We present the best hiking apps for Android in this practical tip. They will help you plan your route in advance and navigate while you are on the trail.
The best hiking apps for Android – Komoot
The free cycling and walking navigation for your phone: the Komoot Android app lets you plan and record your routes.
– The Android app gives you access to maps in your area. You can purchase additional maps and regions for the whole world via in-app purchase.
– At the beginning, the app asks you for your favourite sports. Here you can specify one or more. The route suggestions you receive from the app are displayed according to these criteria. However, you can adjust your preferences at any time in the app.
– The app finds different route suggestions according to your specified parameters. You can also simply enter a start and end point and let the app calculate a route. Or you can set individual points and plan your tour yourself.
Within the app, you can also record and save your hiked routes so that they are always available to you in your account. You can also share the routes publicly so that other users can also access them.
– In the menu item “Discover” you will always find new route suggestions and highlights selected by Komoot.
RealityMaps App – 3D maps for your hiking experience
The free app RealityMaps promises a special hiking experience: tour planning that maps the real landscape in 3D. The app is available for Android and iOS.
– Within the app, you can switch between 2D and 3D map views and display topographic maps. However, the 3D maps in the app are limited to the Alpine region.
– The app offers many offline maps, so you can use them even without internet reception.
– Weather information and live webcams are also integrated into the app, as well as mountain lifts, huts and car parks.
– In the RealityMaps app you get many ready-made route suggestions, but you can also plan, save and track your own route.
