The free version of Locus Map gives you 3 free maps. You have to pay an extra ($5.99) for OsmAnd contour overlays, but contours/topo information is free in Locus Map Pro.īoth apps show routes for many well-known walks eg Via Francigena, the various Ways of St James (Europe) the INT and Jerusalem Trail in Israel (my current project country). OSM maps are usually excellent, often amazingly so. īoth Locus Map and OsmAnd use OpenStreetMaps (OSM) as their underlying map source, which is why the maps are so cheap. I got a bit carried away with my quickie review.
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There is also some web chatter that you can't use Google Offline maps to actually navigate a walking route, but that may be rubbish. And I prefer not to use Google Offline maps as a workaround. It saves a huge amount of work, but as I said earlier, Google no longer allows free conversion to any other format for export to other apps. The other big plus of Google Maps for my routes is that a surprising amount is available in Street View, which enables a 'virtual walk' through many sections. It is remarkably accurate for the few Israel routes I have created so far - and I can easily 'drag' the route to fix minor anomalies. Google Maps automatically generates all the WPs and associated nav instructions for a walking route. The big advantage of plain vanilla Google Maps is that I can create a walking route from A to B by simply inputting A and B.
It is good, but for a brand new route (ie no downloadable WPs or tracks available) you have to manually place all your waypoints (WP) to create your map, adding nav instructions if desired at each WP.