>(This is probably because Google Maps can be used for walking/biking too)

Please don't do that. The map is simply not good enough and does not have enough context (road quality, terrain, trail difficulty) for anything but very causal activity. Even then I highly recommend to use a proper map, electronic or paper.

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jonahrd a day ago | parent | next [-]

yeah I'm not gonna open some paid trail map or buy a paper map so I can walk across my local city park and give my friends a pin to find me...

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i80and a day ago | parent [-]

I've found Organic Maps to be better than any paid app for hiking (and I've tried a bunch) for what it's worth

	▲	harrall a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I find Gaia Maps even better for the boonies. It has a lot more map data accessible and you can even overlay National Park Service maps, land ownership, accurate cell service grids, mountain biking trails, weather conditions and things like that. Disclaimer: Just because you see a route on a map, digital or paper, does not mean it is passable today. Or it may be passable but at an extremely arduous pace.
	▲	teekert a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		For anything other than driving Organic Maps (iOS) or OSMand (Android) are the very best.

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dizhn a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

We used the walking directions for dual sport motorcycles once. It was pretty nice. We did have a few places where it became sketchy. Those and maybe more places would be sketchy for walking too. Not that google maps could do much about it. Terrain is a living thing. These were mostly huge cracks in the earth due to rain water.

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circuit10 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Trail? Terrain? I use it for walking for 10-20mins around a (mostly flat) city and I expect that’s what 90% of people use it for, the comment didn’t mention hiking

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tim333 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

It depends what you are doing but for hill walking in Italy I found the footpathapp.com app good. There are no decent paper maps in the area I go and Google maps are also rubbish for local paths but the app kind of draws in paths based on satellite images I think and you can draw on it to mark the ones you've been on.