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Description: Record hiking trails, backpacking trips, and camping adventures with Backpacker GPS Trails Lite. View maps, navigate with GPS and digital compass, take photos, and backtrack to the trailhead. GPS Trails Lite works in remote places like national parks, wilderness areas, and backcountry spots without relying on data and cell signals.

With GPS Trails Lite you can:

Turn your phone into a GPS: Navigate via precise satellite signals in and out of cell network. Know your exact location at all times.

Capture waypoints: Mark campsites, trailheads, water sources, summits, and more.

Track every step: Record or follow your tracks and routes.

Take photos: Shoot photos with your iPhone and see each photo's exact lat/long location on a map.

Get published: Every month the editors at Backpacker handpick adventures shared by its online community to be published in the magazine. Kickstart your adventure writing and photography career with GPS Trails.

View maps: See unlimited street, aerial, hybrid street/aerial maps.

Navigate on the trail: Use the digital compass to follow bearings or go to waypoints on the trail.

View stats: Calculate calories, speed, distance, and elevation.

Share adventures: Post trips on Facebook, Twitter, and BACKPACKER.com.

Capture video: Shoot video and geotag it to an exact location on a map and auto-upload video to your YouTube account in GPS Trails Pro (3GS and 4 models only)

Navigate super-detailed maps: View and download unlimited topo and terrain maps (Pro Only).

Save maps: Store up 500MB of detailed maps on your iPhone for offline viewing in the backcountry. (Pro Only)

Locate trips: Search by name or park, or select from trails near your current location--more than 3,500 Backpacker magazine editor-endorsed adventures in the United States.

Download guides: Follow our step-by-step trail guides of popular trails and lesser-known routes in national parks, national forests, and local parks. From Acadia to Zion, you'll find a trip for your next adventure. (Pro Only)

Sync with paper maps: Use GPS Trails for advanced navigation with traditional paper maps. GPS Trails Pro can translate your GPS coordinates into several formats and map datum.

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Supported Phones: GPS Trails Lite is designed and optimized for the iPhone 4, 3GS, and 3G. The 1st generation models lack a GPS chip required to run the application.

Battery Life: While we optimize our code to cut down on power requirements, continued use of the GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. For longer dayhikes or overnight trips, we suggest packing lightweight battery packs to charge the phone.

Follow Us: We've created a Facebook page for our mobile apps to discuss upcoming releases, new features, and your feedback. Your feedback helps us create a better app. Go to: facebook.com/backpackergpstrails.

Report Bugs: Please post any bugs with GPS Trails on our Facebook page too. We'll work with you to resolve and replicate any issues ASAP. Go to: facebook.com/backpackergpstrails.

Login Issues: A handful of readers have experienced bugs with logging into the app. Some older backpacker.com accounts are not compliant with our phone apps. Please shoot us an email at appsupport@backpacker.com and we'll fix your login problems ASAP.

ABOUT BACKPACKER
Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled™ magazine and website, and the only outdoor media whose editors and network of map contributors personally map the hiking trails they publish. Backpacker is published nine times a year. Learn more at: backpacker.com.