AccuTerra – On Demand Maps & GPS Tracker
Here’s a no-brainer for hiking n00bs: BUY A TRAIL MAP. This free app lets you browse through the maps and purchase the one(s) you need.
Theodolite
This augmented reality map overlays information like altitude, bearing, horizontal/vertical inclination, and other terms I don’t understand through the iPhone’s live camera image. I would suppose this is helpful when hiking?
Wilderness Survival Skills, a Sierra Club deck of Knowledge Cards published by Pomegranate Communications
Learn about survival skills in this fun Q&A format. Just make sure you do it BEFORE the hike so that you’re not flipping through irrelevant information while you’re being chased by a bear.
