OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS App Reviews

VERSION
24.9.0
SCORE
4.6
TOTAL RATINGS
1,814
PRICE
Free

OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS App Description & Overview

What is onx backcountry snow/trail gps app? Meet the ultimate GPS mapping app for your outdoor pursuits. onX Backcountry lets you easily find the trails you're looking for—whether you’re seeking out new ski lines or trails to hike. Once you make a plan, bring it all out there with you by downloading an offline map to navigate when out of cell service.

▶Discover New Adventures With Comprehensive Trail and Ski Line Information
Whether you’re looking to go for a ski tour, hike, run, mountain bike, or backpacking trip, we’ve got you covered. With over 650,000 miles of trails and 4,000+ ski routes, you’ll be able to discover trails near you.

▶Prep Better For Your Outings With Powerful Planning Tools
We adventure in three dimensions, your planning should reflect that. With a 3D map you can visualize terrain, scout lines, and plan for hazards before you hit the trail. See recent conditions with reports from other trail users, and get winter snowpack info from SNOTEL stations and regional avalanche forecasts right in the app. Build custom routes seamlessly with snap-to-trail functionality, and drop Waypoints to leave notes on key points. Use Slope Angle, Slope Aspect, Trail Slope, and Wildfire Layers to plan in more granular detail.

▶Navigate Without Cell Coverage
Save Offline Maps to bring your custom maps and adventure along when you're outside cell coverage on the trail. With the onX Backcountry App, you turn your phone into a handheld GPS device using your phone's internal GPS. Navigate offline by following the blue dot to always know how to get home–wherever home is that night. Leave a breadcrumb trail with Tracker to see where you’ve been and measure your speed, distance, and elevation gain.

▶The Best Maps, Period.
With map data sourced from USFS, BLM, and NPS, our color-coded basemap helps you easily find what you’re looking for. Scout the landscape and visualize terrain by viewing your maps in 3D, topo, satellite imagery, or a hybrid. Elite users also get access to private landowner data and recent satellite imagery to go into the field even more informed.

▶ PREMIUM AND ELITE BACKCOUNTRY APP FEATURES:

▶650,000+ miles of trails for running, hiking, backpacking, and mountain biking
▶4,000+ backcountry ski lines with guidebook descriptions from local experts
▶Avalanche forecasts for the U.S. and Canada
▶Recent snowfall information and historic trends via SNOTEL data
▶Snap-to route builder to plan trips and see distance and elevation gain in seconds
▶Save unlimited Offline Maps for offline navigation without cell service
▶Mark points along your route with photo Waypoints to plan and share your adventures.
▶Track your trips (location, speed, distance, and elevation) to know where you came from, how to get back, and share your adventure with friends.
▶ Localized weather conditions and 7-day weather forecasts
▶24K topographic maps and 3D maps for the entire U.S.
▶Private Land Layer-ELITE ONLY: Nationwide private property maps and land boundaries, ownership information, and acreage
▶Recent Imagery-ELITE ONLY: Detailed satellite imagery from the past two weeks lets you see near real time conditions
▶985 million acres of Public Land across the U.S.
▶550,000 Recreation Icons for points of interest including:
▶Hiking and biking trail heads
▶Backcountry cabins and lookouts
▶Swimming and fishing access
▶Designated campgrounds, and dispersed camping areas


▶ Free Trial
While the onX Backcountry App and many of its features are free, you’ll start a free Premium or Elite trial when you install the App. This allows you to try many of our best features, like 3D maps, unlimited offline downloads, trail data, and guidebook ski lines. After the first seven days, you’ll still have access to beautiful topographic and satellite maps, weather, and more.

▶ FEEDBACK
If you have any trouble or have an idea on what you’d like to see in the app next, please contact us at support@onxmaps.com. We’d love to hear from you.

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App Name OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS
Category Navigation
Published
Updated 15 March 2024, Friday
File Size 365.13 MB

OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS Comments & Reviews 2024

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Helped keep me on track. Recently did the Lost Coast Trail in Northern California. I used On X Backcountry as my main mapping guide. It was flawless. I was able to pause my trip during breaks and even if I closed the app down, it held my place and prompted me to restart the navigation. Was afraid it was going to be difficult to use, but it was pretty straightforward.

Planning made easy!. This is the most functional app I’ve ever used for planning backcountry tours. The tools and downloadable maps along with a tracking feature lets you adjust on the fly to conditions and safety. It’s worth the money and with Beacon Guidebooks being implemented, it will give more options for tours and hopefully spread out the crowds to ensure everyone has enjoyment of a tour in the mountains!

A Gem. gof a mapping app for hikers and campers. Multiple other mapping apps out there charge the same (or more) yearly subscription for access to useless mapsb. and layers. Open up OnX Backcountry and BOOM- trails, state campsites, canoe runs, launches, parking areas, forest boundaries etc., etc., etc, are all already on your screen without having to slap on useless layers hu or download other digital maps. Excellent job, OnX. the m

The best app I’ve found so far. Seriously, this is the most intuitive hiking/outdoors app I’ve found (and I’ve tried them all). All the information you need to plan a hike or long trail run is there, and the offline maps are actually reliable! Can’t wait to see what OnX has in store for the future.

Great app for hiking!. Great app for finding local trails for hiking, including a *really slick* 3D map view that shows elevation by overlaying the map image on a 3D frame. The “land types” help you see public vs. restricted access areas and the weather feature assists with both planning and current conditions. I can’t wait until they expand it a bit for trail running and MTB.

Great app, but... Could you please add a ‘save hike’ feature? Some way to save hikes that you frequent or lists of potential hikes you want to hit up in the future etc? Would be so useful. I’ve been planning some hikes with a fickle friend and I have to keep using the search function over and over, whereas it would be great to find a handful of hikes that suit his ability, put them in a list and review with him - for example

Awesome!. Such a good app! Has so many tools and a really easy to use interface. My only critique is that it lacks the ability to give slope angle statistics for backcountry skiing and avalanche evaluation like CalTopo does on a track that you’ve made. The slope angle shading is also inaccurate and I’ve heard that that’s a bug and they’re working on it. I would imagine that by next ski season they will have developed this feature though! I think pretty soon this will be the ultimate do it all backcountry app.

Help please?. Onx icon whited out yesterday and I’ve been unable to open the app 2 days. I went to appstore to ck for update and there is an update and my iPhone software version (iphone 6) is incompatible. I checked my phone for updates, it’s up to date; ckd apple website and ios 13 is not available for my phone. I need a link to download the version onx i just had before update please. I love this mapping software. It’s best for trails hands down!! Please help. Star rating based on the app just abruptly quitting without me updating or anything and icon turning white.

Severely Limited App. Updated review. On second day using app, the server that controls login crashed and couldn’t use the app. I’ve been trying to plan some hikes and this app just has nothing on the alternatives. You can’t navigate between waypoints. Unless a user has uploaded a gps track, the “trails” on the map are pulled from a general USGS database and lack topo and difficulty. Because it’s a new service there are not a lot of reviewed trails. I am going back to my other apps. This one is not ready for prime time. Initial Review. Just got the app. I also use Trailforks, MTB review, and Gaia (all paid versions). This app is geared toward hiking only. It lacks trail reviews, trail photos, and any other intel that I find helpful in planning an adventure. Great to see that a trail is in the Gunnison NF, or that the Gunnison nF is 1,000,000 acres but I ask you, how does that assist me planning a hike? It does not. Clicking on a trail marks that spot on the trail and highlights the trail. It’s a bit of an awkward functionality. Again show me trail reviews, trail conditions, user photos. Also what’s the point of an app that only shows information for a single use - hiking? All the other apps I use are multi use. So far disappointed.

Kinda brutal to use. I don’t seem to be finding much when trying to finding lines with this service. When switching from trail to snow mode and then selecting my activity, backcountry trail maps only show up sometimes. Plus, there’s a very limited amount of trails actually there. I’ve found better luck using Powder Project’s website when trying to find skin-tracks. Not a bad app, just very difficult to use snow mode. If there could be a wider selection of trails for backcountry skiers would be a great app. And a mode to hide all the hiking trails. Don’t really need them when everything’s covered in snow and I’m trying to find skin-tracks.

Get lost. Well, better to not get lost. I’m not an apps in the field type person, I prefer an actual map and a compass but there are advantages that come with technology. The one that I really like with this app is the 3D. It’s a very useful feature especially when from a mental standpoint.

This app saved my toes!. Tried this out when backpacking Big Bend for the first time. Ended up getting snowed into a mountaintop campsite with a historic amount of snow. This app gave us the confidence we were going the right way to return to the base when we couldn’t see any trail or tracks at all and needed to get down in time to prevent frostbite. The tracking works remarkably well and the UI is fairly intuitive. Also seeing the difficulty gradient along the trails is very useful for planning and decision making. My only suggestion would be to make it easier to access and view stats on previously tracked hikes. The only way I could find to access them was by tapping on the path on the map, but sometimes I had hiked the same segment many times making this an imprecise way to find precious data.

Flashy, some novelty, inaccurate elevations. I purchased at a promo rate but I’m not certain about it. I have some other apps that I consider easier to use and more reliable. The routing tools seem interesting and the new climbing mode is great. My sense is this is geared towards snow more than anything. Where I’m struggling the most is with the up and down elevations on hikes. For most of the hikes I’m interested in the numbers are way off by a thousand feet or more. So I end up consulting all my other apps because I don’t trust the data in OnX. This ends up wasting time. Finally I don’t believe the app has enough community usage for trail reports to be useful. Would love to have these reports for MTB but it’s just not there. The trails are a bit hard to select and navigate as well. Surprising because I use all the adventure project apps and the data is better and they are easier to use. Also owned by OnX.

Pay to play. Just another cash grab.. I downloaded the app because I thought it would be handy to have if I need a way to navigate without an internet connection per the way this app was advertised. Soon as I open it I need to create a login account and start a “free trial” to even get past the home page. Needless to say, in an economic, social, and environmental climate like what we have today, the last thing I need is someone asking to pay for a subscription to an app that’s supposed to be useful but requires someone to pony up a monthly fee just to use it. Not worth my time OR my hard earned money. 0/5 stars.

It's OK. The App is difficult to navigate and map zoom features are often jumpy and makes it harder to use. The snow icons don't respond to taps unless you zoom way in on the icon and sometimes it jumps to a completely different location in the app. Once I am able to open the info panel, it'd be great to see a forecast for the area. A map to or directions to feature would be good to add when selecting an area of the map.

Best App, But Needs More Development.. Love this app for setting waypoints and making my own hike I can enjoy. In California, knowing property boundaries are as important as the hike itself. There needs to be more preset hikes or the app needs to be more intuitive so that searching for hikes when not on my home area is not cumbersome. Overall, this app can and I think will be better than other hiking apps out there. If it expands its preset hikes on the app and makes it easier to find a more diverse array of hikes, then it will be the best app offered!

Great product. All the functionality and insights are amazing. Offline mode. Route tracking. Slope angle. So much more. Makes me feel more prepared and safer for when I go into the backcountry. Just wish they had more trails built into their system. Overall very satisfied for the price.

Challenging to use. I found this to be challenging to use. The images and advertisement look great, but I don’t have a ton of the trails in my area that are on this app. This doesn’t really give me anything that my old version of Gaia doesn’t. I got it on sale for $10. It’s extremely limited in its use (only to hiking trails). Doesn’t seem useful for hunting or 4-wheeling. They have different apps that cater to those for additional money. Maybe it’s what you’re looking for, but it’s not for me. I won’t be renewing.

Not There Yet. For an app that takes payment, it lakes polish. A lot of features are still unavailable, and for some reason descriptions get cut off and can’t be fully read (no amoubt of tapping expands it). Ski reports rely on users and currently there appear to be few as no reports can be found anywhere in the Front Range. Needs supports and work asap to justify cost otherwise might as well just use Caltopo

Missing key feature.... I got this app hoping it’d help provide extra support for hiking trails, but have found it severely lacking in one feature that I think is very odd...trail segment distances. It tells you how long the whole trail is, but does not have distances on segments of the trail. I find this odd because I also have a subscription to OnX Hunt Maps, and for the trails that are on there, this feature exists. I paid for a year on this app, but I’m not sure there is any added benefit for it over simply keeping the hunt maps subscription. Hope that changes with updates, as I really want to like this and find usefulness for our hiking, camping and hunting excursions...

Hands-Down the Best App for Hiking. I’m an avid hiker who likes to explore off-trail in national forests. I’ve tried about every hiking app out there and was so grateful to finally find OnX Backcountry. I love planning trips using the web interface and then syncing to my app and using offline maps when I’m out of service range. Keep up the great work!

Love On X! One problem though…. I have been using On X for a couple years now - mostly the “Hunt” version of the app. Very simple to use and helpful in the outdoors. I primarily would use Hunt all year long, across all of my outdoor activities. This winter, as my On X Hunt subscription was expiring, I decided to switch over to Backcountry. I liked the idea of more winter-specific features like slope-aspect and avalanche forecast. It is very smooth and similar to Hunt, and I like it. However, I have one major complaint - data does not transfer from Hunt to Backcountry at all. This means any waypoints or tracks in one app does not apply to the other. For me, that stinks! During the summer months, I may use Hunt to mark a place that would be awesome to ski in the winter. I might track a certain route to a summit in the summer that might prove useful in the winter. Yet, I have no record of that in the Backcountry version. Plus, there are some features in Hunt that simply are not there in Backcountry, such as certain map layers or filters. Then again, Backcountry has other features that I wish were in Hunt. I love On X, but if you want one for all year and all activities, get Hunt and don’t switch from app to app. Keep it simple.

Great App. Very pleased with the app. I tried the free version on a hike that I mapped in advance and saved offline. We had no cell signal on the hike but the offline map allowed us to track our hike perfectly. I really like all the waypoint options. I upgraded to the premium version. What you get for the money is a value! Best app for hiking that I’ve used. I called customer service when I started using with some questions. Grace from OnX was really good and took the time to answer all my questions.

I am a huge fan!. This app rocks! I used it everyday on my 9 day canoe wilderness trip to the BWCA in Northern MN. With no cell service, the offline maps gave me everything I needed. While the other boat used a paper map and had to figure out where they were, I had a more detailed map that showed me where I was and where I needed to go. The waypoint and trail making feature was sweet as well. Highly recommend for anyone venturing outdoors.

Great app. This is a full featured app with a terrific UI. I believe it is the best app for backcountry adventures compared to the other two apps I have used; Maps 3D Pro and Gaia. I do wish they would just combine all the features of their backcountry, hunting and off-road apps into one app and offer a subscription for it. Their UI filters allow you to add or subtract information as needed dependent on your activity so as to keep overlay clutter to minimum. I’m guessing that maximizing revenue streams keeps them from putting out the one complete outdoor adventure app.

Good for basic travel. I have really only used this for skiing and mountaineering. Route making tool works well and 90% of trails appear on the map. Being able to see the current local avalanche forecast is great, and the slope angle tool layering is perfect. Being able to save maps for offline use is probably the most useful part. Having a pan, tilt, and rotate tool would be helpful but overall it works well for most backcountry ski planning. Updated winter imagery would be helpful, the current imagery is 5-10 years old. The ability to toggle between winter and summer imagery in the ski mode would be helpful for identifying recent avalanche paths as well. Overall a pretty useful app that makes backcountry ski touring and mountaineering trips easier to plan and safer overall.

Serviceable app. I typically used AllTrails, but onX offers better options for planning out trips on waterways. Worked excellently for pre-planning my summer kayak trips. Although the automatic follow route option when drawing out your own route doesn’t work, so it is more tedious because you must place the points very close for it to follow your desired water route. No big deal though. Still grateful to have this app as another pivotal exploration tool at my disposal.

Shows promise, but not currently viable for me. This app is easier to use and much more intuitive than Gaia, and the map design is way better, but the lack of critical route building tools means it isn’t viable for me. There are a ton of apps that let me click on a trail and get the distance and elevation change. If I’m going to pay for a GPS app I’ll need route building functionality that works with real trail vectors—not just point-and-click lines. I’ll check back in next year but the current offering isn’t enough.

My favorite map app. I’ve tried many different types of app for hiking. I like to get off of the trail and rarely have service when I’m in these areas. The downloaded maps are easy to save and work great. The transition is sometimes so smooth I’ll check to see if I actually have service. I highly recommend this app 👍👍

Nice app. Got this app as my friends all have it and I wanted to be able to have maps available and track my hikes. So far it seems easy to use and navigate. The tutorial videos available are easy to follow and just the right length. I was able to use the app no problem after watching them. Had to contact customer service about a minor issue and got a prompt reply and answer the next day. Very responsive I feel and they seemed concerned about my issue. Recommend this app to anyone who wants to enjoy their outside activities more. Look forward to using it during ski season too.

Find the way. I got this app to help me find new hiking trails, but it offers sooo much more than what I was initially looking for. It has been a great aid to hiking! I’ve had to suspend my adventuring for a short time and so I’ve temporarily dropped my membership. OnX makes that very easy. But as soon as I’m able to hit the trail again the first thing I’ll do is re-subscribe.

Best tool for Outdoor enthusiasts!!. Whether you are planning a snow show adventure, looking for local hot springs, or renting a lookout tower for a night, this app will not only lead you in the right direction, but it will tell what weather to expect and show you all the details you might need to start your adventure. I highly recommend it!

Average app; little unique features. This app is not worth the annual price tag. Maybe, if it were a one time fee. I purchased this app to explore ski tour routes, and I was hoping it would be unique in mapping clear winter time access locations, with popular touring destination routes. Instead, this map is an average topo/satellite map, with a few hard-to-decipher routes thrown here and there. Very limited. Will not purchase in a following year (I can do way more with a combo of free Gaia and CalTopo).

Highly disappointed. OnX Backcountry has two good features and that’s the offline maps and 3D maps other than that I highly suggest Gaia or CalTopo over this app. Slope angle shading is vital in backcountry missions, map layers are impossible to find on this app. You get 100x more information on maps on both Gaia & CalTopo. I’ve used CalTopo for years and have had a much better experience. I’ve used Gaia for a week, and OnX for a week. Gaia for being out in the backcountry and tracking while on a mission is amazing, CalTopo for when I’m planning missions at home is how I use the two together. OnX has 100% lost it for me, if I hunted, I’d use OnX, otherwise no benefit to other maps to most backcountry users. Especially since you can use CalTopo for free and still get more info than OnX....

Love this app. It works great for me. I love the option to use it on my desktop which makes it easy for me to find new places to explore. It’s a great app for the price. I’m not sure how they do it but I was so happy with the telephone help and support I got from LANCE. An actual human that speaks English. I felt like I was talking with a friend I just can’t express how important customer service is and they have it.

Prompt reply by knowledgeable staff. When my backcountry app wouldn’t load I reached out to customer service and they replied the following morning (I made the query on a Sunday) and were both helpful and knowledgeable when I had further questions about future app development.

Great app, replaces my use of other apps. I have tried several apps for backcountry exploring- Gaia, Avenza etc, this is the handiest so far as it has excellent base maps with property boundaries! Living out west in a rural areas it’s crucial to know what is public and what is private. It’s the sole reason I bought this. Offline maps work great, the different sport options are fun (have only used snow shoeing so far) and the tracking and waypoint creation is easy. Only down side is it drains phone battery fast, but so do the equivalent apps. Always need to bring a back up. OnX was the go to for hunters I know and I love that there is an app for non-hunters as well.

Exceptional Trail App and 4WD Trail App. I used this app for the first time in the Sierras. We four-wheel drove about 25 miles in and camped. The next day we hiked on a trail and then off trail to thunder and lightning lake. The app was very helpful and useful in getting us back and finding the trail. Half of our hike was off trail, so being able to follow, my steps was very helpful. It even worked when I turn the phone off because my battery was low. When I turn the phone back on again, the App was still tracking me, which was quite impressive.

Best Navigation App!!!. I purchased other nav apps before, and a few were decent, but there wasn’t one that pulled together all the features I love like this one! But the best part of onX Backcountry is the customer service. A couple weeks ago my iPhone battery was dying. The Apple store swapped it out. I backed up my phone, but, of course, none of the passwords back up. I was locked out of my accounts. I went to reset my password but my linked email account was locked and I couldn’t get in. I sent a help request to the onX Backcountry help desk and it was only minutes before they responded, changed my email to my back up account, and sent me a temp password. Start to finish…only a few minutes and I was rucking on! There are no other companies I deal with that have a response time like that! None! The sense of urgency is understood! If you’re debating purchasing this app, hesitate no more! Awesome features, emails with hints and tips to get max usage, and a top-notch help desk if anything goes wrong! Professional from start to finish. I know I’ll be renewing when the time comes because this is a company I can rely on! Run your own race. Hike your own hike. Live your own life. Backroads Buck

Best app out there. User friendly, loads of info, and all around a great tool for any sort of backcountry. I’m a ski patroller, wildland firefighter, and volunteer county search and rescue. I use onx religiously for backcountry rescues, planning uphill and downhill ski routes, marking important locations while fighting fires, and even finding fun hikes with the girlfriend. 10/10 would recommend onx to anyone needing a great easy to use all around backcountry tool.

This tool is invaluable.. The offline maps and tracking tools are something that can’t be replaced if you spend a lot of time in the backcountry. From my experience the tracking works flawlessly and allows me to keep my location in unfamiliar locations. I feel a lot safer in the woods with OnX. I use it a lot for foraging and getting deep into areas off any trails. As long as my phone is charged I can count on OnX.

Solid Foundation, Some Details Need Improvement. This winter I started using the paid version of onX Backcountry for backcountry skiing in Northern Colorado. I’m a competent user of Gaia Pro an Cal Topo, but the addition of the Beacon Guidebooks database was a plus in onX Backcountry. The map layers are solid, and given that you can select from several useful layer plus 2D and 3D is a plus. The buttons for tracking, waypoint marking, and folders are easy to find. The customer service is solid, the two bugs I reported were addressed promptly this last six months. The “Master Class” zoom presentations are great and I sign up for most of them. One minor tweak I’d like to see: The tracking feature doesn’t offer details such as “moving speed”, “stopped time”, “max speed”, etc. There is only a field that says “speed”, which, of course, begs the question. “What does this value actually mean?”. Gaia offers all those other fields which give a substantially fuller picture. Otherwise I’m pretty happy with onX and will continue to use it and figure out how to maximize the features.

Issue resolved. I had an issue with using some features of the app after a renewal. A 5 minute call to the help desk number resolved iit quickly and painlessly. I use this app nearly every weekend so it was sort of a big deal for me. No fuss, no problem to get it fixed. Very pleased with the app and the support provided.

Truly fantastic app and great support team. Not only is the app full of super useful features. Its user interface is clean, responsive, and very well organized. To top it off ONX support is top notch. If you’re a subscriber, and you’re stuck or have questions there is an easy way to get in touch with the support team; you get to speak to a real person who can walk you through your issues/questions. Finally it’s super reasonably priced. What’s not to love.

Cluttered and clunky maps. Way too many layers on the map with no intuitive, easy way to turn off the layers. If there is a way to turn off the layers, I haven’t found it. I don’t need to see bulky, thick blue lines all over the map, and trails with multi colored lines overlaid on them. And if you tap for a waypoint, but decide you don’t want it or need to move it, it appears you have to save it first and then delete it. You should be able to just it cancel or ‘X’ out of it. This app is trying to put way too many features into one experience. Too clunky and map is so littered with overlay debris that it’s pretty much useless as a… map.

Everything you want to know. Love this app. It has all the info I’m looking for to plan the things I want to do. So worth it. Just downloaded this after being a loyal lover of onX hunt for years (I’m actually not a hunter, but use the app more than any other app I have). Just get it. You’ll love it.

great app! i’d like to offer some constructive criticism. Really liking features and function. My critique has to do with the user interface. it wastes a lot of space. font on the route name is too big, i want to be able to choose how large the elevation profile is. i find that the info panel on ipad has a large blank white dead space which could be used to see the map better, same with the iphone app, maybe more options for screen layout, shrink the font size… anything that helps the ios app have a more efficient use of the screen. Other than these user interface things, it works fantastic.

Directions to Trail Head. This app is already far better than any of the other trail apps! Unless I’m missing something, the only thing that seems to be missing is the ability to get directions (or link to Maps/Google Maps) to the trailhead from your current location.

A Must Have Tool.. All of my OnX apps are amazing and are an essential tool in my pack. There are updates often so they are always accurate. The tools like the offline maps work great and give you a piece of mind when you’re way out there on the trail. Tracker is great to log your activity. You can set up your hike before you go out to determine distance and elevation gains so that you can plan your hike before you get on the trail. I highly recommend.

Mapping and tracking system is the same great but still could use some improvement. Overall I like the app. I have been using onX hunt for a few years and love it so I decided to give onX backcountry a try. While using the app in the field it’s easy to use and very reliable. With that said there are a few improvements I’d like to see… I would like the search feature to have some filtering based on difficulty, length, etc as of now the search feature is a little frustrating at times. I can’t seem to access some of the same map layers that onX hunt has. Lastly I wish you were able to toggle on and off interaction between the onX hunt app and the onX backcountry app (at the very least sharing waypoints). All things considered though I’m still enjoying this app so far

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7 days trial. Why do all the apps wants yo to subscribe?

No Canadian content. Pretty useless, not even topo data.

Garbage. Why is this even available in Canada. Not one trail is available it’s a complete waste of time. And only 7 days free then you have to pay. It’s junk

Useless in Canada. No idea why this app is even available in Canadian app store. Not a single trail. No topo maps. Oh and temp on main map is always in F even after changing settings to metric.

Has potential. Seems like a great app since its design and usability is very simple. However, there aren’t any Canadian trails available on this app, so don’t install it if you are expecting that you’ll get local trails in Canada. This app shouldn’t even be on the Canadian AppStore but for some reason it is? Still, great potential but lacks practicality in Canada and in some parts of the USA too.

Nothing available on the trial version. It’s hard to know if the app would be useful. There is nothing local. Only list trails 200 miles away.

Horrible. Nothing for Canada. Even in the states, if you leave the app open but lock your phone, when opening your phone it goes back to the home screen and makes you find that trail again. No live tracking. I'll stick with guthook thanks.

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Invaluable to the adventurer. I am still figuring out how to access all the details available on this essential app. I just downloaded a map of one of my favorite hiking areas where I often loose reception. Can’t wait to try it out tomorrow in the Ventana Wilderness near Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.

Best series of apps. I have used onX Hunt for several years. Recently started backpacking and tried just about all the other backpacking apps. I prefer this backcountry app because I’m use to the interface. 100% recommend.

Big fan. Great app and worth the money. I used to use(and still do use)hiking project. OnX has so many awesome tools that distinguish it into a class of its own. The only feature hiking project has and onX doesn’t that I really enjoy having is the elevation information.

OnX backcountry. Incredible app that allows me to explore with more information at my fingertips . Weather and offline maps assist me with planning safely and insuring our adventures go as planned. Tracking allows me to revisit our favorite hikes and to show others some of our amazing finds outdoors.

So nice. I’ve used quite a few and always have one or two critiques of each. OnX checks almost all those boxes. I’m still learning to navigate it some but so far, I’m super impressed!

Highly recommend. We used ONX for a river trip, marked the rapids and camp spots. It was so nice to have the detailed maps wile being very very off grid. This helped immensely as we prepared for the rapid sections of the river, I don’t know how we would have done it without ONX!

Seems great!. Lots of features to get used to but I love the route mapping feature, the 3D maps, the offline function which gives you a 5mi, 10mi, or 150mi radius of backcountry instead of just one trail. Using for the first time this weekend

Feature request. Love this app but PLEASE be the first app out there to add in a horseback riding filter to your activity selection. The COTREX app has this and I use it all the time when in Colorado, but nothing available outside of that state. It would be amazing to quickly know what trails allow horses and which don’t.

Cool so far. Have only used it on several local hikes so far, but really enjoying it. Seems accurate and I can picture it being really useful on an upcoming backpacking trip

Great so far. Just downloaded and haven’t tried it offline yet but will soon. Also, seems a little confusing at first. My advice is mark a waypoint so you don’t lose your spot and use files to your advantage

Highly recommend!!. This app has been incredible for exploring and finding new trails! I recommend it to everyone I know and I can’t wait for summer and warm weather to come so I can explore even more using this!

Excellent App!. OnX Backcountry is a great app, as is their other apps; OnX Offroad and OnX Hunt. No other apps offer the extremely useful functionality and information that OnX apps do for your specific purpose. Once you use one, you’ll find yourself wanting the others!

Useful!. Great for finding BLM and other public lands. Some oddities with the UI and trying to maximize viewing space without wiping away the info you had pulled up. I think they say it’s beta still and that seems about right. No issues with crashes or anything though.

Useless for skiing. OnX seems to have a great marketing team, with ads being shown on every major ski site and a bunch of sponsored athletes. Unfortunately the app doesn't live up to the hype. There is very limited winter satellite imagery and the suggested routes are all easily found on the internet already. It seems like the app is just a port of their OnX Hunt and Offroad apps, making it a worse option than outdoor specific apps like Fatmap, Caltopo, or All trails.

Easy to use with awesome features.. OnX is one of the easiest navigation apps to use. It’s got a very intuitive user interface, but also has lots of tools and features, which offer a ton of value.

Amazing maps and features. I mountain bike, hike, XC ski, and snowshoe. onX has the best set of features yet. Full sync between iPhone and iPad, wildfire history, waypoints, tracks, up to date satellite images. Wow - makes my trip planning and tracking much better.

Very intuitive platform and great features. Very easy to use and has all of the features that you would want to have. Highly recommend!

OnX Backcountry. Excellent product. This piggybacks on the OnX Hunt. Those are the easiest to use GPS products I’ve ever used. I love the tracking feature to see how far I’ve hiked. Whether hunting, hiking or cross country skiing, these are my go to apps.

Meh. Provides nearly zero info beyond a standard (free) topo map. Had zero expectations going in, which were met in kind upon attempting to learn anything useful from the app. Absolutely zero functionality or usefulness for their target demographic of backcountry skiers/boarders so I’m not entirely sure what the purpose of this app is aside from a money grab. The most prominent feature are the reports from Cody’s Fifty project, which is a marketing gimmick above all else. Will avoid the OnX apps if this is really all they have to offer.

Love the app. I love the app! I’m so glad OnX has branched out from just the hunting app. I’m looking forward to more features being added to the app over time. I also really like the way the app navigation works - bit of a deviation from standard iOS tab navigation, but I think keeping the map always in view was such a good call. It would be nice to be able to add/show remove/hide layers. Maybe that’s coming down the pipeline. Also - is an On X van life app coming soon?! Hahaha jk, that would be nice though. Good work team - from a fellow iOS dev :)

Elevation data missing. New premium subscriber… all my local trails - public and government, including one National Park, are missing all elevation data from the trail maps. Contour maps yes, but the trail data just says 0 feet elevation change for all the routes. (This is not while tracking, only when viewing maps and planning trips ahead of time.)

Customer service!. Not used to having a human answer the phone with a tech question. Not only answered with a short wait, but helped me solve my issue quickly! I’ve been a seldom user, but now I’ve had a jump start.

It has most trails. Ever done a hike and didn’t have a map of the trail? Or the only one was an old one at the start of the trail behind an old scratched up piece of plexiglass? Well this app will likely have the trail you are on and more, and best of all, it tacks you with gps. It’s worth the free trial! Check it out!

Legit. I have em all. I’ve been using the hunt app for several years, and the functionality of all three is outstanding. They turn my phone into a multi use tool that saves time and space.

Easy and invaluable tool for trip planning. Absolutely love the super easy interface and tools available for planning a trip into the backcountry. Highly recommend.

Must Have Backcountry Tool. Offline backcountry maps are extremely detailed and helpful. Tracking feature has great data. I feel confident and comfortable with OnX on my phone.

Easily visible trails near me. Some apps I have found that you really have to pinch into the map to find the trails. In my area I seem to be having better luck with OnX. Haven’t used super long yet but so far I like it.

Cool app, great service. As a backcountry skier, I’ve used other apps, really like the way they have integrated the guidebooks and info. My subscription went through and then I saw they offered the $5 deal for the year, Lance with support helped me navigate how to get the deal.

Best one yet. I like all the features. I use the App for animal tracking and gives me a good map on my iPad while I’m in the field, as well as my position. I can measure distances, like from where a deer kill was found to where a mountain lion left scat. It helps put the big picture of animal behavior in perspective.

Best there is!. I’ve tried a lot of map apps, but this is definitely the best. Plus, it keeps getting better with new features. I probably only review one app per year, but this one deserves it.

People who care about the land. I switched to OnX from AllTrails because of their emphasis on stewardship. AllTrails just wants to sell me t shirts. There is a bit of a learning curve with OnX, but once you get the hang of it, it’s much more feature packed and worth while. Thanks OnX!

Exceptional mapping and information app. While in the backcountry, you need a good mapping and information app. This one does it all, extremely well. You have all you need right at your fingertips.

Decent navigation app for hikers and backpackers. The ONX Backwoods app falls short with its lack of Apple Watch integration, leaving users without the convenience of wrist-based functionality. While the app itself is robust, the absence of this feature diminishes its overall user experience and functionality. I will be canceling the day before my seven day free trial.

Wish there was one umbrella subscription.. I am not a hunter. But I like features of all the company’s apps. I wish the elite subscription of On X Hunt could be used for access to all their apps, one umbrella of access. The hiking features are certainly more detailed in this app than the trails layer in their other app.

Onx is superior in all apps. I’ve have and use onx hunt and off-road multiple times throughout the year and they’re exceptional! And I’m excited to see how much this has to offer for more trails for my backpacking in the summer in the off-season.

So helpful!. I just got back from a coastal backpacking trip. I used OnX for the first time. It was extremely helpful. I could see where I was able to get water throughout my 3 day trip. And it was consistent with tracking me, even offline. Thank you! I love maps!

Fantastic Tool and Safety App. Backcountry ski touring is dangerous. This app allows you to plan and stay safe. Their maps are easy to interpret, this allows you to avoid or assess avalanche conditions with a high degree of accuracy. The price is very affordable, if you are a backcountry winter athlete get this.

Dangerous!. I really like the ONXhunt app. So I had read high hopes for backcountry. Sadly this app has inaccurate information. The trails were off by hundreds of yards in places. The topographic lines are average out to the point where a shear 500 foot cliff with a shelf below it appears as a gradual slope on the map which caused be to put myself in a really dangerous situation. Okay for GPS locator. But not a good choice if you plan to go somewhere less traveled.

Needs work for use but reliable. Really miss some of the hunting features in the hunt app vs the backcountry version. I’m not willing to maintain two version of software that nearly do the same thing. If the apps shared data such as offline maps, markups etc. it would be a good system. Needs more a lot more markup icons in the backcountry app.

Cheap cheap cheap cheap cheap. Use All Trails. I’ve used ONX for years as a paid member amd actually love it. Came across their new app here , downloaded and logged in with my current on x account and unbelievable- they want to hit you with another $30 charge for hiking functionality that really should be a part of the original app. They’ve gotten greedy. Use All Trails, it’s so much better and less expensive than this money grab nonsense. Junk, 1 star

Much Needed Tool. This app has become my go to adventure planner. Works great for trail running and gravel biking! I especially enjoy the confidence of knowing private land boundaries, and have offline maps is comforting when doing solo adventures. Planning on being a subscriber for years to come!

Please add private land layer to backcountry. Hey OnX developers - please offer the private lands layer that is available in OnX hunt in OnX backcountry as well! Hikers often walk off trail, and we need to know whose land we are on just as much as hunters do. It’s annoying having to toggle between the two apps to get the layers I need- the trail maps layer and the private lands info.

The best hiking app out there.. OnX is the best! We have avoided getting lost in unmarked trails using the tracking service and the ability to download an entire area and find numerous trails makes it far superior to any other mapping app. We love it.

Life saver. Used the app on my trip to the grand tetons came across a snow trail in which I got lost, I didn’t download an offline map but luckily the app was working just fine. Thank god I bought it before I headed on my trip

Unclear. The maps for trails are unclear as to where the exact trails are. Also when you do figure out what trail you are looking at there is nothing on the map that shows where the approved camping spots are. No way to determine what trails are for over night camping. For someone who is trying to plan a backpacking trip, this app doesn’t simplify the process.

Good app, not quite great yet.. I use this app on my iPhone and also my iPad to do some initial planning. The app is very good, but the lack of features on the 3d mode is somewhat annoying, and for the love of the almighty please let the iPad app rotate into landscape mode. Aspect and slope angle are really nice features to use.

Excellent app. So far I have super impressed with the amount of information available. I continue to evaluate almost weekly on different trips. More in depth review will come after this summers trips.

The future of online mapping. Though this product is fairly new, it is already showing its promise to be the leading online mapping site which is guaranteed to help you get into and out of places you previously didn’t even know were there.

Best way to waste time. I love maps. I usually use Gaia, but the 3D feature on onX is incredible. It’s so easy to get sucked into exploring the wild with the 3D map feature. It’s not just mesmerizing, but it’s really handy when trip planning. OnX is now part of my routine for trip planning.

Must have for anyone going out of bounds. It’s really helpful that you can download maps into your phone for when you lose service.

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Language English
Price Free
Adult Rating 4+ years and older
Current Version 24.9.0
Play Store com.mtmapping.onxbackcountry
Compatibility iOS 15.0 or later

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The application OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS was published in the category Navigation on 09 December 2020, Wednesday and was developed by OnXmaps, Inc. [Developer ID: 636558832]. This program file size is 365.13 MB. This app has been rated by 1,814 users and has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. OnX Backcountry Snow/Trail GPS - Navigation app posted on 15 March 2024, Friday current version is 24.9.0 and works well on iOS 15.0 and higher versions. Google Play ID: com.mtmapping.onxbackcountry. Languages supported by the app:

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We improved user experience with a few bug fixes as well as preparing the app for future feature updates. This version marks the end of support for iOS 15, so make sure your device is up to date to continue to receive all updates of onX Backcountry!

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