GAIA GPS TUTORIAL for HIKERS // How to use Gaia GPS App to plan and record hiking routes 

I agree. I've been looking at alot of Gaia beginner youtubes, but yours is best for real beginners who want to learn how to get started.

Great tutorial, I've had Gaia for months and never learned how to use it after moving from Altrails. We aren't hardcore hikers and Altrails got us lost on the Swamp Canyon hike in Bryce, ended up spending the night in 30 deg temps under a cliff face and luckily got rescued the next afternoon by a Deputy,

Glad I finally figure out how to mark a route using Gaia. Hope to explore more. Thanks!

Gotta say - you’re great at teaching! Well produced, right amount of information - not too in the weeds, and not to fast. well spoken. In short, well done! The only suggestion I’d say (if any one asked) would be that the shelf behind you adds several horizontal lines behind (kind ‘thru’) your head and the pic behind could be moved so not to have the corner ‘poking you’. Only add comment from a photographer composition perspective ( I live in Glacier, WA and do outdoor photog in the N Cascades). Well done and awesome app!

Just want to add that depending on what you are doing you should have a waterproof map as a backup

Gaia is a good one. I definitely use it for paddling too! Hope you had a great holiday! Mark

Your videos have been incredibly helpful! Very clear and easy to follow. Best I have seen. I am struggling with using the browser and having to delete many unwanted points that get placed when I zoom in or out. I hope this makes sense and you can explain what I am doing wrong!

Thank you so much Mike for the helpful and informative tutorial on Gaia GPS app! God bless you, good luck and have fun with your outdoor activities!

Very helpful, thank you! Love Gaia GPS!

Gaiagps rocks. It's my go-to for ADK hikes as a supplement to my old school map. I also use it to export gpx routes and import to garmin connect courses. Happy Adventuring....

Thanks! Great tutorial!

Absolutely love your channel my daughter sent me to u we’re both binge watching right now 🤣🤣🤣 NEW SUBBY HERE ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I came across this video while researching GPS units for mountain biking. I love the way you explain things and have now subscribed to ur channel. Going to download and test this weekend. I like to ride randomly (not preplanned) and want to use this tool to "find my way back" if needed. Do you have to use "record a track", or does the app actually follow you regardless? And is there a way to enter waypoints as you are moving along?

Great tips. Thanks

Little late to comment but it works really well in vehicles to. I have the app on my phone and with my Apple CarPlay in my gmc then it will load the Gaia app as well and I can use it to navigate backroad

Guess I'm going to have to stop being cheep and pay for one of these apps they seem really helpful!!

Keep it going

Thanks man!

Awesome review! Gaia works in Iceland?

Thanks for all your well-made videos. Can a route created in Gaia maps be exported into Avenza maps?

Good tutorial. Is there a way to show just the hike you searched for on the main map? When I search for local hikes and click "Show on Main Map", the route/track does not show up at all unless I select Map Overlay>Public Tracks. But then it shows every route/track in the area. The expand preview map works fine- shows just that route/ track. I have the basic paid subscription.

Hoping your still out here answering questions. My one question is going to the Web app, how do I get there? Thanks

Great information. Do you know how to connect two tracks? I was hiking recently and recording the track, however for some unknown reason my track stopped recording. I noticed it right away so I started recording a new track and completed my hike. Now I'd like to connect the two so I have the hike data combined for the total hiking trip. Appreciate any insight you may have on how to do this! Thank you.

Very helpful. Quick question. The (phone) app tracks me while I am walking but not recording. Sometimes when I drive away it keeps on tracking - so I have an average walking speed of 40mph or something. Is there a way to tell the app to stop tracking when I am no longer walking? Thanks!

Is there a way to search for hikes on the map? Similar to how AllTrails shows all the trails overlayed on the map screen.

Plan to go hiking and exploring. How can I save my starting point and get back to my starting point if I feel like I've lost my way ?

I'm new to this so it went way over my head.

I got mine today for 20 dlls a year premium version

Hey guys I have a question - I need to measure acreage on very rough and uneven terrain and I was wondering if this app can do this accurately ? Additional information - the process will have to be done offline .. anyone had any experience with this or tips on how to do this simply?

Will this app can still locate me if my phone has no built in GPS in it but I have internet connection

maybe you can answer a question, i have several navigation apps and understand how to use them. used my gia app in an out of service area out of curiosity, my onX works quite well out of service gia failed. i came home loaded the area to the device and returned, when i hit the 'location button it snapped into place but no beacon was showing. i was in an open area, just out of service any ideas? '

I guess I'm in the minority when I say I felt lost by this tutorial. For example, before discussing "Record a Route", you should talk about when a hiker would do this ("you are about to go on this hike") and why you would want to do it ("even though you have done this hike before, this will allow you to compare your performance to your previous hikes on this same trail"). It was also unclear if I'm planning to hike a very well-known and popular trail, do I still need to "Create a Route" or will I be able to find it using Discover. The presenter seems to assume the viewer is already familiar with these apps, whereas I'm a complete novice.

You should specify What Version this is for because my screen doesn’t show the same icons. For example after selecting a local trail shown under Discover, I don’t see the three dots at the to- right of screen, nor do I see the elevation button you selected to see that view?? My app indicates Version 2023.3 (6153)

Curious how well this works out in the wilderness without cell towers. I have had issues with downloaded google maps since the GPS on your phone still requires cell towers.

How do we add the coordinates for the WNY Hiking Trails?

I used Gaia and loved it for around 5 years. It quit on me one night and I cannot get it back correct. I even bought a new more modern phone (Android) and still have major problems. I would give anything to get it back.

I just want to know how to delete a pin drop. Watching your video on planning a trip I understand I don't always have to have a pin drop, but when I do,...how can I clear that?

I get how to do an Out and Back route, but when I try to do a loop trail, it won't let me put the end point in the same spot as the beginning point. Does that make sense?

When you say" I can click over and see the elevation profile" at 3:12, I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how you "Clicked over" and I was unable to figure that out.

Hi, when I turn my screen off to save battery life my trail goes to a straight line. How to I get around this? Thank you

I'm sure I just missed this part, there's a ton of good info here and I'm a total noob. But in offline mode, can the GPS show exactly where you are in relation to your planned highlighted route? So if you start wondering off trail, you'll be able to see it on screen in real time?

My screen on the android version of the app is not like the one you show. It doesn't have the ellipsis in the upper right corner in Discover. :(

I am so frustrated. I just purchased the premium. Up until then with the FREE version Record a track was there . Now with the premipum version I CANNOT find RECORD A TRACK. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY MIND.

Why didn’t you show how to send the route created from your computer to your phone ???🤔🤔🤔🤔

Never using this app again. I recorded a track on my android phone and it has spikes everywhere. It looks horrendous

Bye bye Alltrails....