most horrible app ever do not download it. me and my son were going to hike trails. I downloaded the app. it didn't outline the trails we were looking for I uninstalled it after 5 minutes so they start billing me 29.99 and I never even used it I looked at it for 2 seconds and then I get text message from Google saying I owe for the subscription. did chat and Google handled it for me. thank you pay pal and Google
onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS







App Information
| Version | 26.14.0 |
| Content Rating | Everyone |
| Android Required | 8.0 |
| Updated | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Developer | onXmaps |
| Price | Free |
| Category | Sports |
Description
onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS offers a self-contained mobile space for using location, route, or outdoor movement data. The people most likely to use it are people who need geographic guidance or activity data while away from a computer. The opening session can be kept simple: learn the navigation first and leave detailed preferences for later. The current listing supplies the practical details used here, while unconfirmed options are deliberately omitted. The store description indicates that at least part of the experience can be used offline. A brief trial of the central function should reveal whether the interface suits the user’s expectations. The clearest measure of onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS is how much effort it takes to return to using location, route, or outdoor movement data after the initial setup. For the right user, the experience should feel less like learning a new system and more like adding a convenient option to an existing routine.
Key Features
- Sharing is included in the advertised workflow, allowing selected content or results to leave the application.
- Location or mapping options appear in the description, so the application may adapt data to a place or route.
- Users are able to bring up the application for a single task and return later without committing to a lengthy setup.
- A layout that lets new users explore one section at a time.
- A focused starting point for using location, route, or outdoor movement data.
Pros & Cons
- Pros: New people can get started with a basic action and discover additional controls over time.
- Pros: Store data can help users compare the current release with older versions prior to installing.
- Pros: A phone or tablet can keep the central activity within reach during travel, breaks, or everyday routines.
- Pros: A clearly defined activity makes the application less cumbersome to evaluate prior to spending much time on setup.
- Cons: The complete feature set may not be available offline or without additional account and purchase requirements.
- Cons: Performance can vary with storage, memory, operating-system build, and network quality.
- Cons: Users returning after a long break may need to learn a revised layout.
Functions
- Use the share control only after reviewing the selected item and the destination shown on the confirmation screen.
- Download or prepare the relevant content while connected, then test what remains available offline.
- Allow location access only when the map or route feature needs it, and decide on precise access only if necessary.
- Check the available choices and select the option that relates to using location, route, or outdoor movement data.
- Locate the primary section prior to exploring menus that are not needed for the current session.
How to Use
- Step 1: Open the recorded Google Play listing for onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS on the Android phone or tablet where it will be installed.
- Step 2: Verify that the application name and icon match onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS. Because the developer is not recorded in the current data, do not guess it; use the listing itself to verify who publishes the application. Also read the operating-system requirement and make sure the phone or tablet is supported.
- Step 3: Study the store page for a current description, update record, price, and privacy data, keeping any blank area unresolved.
- Step 4: Tap the store’s Install or Get control and wait until the verified store finishes downloading and installing onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS.
- Step 5: Open onX Backcountry Trail Maps GPS from the phone or tablet’s app list or home screen. Read what the application shows first, then decide whether registration or any preferences change is necessary.
- Step 6: Match every access request with the on-screen action, declining the ones that do not belong.
- Step 7: Open with with one feature described in the store listing and follow the labels presented inside the application. Complete a small test prior to using meaningful files, payments, or private data.
- Step 8: Return to the same verified store for updates. Check any new permission request prior to accepting it, especially after a major update.
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User Reviews
Great app for hiking with dogs , good layout easy to understand , GREAT professional customer service
Great for the trails. These guys continue to produce the best trail/hunting apps
love it.
caltopo has more features for a cheaper subscription.
Good for finding established trails and tracking. I'm probably not the target market for this one, as I'm always looking to build my own routes. The route planner is clunky. It doesn't let you measure certain legs on a route or double back to a fork and go another direction while planning, has limited elevations when not on established trails. I'll be going back to onX Hunt and hoping for some more accurate and grainular route planning.
can you add a setting to switch offline map cache to SD card. please also make Appalachian trail maps contiguous as one. better easier offline support for the trail would be great, focus in on cache for the surrounding trail itself rather than big blocks around chosen by hand. thanks. also, 4g ram phone with 4g ramboost seems to lag when zoomed out.
learning now
Great customer service and qwick to respond also
really detailed map