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Embark on unforgettable outdoor adventures with BackCountry Navigator, the ultimate offline topo map and GPS navigation app! 🗺️ Perfect for hiking, hunting, kayaking, and more, this app transforms your Android phone or tablet into a powerful offroad topo mapping handheld GPS. Explore beyond cell coverage and navigate with confidence using pre-downloaded topo maps. 🏕️
BackCountry Navigator offers a wide array of features to enhance your outdoor experience. Download topo maps for the US and numerous other countries, ensuring you always have access to detailed maps even without an internet connection. Utilize storage memory for maps and enjoy seamless navigation in the backcountry. The app supports GPS waypoints from GPX or KML files, and you can even enter your own coordinates using longitude/latitude, UTM, MGRS, or grid reference. With the GOTO function, any waypoint becomes a navigation focus. 📍
Access many publicly available map sources as free downloads. For even more detailed maps, consider in-app purchases like Accuterra Topo Map Source, Thunderforest Map Sources, boundary maps from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), GMU boundaries, and lake contours. Enhance your maps with content from US TrailMaps, including ATV, Whitewater, and Equestrian Trail Maps. 💰
Topo maps display terrain through color and contours, essential for offroad navigation. Use them with GPS for hiking, hunting, kayaking, snowshoeing, and backpacking. Create custom maps with Mobile Atlas Creator or specify a custom tile server. Built-in sources include OpenStreetMaps, OpenCycleMaps, US Topo Maps from Caltopo and the USGS, Canada Topo Maps from Toporama, NOAA RNC Nautical Charts, USGS Color Aerial photography, and topo maps of Spain, Italy, New Zealand, and Japan GSI maps. 🧭
Enjoy safer and more fun GPS navigation without relying on cell service. The GPS in your Android phone uses GPS satellites to pinpoint your location. BackCountry Navigator is also a fantastic geocaching navigator, allowing you to get pocket queries as GPX. Record tracks and GPS waypoints on your trips, tracking your GPS quest on detailed topographic maps. It’s a worthy replacement for your Garmin handheld GPS! 🎯
BackCountry Navigator is perfect for hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, search and rescue, trekking, kayaking, and backpacking. Venture beyond the beaten path and become a pro at outdoor GPS navigation. It’s a great addition to your outdoor gear, rivaling Garmin GPS or Magellan GPS units. Make memories with maps and explore the great outdoors! 🏞️🌲🐟
Features
Offline topo maps for US and other countries
Supports GPS waypoints from GPX/KML files
Android Wear support for navigation on wrist
Accuterra Topo Map source available
Thunderforest Map Sources - worldwide
Boundary maps for 12 western states
GMU boundaries in some states
Lake Contours in several states
Content from US TrailMaps
Record tracks and GPS waypoints
Pros
Offline topo maps for outdoor navigation
Use GPS without cell service
Supports various map sources and file formats
Versatile for hiking, hunting, fishing, and more
Affordable alternative to Garmin or Magellan GPS
Cons
Additional content requires in-app purchases
Map accuracy depends on source
