California Trail Map

Greenspan · Dec 6, 2018

Has anyone purchased California Trail Map? https://www.californiatrailmap.com/ What do you think? $25 for a year of updates, $35 for lifetime. Seems kinda steep nowadays with Google and the internet, but it looks like a really good/accurate solution to give you info about the trails out there and the type of land your on. I'd like to get some input from people before pulling the trigger.

Thanks

JohnX · Dec 6, 2018

I'd love to look at it if you buy it, most everything I always need is on google, etc. as you mentioned. I am however curious if there are roads shown that are unavailable elsewhere....not curious enough to spend $20 though.

cody4359 · Dec 7, 2018

I'm experimenting with gaia GPS right now. For hunting I have a gaming Rhino 650, but I frequent 3 states and it's $100 a chip for each state and needs updated for proper boundaries.

Gaia works on my cell, and if you download sections of map where you plan on being it works without cell signal. Still learning it, but may be worth looking into. I just went out on a little hike and it shows elevation, elevation gain, etc and you can plan routes. So far I just have to $20 a year one

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Greenspan · Dec 7, 2018

I've been getting by with Backcountry Navigator PRO and downloaded Google Maps for just driving around.

What looks cool about California Trail Map is it looks like it has good information on the type of Land you are on. I like to explore for places to go shooting and fly drones; both of which are very restricted to specific land types. It is very hard to get this information from Google Maps or Back Nav.

It also looks like it has some info on the conditions of the road (e.g. Rough, Minor, Major dirt roads) which would be a good data point to have before hand in planning the trip.

Probably will give it a shot if nothing else, but I just wanted to check to see if anyone else had any experience with it.

Motod6 · Dec 12, 2018

Greenspan said:
Has anyone purchased California Trail Map? https://www.californiatrailmap.com/ What do you think? $25 for a year of updates, $35 for lifetime. Seems kinda steep nowadays with Google and the internet, but it looks like a really good/accurate solution to give you info about the trails out there and the type of land your on. I'd like to get some input from people before pulling the trigger.

Thanks

I've been using it for years on android with locus maps. Has updates regularly. I like it. I use it for shooting areas. Really good for places like Glamis or Ocotillo to find hills or destinations as they are all marked. Also stays pretty current with any locked gates in Big Bear or Main divide. Also lists hiking and MTB trails Wish it had trail ratings though.

Motod6 · Dec 12, 2018

Greenspan said:
Has anyone purchased California Trail Map? https://www.californiatrailmap.com/ What do you think? $25 for a year of updates, $35 for lifetime. Seems kinda steep nowadays with Google and the internet, but it looks like a really good/accurate solution to give you info about the trails out there and the type of land your on. I'd like to get some input from people before pulling the trigger.

Thanks

I've been using it for years on android with locus maps. Has updates regularly. I like it. I use it for shooting areas. Really good for places like Glamis or Ocotillo to find hills or destinations as they are all marked. Also stays pretty current with any locked gates in Big Bear or Main divide. Also lists hiking and MTB trails Wish it had trail ratings though.

Greenspan · Dec 12, 2018

Good to know, thanks for the info. Yeah I wasn't sure if it was still being updated, looks like a kinda old website and it looks like it's just one dude, good to know it's still being updated. I think I'll pull the trigger and give it a try

JoCat · Feb 10, 2019

I've been using California Trail Maps since at least 2014 when it was called San Diego Trail maps. Excellent product. I've only had one issue, with one part of a map that wouldn't load. Of course it was the area I was headed to the next day. I emailed the author in the evening, who had the problem diagnosed and fixed in a couple of hours. Try that with a large corporation. It is the main reason I keep using Garmin. I mainly use the hiking trails on a handheld, and they are highly accurate. They do load on an auto GPS too, but I'm not as fond of Garmin's auto GPS units. That's a Garmin issue though, not the maps. Well worth the cost.

itscheesey · Feb 10, 2019

Gaia GPS is amazing. I even found a spur on 2N49 that was lost to the forest until a USGS TOPO layer showed it and we hiked it out. This year were going to open it back up.

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Bent · Feb 11, 2019

itscheesey said:
Gaia GPS is amazing. I even found a spur on 2N49 that was lost to the forest until a USGS TOPO layer showed it and we hiked it out. This year were going to open it back up.

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Tight squeeze!

itscheesey · Feb 11, 2019

Bent said:
Tight squeeze!

I'll have to get ahold of you about my chainsaw certification so we can clear it

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David_Bricker · Feb 12, 2019

I wonder if that's the spur we did some tree removal on a few years ago? From the topo, the terrain certainly looks similar.

David Bricker / SYR

Bent · Feb 12, 2019

David_Bricker said:
I wonder if that's the spur we did some tree removal on a few years ago? From the topo, the terrain certainly looks similar.

David Bricker / SYR

No, that's still clear.

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