HikeGauge records where you walked and draws the trail network around you, with the map already on your phone. It keeps working in airplane mode, in a canyon, and on the far side of a ridge.
What it does
- Downloads a topographic area before you leave coverage, then renders from that download — trails, tracks, peak elevations, water.
- Records a hike in the background with distance, ascent, pace, moving time, and an elevation profile.
- Marks waypoints, retraces your outbound route, and exports GPX.
- Syncs hikes through your own private iCloud, or stays entirely on the device if you prefer.
HikeGauge is a navigation aid, not emergency equipment. Phones run out of battery, lose GPS accuracy under cliffs and canopy, and cannot call for help without signal. Carry a map, a compass, and a way to summon assistance, and tell someone where you are going.
Map data
Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Basemap tiles are built from Protomaps and served from infrastructure operated for this app. Terrain shading uses open elevation data. HikeGauge never bulk-downloads from OpenStreetMap community tile servers, whose terms prohibit prefetching.