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5/5Don’t leave home without it
This is one of my first apps. I was just beginning to understand the ropes of navigating with a hand held gps. They were fascinating to me. Then I discovered IHikeGPS. Works offline, download and store USGS and USFS maps, create waypoints, no hassles with subscriptions or purchases. One inexpensive payment and actual product support from the author. There is a learning curve. It’s not steep. It is important to read the instructions and not assume to much. Works on the ground, in a plane or car. This app shows me where in at and where I’m going.
RedRoadster500 · 31 Jul 2026
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3/5Confusing maps approach
I downloaded this app based on favorable reviews. But so far it’s confusing. I’m a GIS professional and programmer so don’t think it’s just me. I downloaded a few 24K maps near me, then downloaded a few 100K maps surrounding those. Then I wanted to download some 24K maps within the areas of the 100K maps. So far I have not found a way to do so. Tried various taps and buttons but no luck. Maybe once you’ve downloaded a coarser scale map you cannot also download a finer scale map of the same area. I also can’t zoom out very far— pinching out only zooms out to a pretty local scale, so can’t see the context. EDIT: I see the developer wrote a rather snippy reply to my review. Guess I must have touched a nerve. I'll admit that I did not thoroughly read all the Help material before posting the review, though I did consult it more than the average user would have. I mentioned that I hadn't found a way to download a 24K map in an area where I had already downloaded a 100K map. That was based on the instructions to tap the page in order to download a map. Subsequently I did find how to download the 24K map after you have another map for the same area. But it's not obvious: click the "Map List" tab along the bottom, then click the "+" icon at top left, then tap "Satellite Map Locator", then zoom/pan to where you want the new map, then tap the "+" in upper right, then tap the "Add USA 24K USGS Map". Whew. The approach for maps here is completely different (not "a little different") from any of the other GIS/GPS apps I've used (which is quite a few). It's not because it's raster vs. vector based, since other GIS/GPS apps also use raster/tile based maps. I guess my bottom line is that if you're willing to put in some time to learn the quirky interface, the app can be useful for limited areas of travel. I still wonder about zooming out, though--I can't zoom out beyond a radius of about 3 miles with the 24K map view enabled, or around 20 miles with the 250K map view.
bb1769 · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Lots of choices
This app allows you to do many different things. The help menu that’s available in the app can be confusing, at least for me, however in you look up the app in your browser, then you can scroll through the menu and find what to do. I wanted to delete some track segments and using the info in the browser version I was able to remove just the segments I wanted and not the whole track.
Farbjorn · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Does everything better than anybody
I have used numerous mobile gps apps, and none comes even close to iHikeGPS. Being able to download topo and forest maps, for free, by WiFi before a trip is great. But if you are stuck on the trail outside your downloaded area, you can still get maps with even a minimal cell signal. The app handles waypoints, tracks and routes with ease, imports and exports gpx and kml format smoothly, and has the best built in help file I have ever seen. And everything can be edited right on the app. It’s all you need for gps.
GulfCoastBotanizer · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Works great!
I have been using this app for years to record gps tracks on the USGS topographic maps. It works wonderfully! I am using my Garmin units less now. You do need to bring along external batteries to power the iPhone gps on a long day trip. My only quibble is that it does not record enough data points for a long bike ride, so you must remember to save your data log every few hours or it will start to overwrite itself without warning when it has reached its maximum number of points.
azurerain · 31 Jul 2026
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9.3.3
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. I'm continually improving it so it will be even more useful! This version adds Canada 50K maps for Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec below 50° N latitude. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • You don't just see waypoints and routes displayed on the map, you can actually do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes. You get information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to your intermediate and final destinations. • Many apps don't offer US Forest Service topo maps at all. Others say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the old 2013 USFS maps. iHikeGPS gives you (with no additional charge) the very latest US Forest Service maps which show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you ever travel into wilderness and National Forest Service areas, then you will benefit hugely from having these up-to-date USFS maps available. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with waypoints, speed and % grade shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Many other mapping apps do profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private.
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9.3.4
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. I'm continually improving it so it will be even more useful! This version adds the United States National Grid (MGRS) as a location coordinates choice. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. • Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into wilderness and National Forest Service areas, these up-to-date USFS maps will be invaluable to you. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with waypoints, speed and % grade shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.0
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. I'm continually improving it so it will be even more useful! This version has user interface improvements and minor bug fixes. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.1
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. I'm continually improving it so it will be even more useful! This version is updated for iOS 17. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.10
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version improves automatic next waypoint switching when navigating a route which loops back on itself. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.11
This version is ready for iOS 18 and the newest iPhones and iPads. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.14
This version is updated for iOS 18.2 and the newest iPhones and iPads. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful! What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.15
This version has minor updates on the help screen. We're continually improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.4.3
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! With this version you can include both waypoints and routes in a single GPX file. Plus we've added many iPad human interface enhancements. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.4
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version is updated for iOS 17.3. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.5
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version adds the ability to view a weather report for any location. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.7
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version can show the Maidenhead grid square locator for any location. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.8
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version shows directly on the map when the internal magnetic compass needs to be recalibrated for best heading accuracy. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.4.9
I use this app daily on trails in Colorado. We're continually improving it to be even more useful! This version fixes a bug which prevented sharing a GPX or KML track file when located in certain parts of the world. What's new in iHikeGPS when compared with other available USA and Canada topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use other available apps to find trails to hike. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. • With iHikeGPS, you receive the very latest US Forest Service maps at no additional charge. These maps show many new and more accurately placed trails, numbered Forest Service roads, buildings, and other important details. They show forested areas and inholdings so you know if you are on Forest Service land or private land. None of these maps are older than 2015, and many are even more recent. If you venture into Wilderness Areas or National Forest Service lands, these USFS maps will be invaluable to you. Don't settle for hiking apps which don't offer US Forest Service topo maps, or which say they include US Forest Service maps, but actually just give you the outdated 2013 versions. • You can view an elevation graph of your tracks and your routes with speed, % grade, and nearby waypoints shown on it. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • iHikeGPS' s code size is kept very small by efficient programming, so in an emergency you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed by USGS quad name and shown on an overview map. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially.
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9.5.1
Get the elevation above sea level for any location from a Digital Elevation Model database. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.5.2
Improvements on the satellite image map screens. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.5.3
Improvements to GPX file import. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.5.4
Improvements to GPX and KML file import. Left-the-active-route notification added. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.1
Improved handling of separate going-to and returning-from route segments. Left-the-active-route segment notification. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.2
Minor Fixes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.3
Improved user interface uniformity with varying screen sizes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.4
Improved user interface uniformity with varying iPad screen sizes. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.5
User interface improvements. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.6
Updated for iOS 26.1. We're regularly improving this app so it will be even more useful!
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9.6.9
· 24 Apr 2026
Improved wording on some Alerts and Notifications. What's new in iHikeGPS compared with other available USA topo map apps? • Real Navigation Power: Unlike other apps that simply display waypoints and routes on a map, iHikeGPS empowers you to do real navigation to those waypoints and along those routes while receiving crucial information such as Estimated Time of Arrival, current bearing, and remaining distance and elevation gain to intermediate and final destinations. Use iHikeGPS when you are on the trail and away from cell service. For your safety on the trail it always works no matter where you are hiking without requiring an Internet connection. • You can view elevation graphs of your Tracks and Routes with Waypoints, speed and % grade shown on them. • You can create, import, edit, and navigate both on routes based on a recorded or imported path, and on routes based on a series of waypoints. • There is never any confusion over what maps you have available offline. They are clearly listed and shown on an overview map. • iHikeGPS's code size is kept very small by efficient programming so in an emergency, you can download it easily even over a weak cell connection. • The current version of iHikeGPS runs on the latest devices and also on older devices with older versions of iOS , all the way back to devices such as the iPhone 6. • Check the App Privacy section. We don't know who you are when you are using iHikeGPS. We never send your current location or your recorded track to our servers. Hence we cannot and don't use your location data. We cannot and don't provide your location data to anyone else. Unlike other mapping apps that profit from using your location data in ways that do not keep it private, iHikeGPS maintains the highest level of data confidentially. Posted on YouTube: "On that day I was using iHikeGPS app to track… When I'm doing any exploration hike, this is the app I would always use to make sure I will be able to return to my car. I've encounter dead zone areas where there's no internet signal, some apps will freeze and stop working… I would not rely on using those … apps for exploration hikes. As basic iHikeGPS appears to be, it continues to work flawless without internet. To this day I continue to use iHikeGPS for certainty and survival." - Carlos in California
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