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The Top 8 Apps For Adventurers

Thanks to the wonderful world of technology, travelling the world and hiking up mountains has never been so easy! That may seem like a strange thing to say, however thanks to smartphones, there are hundreds of travel and hiking apps that can benefit your experience. Normally you would have to crawl through all these apps to discover which ones are the most useful, but thankfully, our friends at BW Travels have compiled a list themselves!

Written By: BW Travels 

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AllTrails

Think Strava but for hiking, includes reviews and photos of routes. Easy to use, even showing the gradients on route and logs all of your activity. Keep track of how many walks you’ve done throughout the years and how many miles you’ve done.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download


LensBuddy

One for if you’re travelling solo or if you want to get the perfect group shot. It’s an app that’s a photo timer that will take photos continuously so you can put your phone down/prop your phone up and get those Instagram shots.

Apple Store Download

Alternatives available on Android


First Aid by British Red Cross

Has some really useful first aid guidance that you can look up in advance or check out should anything go wrong and you need to know what to do, fast.

Apple Store Download

Alternatives available on Android


Komoot

A route finder that includes nearby campsites and places to eat on route, perfect for those bigger adventures and to keep every where you’re planning on going in one place.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download


Cairn

Perfect for if you’re travelling solo and are struggling for signal, communicate with your emergency contact and let them know if you’re delayed or have run into trouble.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download


What3Words

Provides an exact description of your location, great for when you’re sharing a meeting point or more importantly if you need to communicate where you are to emergency services.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download


Park4night

For those in a camper, motorhome or 4×4; the app has recommendations of where you can park up for the night with feedback from other app users of which locations are best for facilities or even just the best views.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download


AccuWeather

Get accurate and up to date weather forecast with hourly updates all the way to forecasts for the following month. Great for planning those adventures in advance.

Apple Store Download

Google Store Download

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