Category: GPS hiking & smartphone apps

Anyone who owns their own GPS device from Garmin or similar is, of course, perfectly equipped for hiking. For all other long-distance hikers who don't want to purchase a GPS device, we recommend using a smartphone map app, such as the one from Outdooractive (link: outdooractive.com/mobile-app.html). This allows you to bring many of the functions of a GPS device to your smartphone. The free Outdooractive app is available for all common smartphones (including Android and iOS), but some of the features are chargeable or require at least a user account: GPX file import: Importing...

Unlike in the past, most smartphones today can open GPX files directly in the appropriate app. Previously, this usually required importing via Dropbox or iTunes/PC synchronization. However, Android and iOS have since learned their lesson: As soon as an app like Outdooractive is installed on your smartphone, GPX files that you've sent to yourself via email or downloaded via your phone's browser can be opened directly in the appropriate app. Especially on iPhones...