Plan, navigate, and explore with Gaia GPS—the trusted app for discovering hiking trails, campsites, and wild places. Download the premier outdoor activity app featured in publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, and GearJunkie. Find backpacking adventures with topographic maps. Hike with detailed GPS navigation, real-time weather, color-coded steepness layers, and key waypoints like campsites, water sources, and trail access info. Find public land and local routes to map your own trail. Whether you’re looking for campsites off-roading routes, or a trail run, discover more outdoors with Gaia GPS.
Whether you’re trekking a snowy pass, backpacking deep in the backcounty, or out for a day hike, navigate it all with Gaia GPS’s powerful collection of maps and navigation tools.
Find public land trails for backpacking, off-roading, or running. Navigate with offline maps, GPS tracking, weather updates, and campsite info—all in one backcountry navigation app.
BACKPACK OR HIKE • Hike the largest collection of trails and routes available on Gaia Hike, a global map built for hikers • Plan a route with point-to-point navigation from anywhere • Get turn-by-turn directions to any trailhead • Backpacking from base camp all along hiking trails and back again is easy with waypoint breadcrumbs • Distance tracker with altitude and elevation monitoring for every activity • Discover new routes for trail running on public land • National parks or scenic hiking trails – Discover new outdoor routes waiting to be explored
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
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
FISHING ON PUBLIC LAND • Find a new favorite fishing spot with two all-new interactive map layers. • Get streamflow and water temperature information from the new USGS Streamflow map • Test the brand new Gaia Fishing Map with boat access information and known fish species for select waterways in Montana and Oklahoma.
ELEVATE YOUR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WITH GAIA GPS PREMIUM WITH OUTSIDE+ • Access 300+ maps • Offline maps to download anytime • Weather, terrain, and safety features • Unlimited access to Trailforks, the largest database of trails for any outdoor activity. • Premium access to award-winning films, shows, and live TV on Outside Watch • Unlimited digital access to Outside Network's 15 brands including Outside, Backpacker and National Park Trips
SIGNUP • Gaia GPS is part of Outside, Inc.. 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
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Sep 9, 2025
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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.
21 people found this review helpful
Rob Harwood
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October 20, 2025
Very buggy app...often will not show map layers that I have definitely downloaded for offline use. I've also had issues with various overlays randomly disappearing, which is not fun in the middle of a 10-day backpacking trip that you've meticulously route-planned ahead of time with all kinds of way points and notes. Literally the only reason I've stuck around was for the NatGeo Trails Illustrated map overlay, and now they got rid of that too. I will not be renewing my subscription.
5 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
October 22, 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
Eric Quinn
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October 23, 2025
Since Outside acquired Gaia the app and support just keeps getting worse. I've been a premium member for years and now I'm getting pop up ads to join premium membership in the app while I'm navigating offline. The ad cuts off access to the app until you deal with it. If you click the close x the pops up every 10 minutes. If you click sign-up off network everything freezes up and you lose your track. I emailed help. They gave me advice for a different problem on IOS.
7 people found this review helpful
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.