The best hiking apps for Android
Nowadays there are apps for every occasion. This also includes hiking. We have put together the best hiking apps for Android smartphones.
1. The outdoor and hiking navigation for Android smartphones
The free hiking navigation for your mobile phone: With the Android app outdoor and hiking navigation you can track your route and later analyze it at home on the computer.
- The Android app has numerous offline maps for Germany and Austria, which will help you not to lose your way in the mountains.
- It is also good that an SMS call for help can easily be sent from the app for emergencies.
- A similar app is "AlpineQuest GPS Hiking", which is available in a limited, free lite version for Android smartphones or as a full version for 6.99 euros on Google Play. You can use it to plan your routes in advance and use the full version of the program completely offline so that you can always find yourself on the map.
- Depending on the phone, a barometer function is also supported - and a compass replaces the Android app anyway. This makes your hiking luggage easier.
2. Army Knife for Android - the survival hiking app
- Army Knife for Android should not be missing on any smartphone when the outdoor trip is coming.
- Actually, there are ten different, useful Android apps that support you when hiking with tools such as a flashlight, a compass, a spirit level or a ruler.
- This keeps the hiking baggage slim and can prove to be very useful, especially in the wilderness or mountains.
3. The South Tyrol Trekking Guide
It is particularly beautiful to hike in South Tyrol. The Android app South Tyrol Trekking Guide helps with this.
- There are also weather forecasts broken down by heights.
- Hiking routes and experiences can be filtered according to the desired difficulty and easily shared with the major social networks from the app. There are over 600 routes to choose from - and all for free.
- If you want to hike somewhere else on vacation: Many areas already offer their own apps - this saves the travel guide. Just ask at the tourist office.
4. The ADAC hiking guide Germany for hiking route planning
- With the ADAC Hiking Guide Germany 2016 you get up-to-date information on over 15, 000 hiking routes across Germany recommended by the ADAC.
- The ADAC Android hiking app has proven itself in several years and is available for 4.99 euros.
- Hiking routes are rated with difficulty and approximate duration, so that you can plan your route well - also in the Android app.
- The Trek Buddy is also a good offline trekking app for recording your routes.
- Incidentally, Google also has its own Android app with My Tracks to record hiking routes thanks to Google Maps.
5. Android app tip for sporty hiking: The Walk
If you’re through “Zombies, Run!” Feel particularly inspired while jogging and are more of a power walker, be sure to download The Walk on your Android smartphone before your hiking tour.
- The Android app comes from the same developers and combines useful functions for hiking such as a step and mileage counter with an adventurous radio play story, in which you can only find out who or what is after you this time instead of zombies.
- You get a pure Android pedometer with the "WalkMate". The pedometer can also be operated using a smartwatch.
- The app "The Walk" costs 3.39 euros in the Google Play Store.
If you'd rather be on a bike than on a bike, just follow this link for the best bike navigation apps. And finally you will find our best iOS hiking apps for the iPhone in the next CHIP practical tip.