What is AlpineQuest?

AlpineQuest is a feature-rich mobile app designed specifically for outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy activities like hiking, trail running, mountain biking, and backcountry skiing. It combines detailed topographic maps with GPS tracking and routing capabilities to help users safely plan and navigate routes in mountainous areas.

Key features of AlpineQuest include:

• Detailed topographic maps from multiple providers like USGS, OpenTopoMap, and others. Maps can be downloaded for offline use.
• Route planning tools to map out hiking, biking, or backcountry ski routes on the map.
• Built-in GPS tracking that shows real-time location on the map. Tracking can continue in the background if the app is closed.
• Waypoint, track, and route recording with export options.
• A large database of trails, routes, and points of interest contributed by the AlpineQuest community.
• Safety tools like monitoring battery level, offline maps, and backtrack routing.
• Integration with other apps for data like weather forecasts, avalanche bulletins, satellite imagery, and more.
• Photo integration to tie pictures to routes, waypoints or tracks.
• Works fully offline once maps are downloaded and extremely battery efficient.

With its rich set of map, recording, planning, tracking and community features focused on the backcountry, AlpineQuest is an essential app for hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers, backcountry skiers and anyone who spends time in mountainous areas.

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