Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

On Sat, 2 May 2026 19:03:54 -0600, Maria Sophia
<mariasophia@comprehension.com> wrote:

Q: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

Geo Tracker. There are upsells, but the free version does everything I
want.

[...]

If you're in the USA, nothing beats the USGS free geoPDFs which can be read >into many free apps such as Avenza & PaperMaps for location & tracking.
<com.Avenza> limited to 3 maps, but you can swap them out at will <ca.abbro.androidmap> unlimited but not as good a GUI as Avenza

Is <ca.abbro.androidmap> a URL? I' don't recognize the format.

[...]

Almost nothing can beat the open source SatStat for GPS utilities, although >many programs appear to have used their source code to create their adware.
<com.vonglasow.michael.satstat>

Using Google Apps (on the phone), I couldn't find the pure app, only derivitives.

[...]

Thanks for all that--I will explore when time permits.

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Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

On Sun, 03 May 2026 09:18:08 -0700, croy <croy@spam.invalid.net> wrote:

Using Google Apps [...]

Make that Google Play Store.

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Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

On Sun, 03 May 2026 09:18:08 -0700, croy <croy@spam.invalid.net> wrote:

On Sat, 2 May 2026 19:03:54 -0600, Maria Sophia ><mariasophia@comprehension.com> wrote:

Q: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

Geo Tracker. There are upsells, but the free version does everything I
want.

Here is a link to a sample of what GeoTracker will email to my desktop computer:

https://postimg.cc/233bJ5k4

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Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

Maria Sophia, 2026-05-03 03:03:

Q: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?
A: ?

For another thread, I just listed the main ones that I use most while
hiking, where they have to work offline, and they can't have an account.

What exactly defines "trail hiking"?

OSMAnd is open source and can use offline maps and GPX tracks for
navigation. Or do you mean apps with specific routes for hiking?


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Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> Wrote in message:

Maria Sophia, 2026-05-03 03:03:

Q: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?
A: ?

For another thread, I just listed the main ones that I use most while
hiking, where they have to work offline, and they can't have an account.

What exactly defines "trail hiking"?

I wondered that. My hiking days are over, but I still take 10 mile
walks.

OSMAnd is open source and can use offline maps and GPX tracks for
navigation. Or do you mean apps with specific routes for hiking?

I use OSMand too, on this Android tablet and (whisper it) on an
iPhone. I often import someone's track as a guide to the altitude
changes and then actually walk with a paper map.

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Subject: Re: What offline free adfree loginfree trail hiking apps do you use most?

On 5/4/2026 9:59, Maria Sophia wrote:

Everyone defines hiking the way they see fit. But it's fundamentally different in every possible way, from driving.

Oh I dunno. When I'm on my treadmill and watching a movie on my (on
topic) Android tablet I'm often in a scene that has me driving/racing
down the roadway...


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