Plan, navigate, and explore outside with Gaia GPS—the trusted app for discovering hiking trails, campsites, and winter activities like skiing and snowboarding. 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, hiking trails, backpacking opportunities, or ski tracks, discover more outdoors this winter with Gaia GPS.
Whether you’re trekking a snowy pass, backpacking deep in the backcountry, or out for a day hike, navigate it all with Gaia GPS’s powerful collection of winter maps and navigation tools for skiing and snowboarding.
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.
BACKPACKING OR HIKING • Hiking is easier when utilizing 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 winter 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 TRAILS • Discover ski slopes and cross-country skiing trails around you with best-in-class topographic maps • Get ski reports for weather conditions and Nordic trails from OnTheSnow for skiing and snowboarding
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 for navigating in outdoor activities and information on trails
OFF-ROAD ACTIVITY PLANNING • 4x4 & overlanding adventures are easy to record on Gaia GPS • Activity tracker and route planner make trekking, hiking, and backpacking off-road trails simple • Trails, 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-renewal 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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James Costello
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September 25, 2022
I used to be a paid member. They make it purposely difficult to export multiple items at once. Their "solution" is to put the items into a folder and export the folder, which would be fine, except you have to open each item individually in order to move it. This is actually more steps than exporting one by one. I think it's an attempt to keep you within their walled garden and I don't appreciate that approach. I would rate it five stars otherwise.
133 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
September 28, 2022
Hi,
Sorry for the trouble. We are working on improving the file to folder experience in the mobile app. You can move multiple items to a folder on the website: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003640648. Please contact Support if you have any issues: https://help.gaiagps.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Paul Garvey
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August 23, 2025
After 3 years of trying I'm done. Customer service was no help. Problems like map downloads freezing the app, folder edits not taking and mobile devices not syncing. Additionally, it feels like Outside is trying to turn Gaia into a social media app. Their forced login last year to become part of the Outside family threatened the safety of many of us who were off the grid at the time. Shop around. There are better solutions at a fraction of the price.
50 people found this review helpful
Outside, Inc.
September 3, 2025
Sorry for the trouble. The previous new login flow was designed such that you can 'snooze' the need to re-authenticate for up to 28 days in the event that you are in the field. If you're open to it, we'd really appreciate the chance to take another look at the issues you are experiencing. Please contact our Support team again.
A Google user
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August 31, 2019
UPDATE: Looks like the SD card was the problem, though I don't know why Gaia was the only app having issues. Was contacted promptly by the Gaia team after sending my logs, though I had already figured out the issue. ****** Since the last update it doesn't work unless the storage is set to internal default storage. This is the only app having SD card issues, and Gaia worked fine with the SD card up until the last update, so I assume it was something changed then that screwed things up.
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Outside, Inc.
August 28, 2019
I'm sorry you are having issues saving map data to the SD card. You will want to make sure that you move the root folder for Gaia GPS to your SD card, but not the app itself.
Please send your device logs to support@gaiagps.com and briefly mention the issue you are having so we can take a closer look.
Open Gaia GPS - Settings - Other - Send Logs.
What’s new
In this update, we’ve packed our bags with stability improvements and map enhancements to keep your outdoor adventures running smoothly.
What’s New & Improved: Map Styling Fixes: Layer merging, font scaling, and opacity styling are now sharper and clearer. Adventure Ready: Added support for Adventure Mode links. Smoother Performance: Fixed a saved list crash, improved app startup, and resolved account re-authentication issues. Happy trails!