ViewRanger – Hikes & Maps

ViewRanger is a complete mapping and guided tours service, with no connection required.

The application will allow you to prepare your trip, store your circuits and routes, and share your experiences. It includes free open-source global maps, and allows access to the IGN Geoportal for France / IGN Belgium with in-app purchases. Cartography is also available for other countries.

Characteristics :
– Over 250 rescue teams use ViewRanger.
– Designed for hiking, camping, cycle touring, rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, horseback riding, offroad, 4×4, Quad, hot air balloon, ULM, paragliding, photography, and other outdoor activities.
– Create and track your tours or download them from the collection of hikes created by experts and the community.
– Tours published on ViewRanger by tourism and outdoor activity guide publishing brands, tourist offices and users.
– Dynamic navigation system using your phone’s GPS.
– Your position, distance and estimated time until the next waypoint and until the end of your circuit are indicated, as well as reference grids in several formats, the altimeter and the points of interest.
– The app uses your mobile device’s GPS and works without navigation or network data, allowing you to locate you on a map, save your route and follow a route. Maps stored on your device and accessible offline.

Download maps:
– Subscriptions available for France (up to 10,000 km2 of maps that can be downloaded and renewed at will) and Belgium (without storage limit) with access to the IGN France and IGN Belgium Geoportal services.
– Urban and rural mapping thanks to OpenStreetMap® and OpenCycleMap.
– Maps of ski areas and transport, aerial imagery by Bing.
– Additional premium topographic maps for Europe, New Zealand, USA and Canada.

Android Wear compatible:
– GPS navigation on the trails with visualization of the track statistics on your wrist with a smartwatch running Android Wear.
– Save, pause and stop your tracks.
– Visualization of direction data, GPS position, altitude, compass.

New function: Skyline
Thanks to Augmented Reality, you will be able to bring your cards to life in the great outdoors. With your phone’s camera, you can identify things around you, such as peaks, places, and lakes. Skyline will also allow you to navigate. Find the waypoints and follow the direction arrows to the roads from the real panorama.