Gaia GPS: Offroad Hiking Maps

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4.1
19.9K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Plan trips and stay safer in the woods, with Gaia GPS.

Join hundreds of thousands of backpackers, hunters, offroaders, mountain bikers, backcountry skiers, firefighters, guides, and other serious outdoor adventurers and professionals that use Gaia GPS for work and play. Hike, hunt, and offroad with the best topo maps and outdoor navigation tools.

►► The Best App for Topo Maps

Gaia GPS has been showcased in Apple's "Your Verse" stories, and covered in countless major publications, from Outside and TrailRunner, to the New York Times and FOX News TappedIn.

The name Gaia (guy-yuh) comes from Greek mythology - she is the Goddess of the Earth, or Mother Nature.

►► Maps

• view easy-to-read, modern maps, with fast and beautiful rendering

• explore historic and classic print maps (NRCan, USGS, USFS, IGN)

• download worldwide topo, road, and satellite maps

• search for hiking trails, parks, natural places, and addresses, and tap features on Gaia Topo to get more info

►► Sync and Back-up

• sync your tracks, photos, maps, and waypoints to all of your devices

• keep your data backed up, effortlessly

• share trip plans, and collaborate on shared folders

►► Map Tools

• record tracks, waypoints, and take geo-tagged photos

• import and export GPX and KML files

• customize coordinates types (Decimal, Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Degrees - Decimal Minutes, UTM, and MGRS)

►► Membership Levels

Free Level - You can use Gaia GPS for free. You'll be limited to the default map source, and you won't be able to download maps for offline use.

Member Level - As a Member, you can download a worldwide catalog of topo, road, and satellite maps.

Premium Member Level - As a Premium Member, you also get access to these map sources:

• NatGeo Trails Illustrated
• ESRI World Satellite Imagery
• France IGN
• SwissTopo
• US Private Land Ownership (owners and addresses for parcels)
• US Hunting Layers, including GMUs, public land, and fires
• US NeoTreks Topo
• US Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM)
• Hill-shading, contour lines, slope angle, and other overlays
Updated on
Jul 16, 2025
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.1
18.9K reviews
Zoli Marosan
July 24, 2025
zero indication that an Outside Online account is required, and then of course it's a paid membership. this wouldn't be as bad if their website actually worked and took you to a membership page instead of repeatedly loading the same list of products they offer when you click "join now" save your money and use an app that isn't trying to be Netflix outdoors
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Outside, Inc.
July 28, 2025
Sorry for the trouble. Please contact Support so we can help: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Geoffrey Martin-Noble
July 19, 2025
Will use all your data and storage. The app insists on automatically downloading every single map you have saved. So I routinely delete all its storage when I'm not in the mountains. I recently logged in to check something and it immediately started downloading all my saved maps over mobile data, even though it's explicitly set to only download over WiFi. It pulled 1.5GB before I got an alert from my carrier and force stopped it. That's going to cost me $15.
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Outside, Inc.
July 21, 2025
Sorry for the trouble. Please contact Support so we can help with any issues you may be experiencing: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
David Meyer
April 28, 2025
I've been using Gaia GPS for a while now for road trips and hikes, and it's been a good experience so far. However, a few issues need to be addressed, the functionality is cumbersome to use. ie: You can't download a gpx file using the mobile app, and you can't delete tracks on the web interface. Also, being forced to pay for a very expensive premium subscription just to access basic offline maps is ridiculous. (Almost every other map app includes this free).
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Outside, Inc.
April 29, 2025
Thanks for your feedback. GPX export is available in the app, and you can delete tracks on the web. Please contact Support so we can help: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

What’s new

We've squashed some pesky bugs! Say goodbye to sticky folders (your selected folder will now reset for new objects), and we've significantly improved route planning and map display issues for a smoother experience. We've also made some under-the-hood improvements to enhance stability.