logbook
Trails · Outdoor GPS Logbook
Galileo Offline Maps Pro
Ride with GPS
Locus Map Pro
Plain, Simple, GPS
Garmin Foretrex 301
Garmin Foretrex 401
Garmin Foretrex 601
Garmin GPSMAP 64st
After much ado à la this thread here, I wound up choosing some devices of both the iOS and Android variety. However, the two that get the best battery life are the diminutive iPhone SE and the much larger Samsung Galaxy Tab Active. When hiking, I've taken to dropping the iPhone SE in my pack. I use the program MapsWithMe
Android link here
iOS link here
with a very high degree of success navigating urban, suburban, and rural landscapes, and the program is granular enough to see popular trails while hiking, which allows me to note if I missed a trail junction or made a wrong turn.
90% of my hikes are routes I find pre-planned on the Internet; however, occasionally, I like to make my own loop up, which makes me curious as to the distance I have traveled.
If MapsWithMe allowed you to press "START" or "STOP" and remember the distance and route you took, that would be awesome; however, it does not yet have this functionality (perhaps in the future it will be added).
It looks like the pro (pay) version of the program "Trails" (little orange footprint) will allow you to download offline maps and then hit "START" and "STOP" to calculate distance, but, I am on a quest to find a free program that can do this.
Criteria:
1) Free
2) Fully offline
3) iOS or Android
If I cannot find a program that can do this, I may just entertain purchasing a high quality pedometer and using that instead. However, I do think it would be cool to be able to see my distance on an actual map. The Pro version of "Trails" is five bucks, so, if I cannot find what I am looking for here, for the steep price of admission, I may just go that route, pun fully intended. However, I believe a free version or way to do this must exist.
Free Options Confirmed By Me or Another CPF'er To Do What I Want
Viewranger
Free Options Not Yet Confirmed By Me or Another CPF'er To Do What I Want
LD-Log FREE - GPS Trip Logger
Geo Tracker - GPS tracker
LiveTrekker
BasicAirData GPS Logger
My Tracks (discontinued by Google but .APK sideload readily available) (need to test and confirm working)
Maps & GPS Navigation — OsmAnd
*Maps.Me (if they add the functionality)
Pay Options
LD-Log - GPS Tracker & Logbook
Trails · Outdoor GPS Logbook
Galileo Offline Maps Pro
Ride with GPS
Locus Map Pro
Plain, Simple, GPS
Garmin Foretrex 301
Garmin Foretrex 401
Garmin Foretrex 601
Garmin GPSMAP 64st
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