onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App

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onXmaps, Inc.  | 
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onX Backcountry: Trail GPS App
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Discover new trails and backcountry skiing lines. Navigate through hikes, climbing routes, and mountain bike trails. Whether you’re scouting new terrain or navigating maps in the field, onX Backcountry is the ultimate app for offline outdoor recreation. Plan your hiking, skiing, mountain biking, or climbing activities with trustworthy data. Access HD topographic maps, GPS tracking, and trail reports to navigate confidently in unknown terrain. Toggle map layers to show nearby hazards such as wildfires or avalanches. Measure distance and elevation, and visualize your trip in 3D, even without cell service. Map out custom routes seamlessly with our snap-to-trail feature and prepare in granular detail by setting Waypoints and reviewing Slope data. View localized weather and hour-by-hour wind forecasts. Discover adventures nearby with 650,000+ miles of trails, 300,000+ rock climbs, and 4,000+ ski routes. Download 3D maps for offline use and leave a breadcrumb trail with Tracker to measure key trip stats. See in-depth terrain features with high definition topo maps and switch between Hike, MTB, Climb, or Ski Tour for an app that covers all your adventure needs. Navigate confidently with powerful map tools and go farther with onX Backcountry today. onX Backcountry Features: ▶ Ultimate GPS Map App for Outdoor Pursuits • Visualize terrain by viewing your maps in 3D, HD topo, satellite imagery, or hybrid • Map out custom routes for hiking, skiing, biking, and climbing • GPS tracking to know where you came from and share your adventure • Set Waypoints and access data on Slope Angle, Slope Aspect, and Trail Slope ▶ Map Modes for Every Adventure • Hiking – Trail lengths, difficulty levels, elevation, and real-time GPS • Backcountry skiing & snowboarding – Slope angles, SNOTEL data, and ATES layers • Mountain biking – Biking paths, difficulty ratings, trail conditions, and elevation • Rock climbing – Climbing routes, climb types, GPS tracking, and user reviews ▶ Navigate Offline without Cell Coverage • Download 3D maps with interactive trail data. Turn your phone into a handheld GPS • Track your location and follow the blue dot to get back to your starting point • Measure activity stats and view distance or elevation gain in seconds ▶ Scout Ahead & Stay Safe on your Trip • Use the compass to find your location and orient yourself • Access localized weather conditions, 7-day weather forecasts, and hourly wind data • Hike confidently with Trail Reports. Submit current conditions and trail closures • Plan ahead with ATES, wildfire, air quality, and smoke density layers Your Four-Season Outdoor App onX Backcountry brings everything you need for your outdoor adventures into one place. Download and start your next journey today! ▶ Free Trial Start a Premium trial for free when you install the app. Maximize your backcountry experience and access all of our best features for seven days. ▶ Premium & Elite Features • 650,000+ miles of running, hiking, backpacking, skiing, and mountain bike trails • 4,000+ backcountry skiing lines with guidebook descriptions • 300,000+ rock climbing routes with approach trails • Save unlimited 3D Offline Trail Maps to navigate without cell service • 24K topographic maps and 3D maps for the entire U.S. • 985 million acres of Public Land across the U.S. • 550,000 Recreation Icons: Trailheads, backcountry cabins, campgrounds, and more • Map data sourced from USFS, BLM, and NPS • Private Land Layer (ELITE ONLY): Property maps, land boundaries, land ownership, and acreage • Recent Imagery (ELITE ONLY): Detailed satellite imagery from the past two weeks ▶ Terms of Use: https://www.onxmaps.com/tou ▶ Privacy Policy: https://www.onxmaps.com/privacy-policy ▶ Feedback: If you have any trouble or have an idea of what you’d like to see in the maps next, please contact us at support@onxmaps.com. We’d love to hear from you.}
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Lubird37
01 Dec, 2025
5
So much info about the trails, and the maps are awesome!
Hendy2478
09 Nov, 2025
4
I like OnX. I use OnX Hunt and TroutRoutes app as well. I want to use Backcountry but I mountain bike primarily and the trails are not as up-to-date as they are on TrailForks. I wish they were so I could just use this app.
vidicious
08 Nov, 2025
3
Generally a great improvement over my other nav apps. But the “go to waypoint” function only shows up for personal waypoints not other landmarks. And I had the app crash four times today during a short hike. Twice while editing waypoints, and twice for unknown reasons.
B-Rad on
22 Oct, 2025
1
I went to try the trial, i Canceled my subscription and they still charged me the $106.99 for a year. You don’t not even get access to anything other then the hiking and biking for the one I did. Thought I was paying for all maps, guess again. Not worth the $. That and they still charge you after canceling the trial. If On could rate .5 of a star I would for functioning map. Shop else where folks.
Hike and Fly pro
20 Oct, 2025
5
I subscribe to the Elite version of the app so that I can see landowner details and have offline maps. Im often on unmaintained trails and am amazed by how closely the app matches the reality. Thanks onX!
6251826
18 Oct, 2025
5
Looks killer, we will be on a week tour in late November and the detail looks amazing.
Blackhawksnhl28
17 Oct, 2025
2
This app looks fantastic for what it is. Has a lot of nice map layers and the user interface is clean and simple. However, when it actually comes time to using this app when you need it most, it’s absolutely useless. I downloaded some offline maps to use for a backcountry ski tour in a remote range in Nevada. We panned out multiple potential routes to take for this tour while we had service before getting out there. I made sure to download a medium resolution map of anything we had the potential to ski. While camping the first night by the trailhead, we wanted to map out some routes for the next day based on conditions. Of course I had no service at this point but didn’t think that would be a problem because I had downloaded a map of the area for offline use before I got out to the range. The offline maps feature is garbage. We’d map out some lines but it wouldn’t calculate the vertical-only the total mileage. We had to estimate our vert based on the topo lines on the map which is fine but if I’m paying for premium features the least it could do is tell me vert and mileage even with a downloaded map. Additionally, there was some glitch that made it almost impossible to map a route at all because the app kept telling me “Sorry, the snap-to feature is unavailable offline” even though I specifically set the build route mode to point-draw because I kept getting those errors. Even when using point draw it would throw that same error statement and not let me draw a route. After opening and closing the app a few times it worked but it was really just by chance. It would randomly do this whenever I was creating a route. Creating routes with service is also underwhelming. OnX simply gives you total mileage and vert when you build a route. That’s it. Caltopo blows OnX out of the water in terms of metrics for planning ski tours on unfamiliar terrain. I’d love to see OnX add the ability to see a plot of the slope angle and aspect just as CalTopo does. The premade lines between skiing/hiking/biking/climbing are cool. It’s a good idea but they haven’t perfected it yet. All Trails is probably a better bet to actually see what people are saying about trails and I’d say they have a bigger database of trails to begin with. I’m pretty impressed with the ski touring stuff they’ve got, some lines have really detailed descriptions and pictures. Seeing data from SNOTEL sites is an amazing feature, but that also needs work. Many of my favorited SNOTEL sites across the Great Basin mountain ranges do not actually show any data on OnX. The plots are empty. But there is a link provided that takes you to the exact SNOTEL site for that location which is nice I guess. Just wish the data would always show so I didn’t have to go find it manually every time. Overall, I’d say at this time the premium features are not really worth the price if you’re looking for something to actually plan out hikes and ski tours. CalTopo gives much better insight when planning routes. This is the only app I’ve ever attempted using an offline download map feature so I can’t speak to which app does that best (I’m going to guess it’s probably not this one based on my experience). If OnX could provide similar metrics that CalTopo does for route planning and straightens out the offline map stuff, you’d have a winner here. Until then it’s something that looks pleasing to the eye but isn’t super useful when it comes to backcountry travel.
hairdogg
15 Oct, 2025
5
Trail detail is awesome. If you use another app, definitely add this one too. Thank me later.
ByrdNyrd
12 Oct, 2025
5
I was a long time customer of the “Other” hiking app and though I’ve only had onX for a few weeks I can tell you it’s is MUCH better! I had a question about my subscription and I got a reply from a REAL HUMAN!! I love having off-line maps at my fingertips! A lot of my hiking is not in cell service areas! Cheers,

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Rating:
4.76
Voted: 5.23K
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Categories: Navigation, Sports
Size: 418MB
iAP: 29.99 - 29.99 $
App Age: 10 years 4 months
Release Date: Aug 25, 2015
Last Update: Nov 24, 2025
Version: 25.45.1
Version history
25.45.1
Nov 24, 2025
We improved user experience with a few bug fixes as well as preparing the app for future feature updates.
25.45.0
Nov 20, 2025
We improved user experience with a few bug fixes as well as preparing the app for future feature updates.
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