Also on Backpacker.com

EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS 2009: THE BEST NEW GEAR

OVER 3,000 GPS-ENABLED TRIPS!

DAILY DIRT BLOG: THE LATEST OUTDOOR NEWS

GEAR CHICK: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

MEDICINE MAN: ESSENTIAL SKILLS REVEALED

BACKPACKING 101: GET STARTED NOW!

VIDEOS: FEND OFF A BEAR, PACK RIGHT, AND MORE.

PHOTOS: FEAST YOUR EYES WITH THESE SHOTS

Share your tales of travel & adventure with our step-by-step guide. Upload trail descriptions, photos, video, and more.

Backpacker Magazine – Online Exclusive

by: The Backpacker Editors

USING GPS
Our how-to guide provides GPS tips, printable quicksheets, and answers to your questions

POST YOUR TRIP
Share your tales of travel and adventure with our step-by-step guide. Upload trail descriptions, photos, and more.

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Map a Trail with Your GPS
Assistant Map Editor Kim Phillips shows you how to us a GPS and digital camera to map your trail and document your hike in this video tutorial.

GPS-ENHANCED TRIPS
Find more than 3,000 GPS trips collected by a BACKPACKER editor, map contributor, or reader in our Destinations channel. See routes on digital maps, download turn-by-turn waypoints to your GPS or phone, or email trip details to inspire friends.
Subscribe to Backpacker magazine
Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter

PRINT THIS PAGE EMAIL THIS PAGE RSS FEED

Your rating:

Reader Rating: -

" id="bi_digg" target="_blank">Digg " id="bi_delicious" target="_blank">Delicious " id="bi_yahoo" target="_blank">Yahoo Facebook " id="bi_reddit" target="_blank">Reddit " id="bi_stumbleupon" target="_blank">StumbleUpon &nui=1&service=bookmarks" id="bi_google" target="_blank">Google " id="bi_newsvine" target="_blank">Newsvine " id="bi_myspace" target="_blank">Facebook Twitter

READERS COMMENTS

Need topo maps? Go to topoquest.com and cynicsoftware.com. You can download topo maps straight to an iphone using a topos2go (a free app) but it's not necessary to have a phone. the websites have a pretty good selection of NPs and Forest land. PLUS... they are free.
Posted: Nov 18, 2009 Vic

I can't find any links to the maps and hike descriptions, whazup???????
Posted: Oct 30, 2009 mtnsounds

When will the maps be available on line for the National Parks Hall of Fame hikes described in the November 2009 issue?
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 OlBlue

I am with Alvena. I like topo maps too. No GPS! Please let us know how to download. Thanks
Posted: Oct 17, 2009 Ron

Your "Editor's Note" (Nov 2009) was a real winner. I am jealous of other people who live in places other than a flat plain as I do. One queston about Google Earth. When I zoom in at a certain point all becomes out of focus and blured. I can't seem to rectify this situation.
Posted: Oct 08, 2009 Andydog

I don't have a GPS and don't plan on getting one - I still like using a Topo map. How can I access topo maps of potential hiking/backpacking areas without GPS coordinates??
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 Alvena

your hikes in the September print edition are not loaded on your website. Get your act together, jeez luweez!
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 sosjohn