What app do you use?
Useful Apps
There are plenty of walking and mapping apps available now
Here is a list of some of the apps I'm aware of.
If you have a favourite walking or mapping app that is not listed here please let me know.
Memory-Map allows you to navigate with your phone, tablet, PC or Mac using a wide variety of maps available for many parts of the world. It is designed for outdoor, off-road use, with topographic maps, marine charts and aeronautical charts. Maps are stored locally on your device, so that they can be used without any connection to the internet.
Discover amazing outdoor experiences, reliable route suggestions and the best maps worldwide — as recommended by thousands of mountain guides, trail wardens and other industry pros.
The easiest app to record a route that I have found so far.
With access to our free data products, online content, and education resources, we’re helping a wide range of users and industries to make the most of mapping.
Our location data helps our customers to enjoy the outdoors, supports government policies, and enables businesses to unlock efficiency and insight.
Easily find a what3words address for anywhere in the world. We have divided the world into 3m squares and given each square a unique combination of three words.
what3words addresses are easy to say and share, and as accurate as GPS coordinates.
A life-saving app that everyone should have
Organic Maps is one of the few applications nowadays that supports 100% of features without an active Internet connection. Install Organic Maps, download maps, throw away your SIM card, and go for a weeklong trip on a single battery charge without any byte sent to the network. It is a privacy-focused, open-source fork of the Maps.me app
Open Canal Map comes in three flavors: Google Maps overlay, Android app and iPhone/iPad app. The Andoid and iPhone apps are built using Mapbox. This means they can offer a more intuitive interface while boating. The Google Maps version allows you to search for shops and travel directions from withing the Google Maps App – available for Android and iPhone.
The Pub Walks app is packed full of walks from the front door of each pub. It provides an easy to follow route and shows your position on the map as you walk.
The maps and routes work offline so it’s also great for remote areas with no phone signal.
Find the best pubs with the best walks.
Visorando mainly focuses on walking, cycling, mountain biking, etc. in France and the United Kingdom, however, you can find, follow and share routes in other countries too. Find what you need: the library covers a wide range of routes: from Sunday strolls to strenuous mountain hikes, from urban walks to long-distance trails.
Whether you stomp, roam, ramble, hike or wander, we have unlimited walking trails for you to enjoy. Download our free walking app and enjoy a pocket-sized encyclopedia of urban walks. Enjoy unique circular walks at the touch of a button. From parks to rivers, nature reserves and more. Pick a start point and we’ll do the rest.
Strava is an American internet service for tracking physical exercise which incorporates social network features. It started out tracking mostly outdoor cycling and running activities using Global Positioning System data, but now incorporates several dozen other exercise types, including indoor activities and, of course, walking.
Turn your phone or smartwatch into your coach—track your workouts and get tons of data and tips to help you run better. 5K? Marathon? No matter where you’re at, get personalized Training Plans built just for you and your goals.
See the big picture on your health and fitness journey with the Fitbit app. Find easy ways to get active, sleep better, stress less and eat healthier. Track the stats you care about across health, fitness and sleep, and change your goals as your routines evolve. Stay motivated with energizing workout content for your body and mind.
Walkmeter is the most advanced application for walkers ever designed for a mobile device.
It makes your phone a powerful fitness computer — with maps, graphs, splits, intervals, laps, announcements, zones, training plans, live tracking, social posting, and more.
Whether at work or at play, use Avenza Maps® on your mobile devices to locate yourself without the Internet or network connections. Take Avenza Maps hiking, biking, climbing, camping, out in the field while at work, and anywhere you need a map outdoors. Use your device’s built-in GPS to stay safe, on track, on the trail, and aware of where you are on any map, even in the most remote places.
Slow Ways is an initiative to create a national network of walking routes connecting towns, cities, and villages. Using existing paths, ways, trails and roads, people can use Slow Ways routes to walk or wheel between neighbouring settlements and combine them to create longer- distance trips. It’s designed to make it easier for people to imagine, plan and go on walking journeys.
From ready-built routes that reveal all of nature’s best-kept secrets, to superior route planning and navigation tech that lets you decide what you want to discover, komoot makes it easy to explore more of the great outdoors -wherever and however you want. This is essentially a cycling app, but where bikes can go, walkers can go. Why not try it out for creating and following routes.