Wikiloc - Tracks for hiking, 4x4 offroad, biking - worldwide

Wikiloc is an app for tracks/routes from circuits to trips of several days. You will find numerous offers for 4x4 offroad, quad, hiking, biking, climbing and much more. You can follow existing tracks or record them yourself (private or public).

Through the evaluation of the routes by other travellers, you have, in addition to the ranking and the text, mostly also photos that let you estimate what is coming up. In addition to the route, the level of difficulty is also defined, from easy, moderate, difficult to "only for experts", the altitude profiles and everything important are listed. I used the app for the first time for off-road navigation in the Carpathians in Romania to get an overview of the most beautiful off-road 4x4 tracks. I prefer to find my own track most of the time, but if you are travelling with several vehicles, you will appreciate not having to turn around 10 times a day and being able to estimate how long you will be on the road.

The coverage of tracks is large and available for most countries. Even Iceland, USA, Switzerland - set your filter to the activity you want and search for tracks in your area. In addition to off-roading, I've also found the app useful for hiking, as you can see what routes are available in your area, filter by circuits and much more.

The ratings should always be taken with a grain of salt, whether offroad tracks or hiking routes. Not only does the creator distort the picture when rating this as a beginner or expert, for example, but heavy rain can also turn a doable track into a muddy mess. Comments from other travellers provide insight and valuable information, such as recent animal sightings on the track. While in Iceland the 4x4 off-road routes correspond to the official tracks, in Romania the driving bans are rare - there are, however, tracks not only in central Europe for which you should obtain a permit. Premium is available free of charge for one week when you register, I would recommend starting Premium when you are in the region you are travelling to - or going straight for a Premium account - the app is well worth the price!

It has never been easier to experience a new environment without a lot of planning, no matter if you want to go hiking, biking, climbing, snowmobiling or 4x4 off-roading.

So you can experience Iceland without long planning, or find nice routes in the Carpathians - or steer the jeep on nice tracks in the USA.

You can click on the trail you want, Wikiloc allows you to navigate to the entry point via Google Maps. 

You can also navigate offline on the track, see where the track leads and your position and direction.

If you are on the route, you are also guided via audio (different sounds if you leave the track or find it again) and do not always have to keep an eye on the display, which is great not only when hiking.

Don't blindly rely on the track description - but look at it, read the trailrank and the reviews - zoom in - not that 280km of the 300km offroad were road because the creator recorded the approach. Don't let "it's completely crazy today" scare you away from going that way - check it out. I had several tracks in Romania that were advised against in the comments, which were rather normally "demanding" in my eyes.

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