Welcome the fall with the ultimate collection of hiking trails & camping sites around you – the Gaia GPS app. Find amazing backpacking adventures with topographic maps. Hike trails with map layers, weather condition updates, GPS navigation, hill-shading & hiking maps. Discover local routes or map your own trail & share online. Whether you’re looking for hiking trails, off-roading routes, backpacking, a trail run, a new favorite campsite or public land, discover more outdoors with Gaia GPS.
Find backpacking trails, offroad routes, or running trails with the help of Gaia GPS. Make the wilderness your backyard with the best hiking, backpacking, & backcountry navigator – all in one. Navigate routes with offline navigation, weather reports, GPS coordinates, topo maps camping sites & distance tracking features to help you explore.
Cruise through a popular backpacking route, hiking trail, or walking map tracker with GPS navigation tools. Download the premier outdoor activity app featured in publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and GearJunkie.
BACKPACK OR HIKE • Hike the largest collection of trails and routes available on Gaia Topo, the ultimate backcountry navigator. • Explore smarter with the new hiking map layer • National parks or scenic hiking trails – Discover new outdoor routes waiting to be explored • Backpacking from base camp all along offroad hiking trails and back again is easy with breadcrumbs • Distance tracker with altitude and elevation monitoring for every activity • Travel easily to trailheads with connections to directions • Discover new routes for trail running
CAMPING COMPANION • Explore different camping sites and navigate to them conveniently using GPS coordinates • Discover campgrounds across national parks, forests, and scenic landscapes
ROAD TRIP PLANNER MADE FOR YOU • Offline maps: RV travel is easy with offline maps that track your location, even when far from cell service • Discover camping sites, parks and route conditions seamlessly to help you prepare
OFFROAD ACTIVITY PLANNING • 4x4 & overlanding adventures are easy to record on Gaia GPS • Activity tracker and route planner make trekking, hiking, and backpacking offroad trails simple • Maps, routes, and waypoints displayed on Android Auto
SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING • Discover ski slopes and cross country skiing trails around you with best-in-class topographic maps • Know weather conditions with ski resort information and Nordic trails from OnTheSnow
EXPLORE THE WORLD LIKE A PROFESSIONAL • GPS coordinates help explore while creating routes and tracking progress • Share your data with clients to improve Gaia GPS • Access the full NatGeo map collection
ELEVATE YOUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WITH GAIA GPS PREMIUM WITH OUTSIDE+ • Access 300+ maps including NatGeo Trails Illustrated, Private Lands, weather forecasts, and more • Offline maps to download anytime • Weather, terrain, and safety features • Access the Trailforks GPS biking app • Expert-led online courses on Outside Learn • Premium access to award-winning films, shows, and live TV on Outside Watch • Unlimited digital access to Outside Network's 15 iconic brands including Outside, Backpacker and National Park Trips
Explore the world with Gaia GPS to guide all of your adventures. Enjoy GPS navigation, countless hike trails, and more with Gaia GPS – your perfect outdoor companion.
SIGNUP • Gaia GPS is part of the Outside Network. Create an Outside account to access the app.
TO MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: • TURN OFF auto-renewal: https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7018481 • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Google Play account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period.
• Your Google Play Account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. • Privacy Policy: http://www.gaiagps.com/gaiacloud-terms/ • Terms of use: http://www.gaiagps.com/terms_of_use
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
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Location, Personal info and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
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September 3, 2025
No complaints but a request: please add an "are you sure you want to finish this track?" pop up or similar when hitting "finish track" like other similar apps have. I cannot be the only one out there who accidentally hits "finish track" instead of "pause recording" on occasion and it's frustrating as there's no way (that I've seen) to be able to undo that.
Derek Fias
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July 5, 2025
This used to be my favorite, most trusted app. There are so many glitches now that it's hard to trust it to navigate in the backcountry. I hate to make the switch while having all my saved tracks on the map, but safety is much more important. Im not sure why they are trying to make it a social app (probably trying to justify another price increase), but they have ruined it for me.
57 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
July 7, 2025
Sorry for the trouble, and we appreciate your feedback. Please contact Support so we can help: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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August 31, 2024
The new login is useless. Who/what is Outside? I've never heard of them, have no need for them, and I thought the app had been hacked. What's wrong with logging into the app itself? Just creating needless problems and confusion. I can't find a function on the map to center where I am now. Every other map-based app does, why not this one? I won't be renewing my subscription when it comes up next week.
158 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
September 2, 2024
This doesn't seem right. We want to take a closer look at this for you. Please send a note to https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new so we can connect.
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.