Use Apple Maps topographic mountaineering trails on iPhone

Apple Maps is upgraded with topographic mountaineering trails in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia. The characteristic affords detailed planning and steerage for customized hikes, the power to avoid wasting the maps offline, elevation particulars, and extra. Right here’s the right way to use Apple Maps topographic mountaineering trails.

Apple has been increasing Maps and navigation options through the years with capabilities like biking routes, extra transit selections, wayfinding, and extra.

Now for 2024, the upcoming fall software program updates convey a useful new characteristic for hikers and runners.

Assist for the brand new topographic mountaineering trails is obtainable now within the beta releases when looking nationwide parks in addition to for different marked trails/trailheads in Apple Maps.

The right way to use Apple Maps topographic mountaineering trails

You possibly can create customized topographic mountaineering path maps on iPhone, iPad, or Mac and use them on iPhone and Apple Watch

1. Be sure you’re working the iOS 18 beta, watchOS 11 beta, or macOS Sequoia beta (full information)
2. Open the Apple Maps app on iPhone, iPad, or Mac
3. Seek for a path or trailhead or a nationwide park (all 63 US nationwide parks are supported for topographic path particulars)
4. Search for the Trailheads/Path button within the search outcomes > select a path or trailhead
5. Faucet the brand new Plan a Hike button
6. Faucet on the display the place you’d prefer to go
7. You’ll see the space and elevation change
8. Now you may select to Reverse the hike, create an Out & Again map, or Shut Loop
9. While you’re all set, select Save to maintain the route
10. You can provide a customized title, now faucet Finished within the high proper nook (topographic hike path maps are routinely saved to your iPhone for offline use)
11. Now you may faucet Instructions to make use of the steerage
12. Discover your saved path maps by tapping your profile image within the Maps app > Offline Maps

Right here’s the way it seems to be to make use of Apple Maps topographic mountaineering trails on iPhone:

Apple contains Yelp scores for trails.

Right here’s the way it seems to be to decide on a path and plan a customized route. Tip: after tapping “Plan a Hike” zoom in on the map to extra simply plan your route.

Proven above, you may see the entire distance, estimated hike time, elevation change, and a few buttons to extra simply create your route.

After hitting the Save button, you’ll see a notification that the route/map has been saved for offline use.

Faucet your profile image > Offline Maps to get again to your saved routes/maps.

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Extra on iOS 18: