iHikeGPS - Topo Maps on your iPad & iPad mini

Features

Supported Devices

Screen Shots -

iPhone & iPod touch

iPad & iPad mini

Maps -

USGS 24K Maps

Forest Service Maps

Alaska Maps

South BC, AB Maps

Online Instructions

Customer Reviews

Version History

iHikeGPS Screen Shots.

Enhance every Hike with the Knowledge of Where You Are and Where You've Been.

Hiking from Caribou Ranch Trailhead to the Bluebird Mine

My Location shows the zoomable and panable map, the current position, and a track of the path you took.

Track: Record and Graph your hike.

Track page shows elevation gain and distance travelled. Tap the Share button to send a GPX track.

Time on the Track.

Trace the track with one finger to view the date and time of the track points.

Speed on the Track.

Trace the track with two fingers to view the average speed of a range of track points.

Easily find and download any US Topo map:

Including those for Alaska

Download and store a topo map for anywhere in the USA.

Type name, tap Search, gives Latitude and Longitude.

Choose the downloaded map to view:

List of your maps stored in the iPad.

Maps Stitch Together to cover those trails which cross a map boundary.

Map Stitching turned OFF in the Settings App.

Map Stitching turned ON in the Settings App.

Enjoy both USGS and Forest Service Maps for the USA.

What one doesn't show you, the other will.

Some USGS maps are old enough to not show recent man-made additions to the landscape.

The updated Forest Service maps help you locate civilized touches in the wilderness.

Bonus Maps for Southern British Columbia and Alberta along the US Border:

Banff National Park.

Natural Resources Canada 50K topo maps download and display just like the USA maps.
Raster maps show summits, glaciers, moraine fields, creeks, ponds, trails, and access roads.

Waypoints: Mark Special Places.

Wildflowers along the Caribou Ranch trail.

   Scrolling list of waypoints stored in the iPad. Tap a waypoint name to view, edit, delete or go to it.
   Tap + to add a new waypoint. Tap Share to send your waypoints to yourself or a friend.

Set a Go To Waypoint.
See What Direction, How Far, and Estimated Time of Arrival.

From Long Lake with a Go To Waypoint for Lake Isabelle.

   Tap a destination name from your waypoint list, then tap Go To. A green line to the waypoint points your way.
   Predicts an Estimated Time of Arrival using the twistiness and hiking speed of your path so far.

Construct or Import a Route with Multiple Waypoints.

From the Caribou Ranch trail to the restored bunkhouse at the Bluebird silver mine.

   While navigating a route, predicts an Estimated Time of Arrival at each waypoint.
   Switches to the next “Go To” waypoint automatically as you pass each waypoint.

Make a Route from a Track.

From Mitchell Lake following a Route Path to Blue Lake.

   You can edit multi-segment tracks to include just the segment(s) you want for the route.
   The distance is the true length of the curved path. The bearing is to the next point on the path.

Question? Tap Help.

Scrolling Help Page directions cover the details.

Our Website Help: Read the Online Instructions. View FAQs.

Email lwjames@iHikeGPS.com