The Colorado Trail Hiker
Free App
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About The Colorado Trail Hiker
The Colorado Trail Hiker is a smartphone guide for your Colorado Trail hiking or mountain biking trip.
NO CELL OR INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED for the app to work on-trail. After initial setup, the app uses your GPS and offline maps to guide you along the trail.
The free demo is a fully functional version of the app with Segment 1 of The Colorado Trail (Miles 0 to 16.8 from the Waterton Canyon Trailhead outside Denver). In-app purchases include (1) The Colorado Trail, which includes the hiking route, the five mountain bike wilderness detours, the Collegiate West Alternative route and the Collegiate Loop (775.2 miles of trail in total) and (2) a standalone version of the Collegiate Loop route (a 161-mile loop composed of the 82.3-mile Collegiate West Alternative route and a 78-mile portion of The Colorado Trail).
The app has been built in partnership with Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey Service. Each waypoint in the Colorado Trail Map Book, written by Jerry Brown and offered by The Colorado Trail Foundation, is plotted and described in The Colorado Trail Hiker app. A portion all proceeds from the sale of The Colorado Trail Hiker app will go to The Colorado Trail Foundation.
The Colorado Trail Hiker uses a combination of your phone's GPS, downloaded topo maps, and the Google Maps interface to accurately locate your position on the trail. No phone service? Not a problem -- your phone's GPS pinpoints your location on top of topo maps downloaded as part of the app.
A bright red line indicates the location of The Colorado Trail on the map. Alternate routes are indicated in other colors. An elevation profile shows trail distance vs elevation and plots your current location on the trail. Each waypoint is plotted on the profile. Each waypoint is clickable, opening to the waypoint's detail page.
The guidebook lists every waypoint in order by distance along the trail.
Each waypoint includes a detail page, providing further details about that particular waypoint. Details include the waypoint's mileage point and elevation, photographs of many of the waypoints, distance to the next trailhead, a Trail Register where you may post comments and read other users' comments, and other details that will help you during your hike, and help you plan your hike.
The types of waypoints include:
-->Trailheads and parking areas
-->Water sources
-->Resupply towns/services
-->Trail junctions
-->Road crossings
-->Powerlines, fences, gates, toilets
-->Other Landmarks and points of interest
NO CELL OR INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED for the app to work on-trail. After initial setup, the app uses your GPS and offline maps to guide you along the trail.
The free demo is a fully functional version of the app with Segment 1 of The Colorado Trail (Miles 0 to 16.8 from the Waterton Canyon Trailhead outside Denver). In-app purchases include (1) The Colorado Trail, which includes the hiking route, the five mountain bike wilderness detours, the Collegiate West Alternative route and the Collegiate Loop (775.2 miles of trail in total) and (2) a standalone version of the Collegiate Loop route (a 161-mile loop composed of the 82.3-mile Collegiate West Alternative route and a 78-mile portion of The Colorado Trail).
The app has been built in partnership with Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey Service. Each waypoint in the Colorado Trail Map Book, written by Jerry Brown and offered by The Colorado Trail Foundation, is plotted and described in The Colorado Trail Hiker app. A portion all proceeds from the sale of The Colorado Trail Hiker app will go to The Colorado Trail Foundation.
The Colorado Trail Hiker uses a combination of your phone's GPS, downloaded topo maps, and the Google Maps interface to accurately locate your position on the trail. No phone service? Not a problem -- your phone's GPS pinpoints your location on top of topo maps downloaded as part of the app.
A bright red line indicates the location of The Colorado Trail on the map. Alternate routes are indicated in other colors. An elevation profile shows trail distance vs elevation and plots your current location on the trail. Each waypoint is plotted on the profile. Each waypoint is clickable, opening to the waypoint's detail page.
The guidebook lists every waypoint in order by distance along the trail.
Each waypoint includes a detail page, providing further details about that particular waypoint. Details include the waypoint's mileage point and elevation, photographs of many of the waypoints, distance to the next trailhead, a Trail Register where you may post comments and read other users' comments, and other details that will help you during your hike, and help you plan your hike.
The types of waypoints include:
-->Trailheads and parking areas
-->Water sources
-->Resupply towns/services
-->Trail junctions
-->Road crossings
-->Powerlines, fences, gates, toilets
-->Other Landmarks and points of interest
All Application Badges
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
6.0
--Improved performance/speed
--Improved location services
--Improved route creator tool
--Trail color option for colorblind/dark background
6.0.19
--fix photo download issue
--improve location awareness in guide and elevation profile
6.0
--Improved performance/speed
--Improved location services
--Improved route creator tool
--Trail color option for colorblind/dark background
6.0.19
--fix photo download issue
--improve location awareness in guide and elevation profile
More downloads The Colorado Trail Hiker reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update The Colorado Trail Hiker was updated to version 6.0.19
Version update The Colorado Trail Hiker was updated to version 5.0.37
Version update The Colorado Trail Hiker was updated to version 3.1.3
What are users saying about The Colorado Trail Hiker
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This app was great for us while horseback riding the trail. Only thing I would like to see added is livestock water. We were able to find some slightly off trail but would be nice if it was marked as well as just fresh water.
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Issue on galaxy s8, app works on first download, but after anytime reopening it just says "loading map" then the app freezes... Please fix, I leave for CT in 2 weeks. Edit: it took like 5 minutes, but the app loaded with map, all working... Would like for it to be quicker, because it did seem on the verge of crashing
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Very useful App. I have a Samsung Galaxy active and it works very well with it. Love that it can tell you exactly where you are, the elevation, and how far it is to different waypoints. You can also comment and read up to date info on water flow.
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This has been the best $ I have ever spent. Use the ap to check in on where I am at in relation to the CO Trail! Saved me enough times to make it worth every penny!
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Works poorly on Android. Takes forever to load maps and it is always trying to reload the map. Good as last resort.
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This app only provides four pins, three of which you have to pay to see. The only trails listed are the Colorado trail. If you're looking for trails besides the Colorado trail, this is not the app for you
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Works well though sometimes takes a bit of time to catch up. Comments from other users re water sources, etc are esp useful.
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Best CT resource out there.
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This app has basically no trails. I know of a bunch near me and it displays zero
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If you are going to be on the CT get this app.
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Awesome the only thing you need for guidance on the Colorado trail
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Excellent tool for through hiking!
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Very useful for NOBO hikers. The essential trail app for CT thru hikers.
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Great app. Works well. Used it to locate myself on the COLLEGIATE Loop this year.
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Works when I want it to
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Hiked the Collegiate Loop using this app. Worked flawlessly.
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Love the app.
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Accurate GPS in offline areas
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Worked wonderfully in 2017!!
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Great resource
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App skipped the terms screen went straight to map and crashed, does that every time now.
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It seems a bit pricey until you're on the trail and have convinced yourself that you made a wrong turn. Then it is invaluable.
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Doesnt work
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Great app!
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Doesnt work
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Had some serious errors installing this that required work to get it to install but eventually it did install. Error 1. System will not allow user to select allow for location permission. Error 2. Continually gives error that there are missing files and hit refresh...that window pops up repeatedly before it clears...then hitting refresh doesn't d/l anything and loops back to Error 2. Paid for the full trail maps.
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Less than worth while, crashes constantly and looses the location button in the top right. The Colorado trail foundation is a sham. Half way through my hike and I'm incredibly disappointed on all fronts. Had to reinstall the app on the trail, absolutely worthless. Water sources are not accurate either.
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Great app!
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I used this on my through hike of the CT last year and it was spot on. Good for hiking or biking routes.
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Crashes on startup on Android 5
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I write this from Silverton, over 400 miles south of Denver. I've used the app to supplement the CTF data book through the hike and its been an excellent tool to have along. Because you need to have battery life in your phone, you should have some paper map or guide book, but the CT App will provide additional verification of your location as you hike. There are several features of the app that lead me to recommend it. First, it will pinpoint your position on the trail. The data book can be cryptic from time to time, so to check position, I open the gps function on my phone and open the app. At times, the app can be slow to lock on to the gps (5 to 10 minutes at times) but that is probably true of any gps app; at other times it has locked onto my position on the red line that represents the trail in a minute or two. I came down the new West Collegiate alt route and there are a couple of segments of that trail where the data book still reflects the old route (as I discovered from talking to local hikers). In those sections, the CT app was the only accurate guide I had. I like the guide section of the app, too. It includes some different waypoints from the data book.
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This will be extremely useful. I especially like the markers at the significant points along the trail. And the trail path is very detailed... Several crashes so far, but still invaluable.
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This will be extremely useful. I especially like the markers at the significant points along the trail. And the trail path is very detailed. Thanks CTF and Jerry Brown! Well done!
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Doesn't work with Galaxy Note 4 running Android 6.0.1. Opens to trail screen then immediately crashes. Edit: Great response from developer and they were able to update the app to work with my phone. Very much appreciated!